Statistics Of Catching Hiv From A One Night Stand

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one night stand in West Africa...

Recently, I had sex with a West African man. He didn't ejaculate and says he is HIV negative. It only happened once, as I quickly came to my senses. Only 8 weeks later I took HIV 1 and HIV 2 tests. The results of the HIV-1 test was negative...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

A great internet resource for worldwide HIV statistics is the UNAIDS website (http://www.unaids.org/hivaidsinfo/index.html). There you can look at recent statistics on the prevalence of HIV and AIDS in different countries around the world.For more... Read more »

I was one of your one night stands from back in the days

JK Doc. Just hoping to grab your attention in the sea of emails you must receive. I'm really... Read more »

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

Can I get hiv from one night stand anal sex with a gay?

Im Mr. Anxious. What are the chances I get hiv from one night stand anal sex with a gay? I am 21... Read more »

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all i expected was a one night stand

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

All i expected was a one night stand.It wasnt going to even be THAT much.but i fell in
love and moved in and things were great.Then our monogamous relationship began to
crumble when i repeatedly caught him with other... Read more »

Worried After One Night Stand

Posted by adviceformeplz, 1 Reply

I am a female, 26 years old. On Friday night I had drunken unprotected sex with a man (stupid mistake). He is an acquaintance, not a perfect stranger ... white male who is currently in the Army but not deployed. We had vaginal sex, and there may... Read more »

Hiv and Statistics

Posted by ms203, 2 Replies

Ok there have been a hugh leap in recent studies that Gay and Bi-sexual men are more likely to contact Hiv.

My question is , If so why do men continue to do such unsafe sex methods??? I'm a Heterosexual, although I did receive oral from a man before... Read more »

Can I catch HIV infection this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am only 19 and I don't quite understand why I have to deal with this.
Perhaps some will laugh at me for my ignorance and deem this post as a hoax, but I really am frightened over this issue and am losing sleep over this. Please, someone try to help... Read more »

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