Saliva Negative At 3 Months

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Saliva and hep B

I recently had an experience with a person who may have Hep B. In this he used saliva on his finger and inserted into my anus. In your pinion is this a high risk act and should I be worried? I'm seeing my doctor on the 30th of this month and...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Dear Saliva,This does not sound like a high risk behavior. However if you are negative for hepatitis B antibodies, you should start your vaccination series ASAP. Good luck! DTD... Read more »

saliva and hiv

Hi, Can you get infacted with open mouth kissing(this happened in july)? i'm terrified... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Kissing and hiv (ORAL FLUID TEST, SALIVA, )

I am just curious, if hiv is not transmitted from kissing without bloody contacts, why is it that... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Beijing to Offer Free Saliva Tests for HIV

Beginning this month, three Beijing hospitals will offer a saliva test for HIV. The oral fluid-based kit will make it easier to test for HIV in areas without proper facilities to draw blood and to test certain people, such as the obese and those... Read more »

Innovative Rapid HIV Test Appears to Detect Acute HIV; OraQuick Rapid Saliva Tests Found to Be Not Very Accurate for High Risk Testers

My name's Chris Pilcher and I'm a HIV researcher from UCSF [University of California, San Francisco]. I'm principally interested in HIV diagnostics and particularly in detecting and managing acute HIV infection. The poster is appropriately titled,... Read more »

The New Saliva HIV Tests

For years, we have been testing folks for HIV using blood tests. It'ssomething people have become accustomed to. But what if you don't likegetting blood tests? What if you really hate getting stuck with a needle? Until now, when it came to HIV... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Anti-Cancer Agents: C. KS in HIV-Negative Men

Studies in Western Europe and the United States suggest that about 25% of gay men are infected with HHV-8. In contrast, in women and in men who are not MSM, rates of infection are less than 5%. Researchers at two hospitals in Paris have been... Read more »

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oral-saliva test sensitivity

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

Would appreciate any help for this question/problem. Seven weeks ago I had my 1st and only bisexual experience with another man. I performed oral sex on him with no ejaculation in my mouth. Of course, now I am scared to death! I have been in... Read more »

5 months negative ... LOT of lingering symptoms

Posted by David75, 2 Replies

I'm living in hell for the last 5 months ...
While on vacation and after a couple of beers, I had a heterosexual contact with an African prostitute ( stupid me !!)
It was a real strange contact ... she applied the condom, but before she did that, I... Read more »

Saliva, Hiv, Risks?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is saliva risky if it is able to get into your bloodtream? If say your are receiving oral sex and saliva gets on your mucous membranes and into your bloodstream, or if you are getting a french kiss and saliva eneters an open sore in your mouth or... Read more »

Passing on HIV via Saliva

Posted by SaltyWater, 2 Replies

Now I know you can't catch HIV by kissing, but imagine this scenario

You know someone is HIv and your cool with it. You know you cant catch it by french kissing, but suppose the negative person had core / cold core on the edge of his mouth, if the... Read more »

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