Risk Of Casual Contact

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Risk from casual contact with HIV positive friend "very scared need your help"

Hi. The other day I saw a friend of mine who is hiv positive. I shook his hand and then touched my lips which were very dry and cracked bleeding a little. I then realized he had a scratch from his cat on the hand that I shook that my fingers touched...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for the question!No risk. There was no HIV+ positive body fluid leaving your friend's body and going immediately/directly inside your body. HIV is not easy to get, it only happens when there is the perfect storm of the things I just... Read more »

Risk for HIV from casual contact with coworker? "your my only hope"

Hi...at work today this man at my job had a scratch on his arm that look fairly new...he is hiv... Read more »

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Re: HIV transmission Risk, WILL DONATE (CASUAL CONTACT, 2010)

Hi Doc,I just thought of another question after typing my original ones (below). #4. Would the fact... Read more »

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Association Between "Safer Sex Fatigue" and Rectal Gonorrhea Is Mediated by Unsafe Sex With Casual Partners Among HIV-Positive Homosexual Men

The study authors investigated whether and what sexual risk behavior is a mediator of associations between rectal gonorrhea (RG) and beliefs about highly active antiretroviral therapy, safer sex fatigue, or sexual sensation-seeking among homosexual... Read more »

Discussions of Viral Load in Negotiating Sexual Episodes With Primary and Casual Partners Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

HIV-positive persons with lower viral loads are at reduced risk for transmitting the virus to their sex partners, recent studies indicate. As information about the association between viral load and HIV risk disseminates throughout high-risk... Read more »

Condom Use With "Casual" and "Main" Partners: What's in a Name?

The authors of the current study examined how adolescents' attitudes and behaviors regarding condom use differed with "main" as opposed to "casual" partners. At primary care clinics and outreach activities in three major U.S. cities, sexually active... Read more »

Despite HIV/AIDS Danger, Casual Sex Remains the Name of the Game for Namibian Men

A private social research firm's report reveals that close to half of Namibian men have more than one casual sex partner -- even though 94 percent of them know that HIV/AIDS is transmitted through sex. Last year, the Social Impact Assessment and... Read more »

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to the CASUAL CONTACT guy

Posted by mental_case

look i am trying to help you here but...
you have an awful weird definition of CASUAL contact!
there is not an exchange of cum or blood in casual contact it is that simple.
WHAT YOU ARE RELATING IS NOT CASUAL CONTACT!
in life anything can happen and if... Read more »

Casual contact?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anyone knows if someone has been infected by casual contact? I mean, someone getting infected even tough he/she never had unprotected anal, vaginal or swallowing semen? I mean, casual contact like getting some little precum in your face or your... Read more »

Casual Variety De S

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Inter Milan winter transfer market place, JAVIER ZANETTI said: "in January will star. But in the present situation, the Inter Milan there is little possibility of bringing in large-name players... Read more »

Contact but No Sex- Risk?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

A guy I was with wanted to have sex but I didn't, and he kept sort of tapping his penis against my vagina, but it never went inside. He also only did this for a few minutes because I said I didnt like it. Is there a risk for infection and how big? Read more »

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