Statistics For Men Getting Hiv Via Hetrosexual Sex

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anal sex and HIV exposure if your hetrosexual

i was once told by my genecologist that having anal sex with my husband expossing me and him to hiv even if we are both neg....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your gynecologist told you what????? Are you sure it was a real gynecologist and not someone from Fox News or Dubya's administration spreading more fear propaganda? If it were a "real" gynecologist, that physician should have... Read more »

Hetrosexual Male in need of an answer!!

Dr. Frascino, I am a very concerned hetrosexual male. Over the past years I have been with 10... Read more »

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resubmitted form the Fatigue and Anemia Forum: Discordant couple - Risk of HCV transmission (Hepatitis C Virus Infections Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Expanding Epidemic, 2010 )

I have been HIV+ about 5 years now and take Atripla as treatment. My CD4 is 650, viral load below... Read more »

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Two Major Studies Prove HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Works in Heterosexual Women and Men; Build on iPrEx Data Showing PrEP Reduces HIV Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men

The following statement was released by iPrEx Protocol Chair Robert Grant, MD, MPH of the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California at San Francisco. "Today's news from the Partners PrEP and CDC Botswana (TDF2) studies detailing the... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Which HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men in Care Are Engaging in Risky Sex and Acquiring Sexually Transmitted Infections: Findings From a Boston Community Health Center

In this study, the researchers set out to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) and to identify the demographic and behavioral characteristics of those infected with... Read more »

Laying It Bare: Gay Men and Unprotected Sex in the Age of HIV/AIDS

Introduction Guest Panelists Language and Homophobia: What Are We Talking About When We Talk About "Barebacking"? Prevalence: How Widespread Is Unprotected Sex Among Gay Men? Motivations: Why Would Gay Men Put Themselves at Risk? ... Read more »

HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Men Having Sex With Men in Nigeria

In the current study, the authors set out to determine HIV and syphilis prevalence among men who have sex with men in Nigeria and to assess HIV-related risk behaviors and exposure to HIV prevention interventions among the MSM. The researchers'... Read more »

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Serodiscordant hetrosexuals practising unsafe sex

Posted by Lunar76, 3 Replies

Hi all,

I wondered how many other magnetic hetrosexual couples are practising unsafe sex? We were told by our specialist that after a couple of months on ART, we could decide whether to use condoms or not. We chose the latter and have been having... Read more »

HIV statistics

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello,

How the numbers compiled for HIV stats worldwide etc. Or more to the point how do they know how it was caught, i.e hetro sex, gay sex, drug use etc Do they rely on the persons hoensty for this? For examle a hetro guy could go with men but not... Read more »

I hate that I've become a statistic

Posted by Anonymous, 9 Replies

I'm TWENTY imagine that and I wasn't a wild child by any means and I didn't even practice unsafe sex I can't count the number of times I've had unprotected sex on one hand and even then I never let anyone ejaculate in me. So here I am pretty ahead... Read more »

1 in 500 statistic

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hello thank you for taking the time to read this , could someone please tell me where the statistic came from that says that there is a one chance in 500 in getting hiv from a female to male transmission. i am concerned as i had unprotected sex with... Read more »

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