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IRIS: A Concern for People Starting HIV Therapy

Introduction What Is Inflammation? What Is IRIS? How Is It Diagnosed? Who Is at Risk? What Are the Symptoms? How Do You Treat IRIS? What Can Help to Ask My Doctor? Special Concerns for People Living With HIV Special Concerns for Women, Children and People Over 50 What Does the Research Show? Commentary Introduction It's a mouthful of a phrase, but immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a serious...

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French guy concerned about Hiv 1, Hiv 2, sub-type O...???

Hi Docteur Bob,I am a French guy living in the Portland, OR area.Comment vas-tu?Ok, I have some questions. I went to a planned parenthood office this morning and I got tested for HIV.The nurse stung my finger to get some blood on a strip and she...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Salut Mec de Portland,Tout va bien! Merci. Et toi?Je ne vois aucune raison de t'inquiter. Ta relation bouche tait protge par un prservatif. Par consquent, tu n'as pas de risque d'attraper le virus. Pas du tout ! Je ne crois pas... Read more »

Concern about hiv testing

Do flu shot crossreact in hiv testing after 3 months?...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiNo it does not.Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

Parent's concerned about HIV-Discordant couple

I am HIV-negative and I recently started dating someone who is positive. My parents aren't dealing with the situation very well, and I was wondering if there is any sort of information that might help my situation....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Studies of HIV discordant couples who faithfully practice safe sex/condoms suggest that the risk for transmission is quite low. There are many good websites about safe sex (including a section of The Body website), sites like... Read more »

concerning hiv/lymphoma b cell may 22nd

Doctor Holodniy could you post this for the person that wrote hiv/lymphoma b cell.I was diagnosised last April with both hiv and lymphoma.My numbers where CD4 264 VL 5000.I am doing chemotherapy curremtly and Harrt,don't give up.Lymphoma makes...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

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extremely concerned about HIV.

Posted by terra24, 2 Replies

hello everyone and thanks in advance for reading my post. i am extremely concerned about HIV at this point. i am a female its been 5 weeks since i had unprotected vaginal intercourse with a guy who's hiv status i dont know. the week after the... Read more »

Concerned of ARS and HIV expose

Posted by Explorer3235, 4 Replies

I had protective condom safe sex penis vaginal insertive (I am the male).

On the 10th day after the possiable HIV expose I started having stiff leg muscles, then pain in my right thigh. This lasted for about (4) days then went away.

On the (14th)... Read more »

The way we address HIV is cause for concern

Posted by bradford

The way we address HIV is cause for concern.

The truth is that there are millions of people living to whom HIV has not caused illness and death. This information brings joy and hope to the heart of any person who has ever dreaded the onset of AIDS.

Ini... Read more »

Was concerned now concerned again

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Had an EIA (blood draw) @ 156 days (22 weeks) and @ 212 days (30 weeks) both negative. Had eye surgery on friday. doc said today I have swelling in my eye and it could be a bacterial infection. Gave me Minocycline and i am also using the drops I was... Read more »

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