Sore Testicles After Vaginal Sex Worried I Have HIV

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scratching testicles worries

Dear Bob,I had sex with a call girl (not so good looking). Anyways, I has sex with her and remember that i had scrathed my self before having sex with her. I tried to find any bleeding on my tesicles where i Had scarthed my self and could not find...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello "scratching testicles Worried",You walk around scratching your nuts and then have sex with a "not so good looking" call girl?? Sounds like the opening scent to a bad porno movie.Relax, big guy. Your condom should have... Read more »

Worry over "HIV risk first time EMERGENCY" during protected vaginal sex

Hey, this is my first time here and Ive been reading a lot of information from fellow users. First... Read more »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

woman with herpes/moment of non-protected vaginal sex with hiv+ man

Hi, I scoured your the previously posed questions but didn't find a situation like mine. I... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

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Effectiveness of COL-1492, a Nonoxynol-9 Vaginal Gel, on HIV-1 Transmission in Female Sex Workers: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Although the male condom, when used consistently and correctly, provides high levels of protection against HIV-1 and other STDs, negotiating its use is not always feasible for many women. Therefore, there is a need for a female-controlled method for... Read more »

Women Can Contract HIV Through Healthy Vaginal Tissue, Study Says

A new study has found that HIV appears to attack normal, healthy genital tissue in women and does not require breaks in the skin to infiltrate cells, offering new perspectives on how the virus is spread, researchers said on Tuesday, Reuters ... Read more »

Health Officials Worry That Ease of Finding Meth, Sex on Internet Will Lead to Increase of HIV Among MSM

Some health officials are concerned that the ease with which people can use the Internet to find crystal methamphetamine and sex partners will lead to an increase in the number of new HIV cases among men who have sex with men, Reuters reports. Web... Read more »

Sexually-Transmitted Infections for HIV-Positive People

STDs (sexually transmitted disease) that cause ulcerations (sores on the skin, including on or inside the genitals, mouth, or rectum) can dramatically increase the risk of picking up HIV, due to the fact that ulcers and open sores provide an easy... Read more »

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Help! Protected vaginal sex

Posted by HannahZ, 1 Reply

Hi! First time posting and scared to death.

I am a young woman who was recently engaged in a serious relationship with a man in a developing nation. We were not sexual (aside from fingering and one occasion of him giving me oral sex) until the day... Read more »

Sore Throat - worried

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

After oral sex on a dancer, I have developed a very sort throat which has me very, very worried, I dont think I can handle this. How many of you that turned HIV+ had a sore throat? thanks

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unprotected insertive vaginal sex-Jazz and others

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Would like to ask a few experts on this board......Jazz and others. Here is my story.

I was on a business trip a couple of weeks ago and met a girl (unknown status) in the bar of the hotel I was staying at. She was very hesitant on going back to... Read more »

Giving vaginal oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I gave vaginal oral sex and french kissing to a stripper and now I worried that I may have contracted HIV. I was tested at 10 & 28 days with the PCR and both were negative. Also, I tested at 2.5, 4, & 7 weeks with the antibody test and they... Read more »

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