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Should I Get Tested After Happy Ending

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Still no 'happy' in my 'happy ending massage'

Hi from South Africa doc,I wrote to you 3 years ago after a cheap 'happy ending massage' gone wrong. She was supposed to give me a hand job only, but then got carried away and fingered herself, finishing me off with the same hand.I became...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello A in SA,I'll be brief, because as I have already explained to you, HIV is definitely not your problem. Your HIV risk handjob happy ending to rub-and-tug is nonexistent. Your repeatedly negative ELISA tests out to three years are... Read more »

Potential Needle Laceration, Happy Ending

Hi Dr. Bob,I wrote you a few days ago to ask about the likelihood of HIV from a dirty needle... Read more »

My story -- It's a happy ending because I made it so.

Hi there! I'm hoping you can post this for others to see. Maybe add some of your wit and charm... Read more »
Articles
ACRIA and GMHC

The End of AIDS? Could Universal Testing and Treatment End the Epidemic?

Three decades into the AIDS epidemic, advances in treatment have been astounding, turning a quick death sentence into a chronic manageable illness for those who have access to modern meds. The HIV prevention story, however, hasn't been as happy.... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Florida: AIDS Walk’s Happy Ending

The 5-K AIDS Walk St. Petersburg in North Shore Park on Saturday raised $117,000, organizers reported.Back to other news for September 2007 Read more »
Treatment Action Group

End of an Era

Life Without AIDS, Nearly ACT UP/Paris founder Didier Lestrade put away his Doc Marten black high-top boots back in the Mitterand years. His "no more AIDS conferences" policy has been in effect since the Yokohama snoozer nearly 10 years back. He... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Oklahoma Health Department Wants to End Pre-Marriage Blood Tests

Oklahoma health officials say they want to do away with mandatory blood tests for marriage license applicants. The tests are intended to detect syphilis, but Bill Pearson of the state Health Department said it's been several years since the tests... Read more »
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The end of the road - thank god

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I have just tested Neg 12 weeks after a condom split with a sex worker, there was blood all over my penis (jeez scared the crap out of me). I have had persistant swollen glands in my groin since about 10 days after exposure and came down with a... Read more »

It's not the end

Posted by AndyFL, 2 Replies
I notice alot of "just been infected" and "just tested positive" and I figure for every one that posts, there are many that don't. I tested pos back in October of '95, and had a viral load in the millions and a cd4 below 40. I probably got infected... Read more »

Will fear ever end???/testing at 4 months

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I've tried my best to shake loose of the HIV worry since testing negative on a PCR and an ELISA at 3 months. Staying away from this board and taking a two week vacation far away from the Internet was part of my strategy. But I have to admit, HIV... Read more »

END OF THE 3 MONTH DEBATE...here's why

Posted by Chi, 2 Replies
Please go through all these links. All of these point
towards the fact that a 3 month/12 week antibody test
is conclusive. And the authors are all very qualified, so
we can afford to believe them.

Hope this helps you. It helped me. I know the agony that... Read more »

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