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Zimbabwean Women Very Willing to Use Diaphragms as Potential HIV Prevention Method

A study of Zimbabwean women who were unable to persuade their male partners to use condoms consistently has found that 98 percent of the women used the diaphragm as an alternative method of contraception and disease prevention, University of... Read more »

Potentially Infectious Levels of Intermittent HIV Shedding Can Occur in Seminal Fluid Despite Years of Suppressive HAART, Research Suggests

There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet two of these impressive HIV researchers and read their explanation of the studies they presented at CROI... Read more »

Should You Disclose Your HIV Status to a Potential Sexual Partner?

For many years now, the focus of prevention has been on trying to get society as a whole to adopt condom use as a way of life. Perhaps this approach was successful early in the epidemic, but today the mood has drastically changed. AIDS is no longer... Read more »

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Still with in 24 hours of potential exposure; Please help

Hello Doc,I'm 30 yr old male. I had unprotected sex with a 36 yr old divorcee who claimed that she got a divorce from an alcoholic husband. According to her, her husband also had an affair with another woman. I have known her only from last two...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Unprotected sex does place you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. The CDC's estimated per-act statistical risk for acquiring HIV from unprotected insertive penile-vaginal sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV infected is 5... Read more »

Potential Exposure and Course of Action

H I am a gay male and against my usual better judgement i had sex with someone i met one night. I was using a condom but it broke - and with introspection i think i might have been in him for maybe 10 seconds after it broke. I then asked the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Unfortunately no. The guidelines for HIV evaluation following an exposure significant enough to warrant a course of PEP recommend HIV-antibody testing at baseline, four to six weeks, three months and six months to definitively conclude... Read more »

about stds (QTND: CAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF HIV OR STDs, 2011)

I was woundering I experimented with a new way of masturbating by stimulating my anus ie by tickling it I was woindering is that safe can I get any stds from that and I done it by my self ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Another QTND (question that never dies) with its corresponding ATNC (answer that never changes). See link below.Dr. Bob<a href="http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Q210156.html">Hiv (QTND: CAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF HIV OR STD... Read more »

Need help! Freaked out after potential exposure....started PEP btw 48 - 50hrs

I committed the stupidest act of my life! I'm a male and out of curiosity, I had sex with a female asian prostitute in a sex salon in Switzerland. We used a condom and in the last position, she was on top when I came. However, when she pulled...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Unprotected (or condom-failure) sex does put you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. The CDC statistical risk estimate for acquiring HIV from unprotected insertive penile-vaginal sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV positive is... Read more »

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My potential HIV nightmare?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I will try not to make this too long, but I cannot guarantee it. What follows is my potentinal exposure to HIV and the nightmare I am living since:
I just found this site from a friend of mine who told me that this is one of the best sites around... Read more »

Potential HIV risks please help

Posted by 613, 3 Replies

OK, Just for clarification, I have considered taking an HIV test when I get my yearly physical here are my risks

1. Received oral sex from a woman in 2006 (unprotected)
2. fingered the same girl
3. touched blood of 2 different people at different times... Read more »

Disclosing HIV status to potential new bf's

Posted by njpozdad, 3 Replies

Just being diagnosed in July of 2010 was wondering if any man out there can give me his opinion about when its best to disclose my HIV status to potential new bf's. Best to start the conversation with it? Wait until you get a feel whether the guy is... Read more »

Potential HIV symptoms. Please ADVISE!!!

Posted by arthurriga, 2 Replies

Hello im a 29 year old male and very scared. 
About 6 weeks ago I have had protected sex with a sexual worker while being intoxicated.
She performed oral sex on me for about 15 minutes in a condom. Then I took off the condom and went to... Read more »

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