Ramifications Of Reporting Someones Hiv Status

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HIV and the Mouth

Other Oral Conditions of HIV Disease The two most common conditions that may not be caused by an infection include dry mouth and small round mouth sores, called aphthous ulcers . Dry Mouth Dry mouth, or xerostomia , is a common condition in HIV disease that may have a variety of causes. HIV disease itself may cause dry mouth because HIV-related salivary disease causes swollen salivary glands (glands in the mouth that produce saliva, or...

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Report of Children's HIV status by Pediatrician

Hi, Nancy,My 5 year old daughter has probably been infected by my spouse or me by some unknown contact (we couldn't figure it out--we were just infected probably for 6-7 weeks). We are scared to test her because every expert told us that HIV...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Your fear of having infected your own child is certainly understandable, but it may be running away with you. YOu can set your mind at ease by having your daughter tested at an anonymous testing site. You will need to go with her, but you do not... Read more »

Differing statuses. HIV+ and HIV- gay men

What do you do to protect yourself the best way when having sex with a positive man when you are a negative man?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

In order to protect yourself from HIV infection when having sex with another man, you need to know some basic concepts:1) Having mucous membrane (in men, the lining of the rectum, urethra, or mouth) contact with your partner's semen or blood... Read more »

notifying dentis of hiv status

Is it necessary to inform my dentist that I am hiv+?...

Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Grady Health System

As always, this is a difficult question to answer for one reason: the potential for discrimination based on HIV status alone. Whereas access to dental care for people living with HIV/AIDS is covered in the American's with Disabilities Act of... Read more »

judging our status by the status of our partner - why not?

Dr. Bob, you are repeatedly writing that it's not advisable to judge our status by the status of our partners, and that the best thing to do is to go get tested ourselves. I had an exposure in November 2008 with another guy (I was sure I was...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I stand by my comments that you can not determine your HIV status based on the results of a surrogate! How do you know your buddy's test was really negative? Even if someone slapped a lie detector on his Mr. Happy, I wouldn't trust... Read more »

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My boyfriend has HIV-need to talk with someone.

Posted by Anonymous, 10 Replies

I RECENTLY FOUND OUT MY BOYFRIEND IS HIV POSITIVE. I AM CONFUSED,SAD,AND NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO. Read more »

asking someones status

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am the one recently who posted about the masturbating another guy and having the cut on my finger...(i know that sounds pretty explicit)..but I was wondering if it would be appropriate to ask his status. I only had been seeing him for a week and... Read more »

trying to meet someone, not just for sex

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I would like to meet another Hiv+ person. I find that the bars / coffee shops, etc., cause
me alot of anxiety because of the disclosure issue. For me, if someone is interested, and it
appears it is... Read more »

Telling Someone...I really need help and opinions!

Posted by itselectric, 2 Replies

Hi everybody, so I am recently diagnosed as being HIV+ and I am slowly trying to digest all the information I can get. It was an overwhelming and scary experience hearing it for the first time. I am still having this negative feeling in my stomach,... Read more »

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