Straight Man Worried About Hiv

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SSSSSOrry!I am not a robot man but a worried man.

Hi,Dear Dr.Bob!Thank you to read this,please help me.I had posted 7 times!My quesion is can hiv virus live in ink? Because I got my fingure injured(bleeding) by my gel ink pen(or roller ball pen,sorry I dont no how to say it,it is just the pen I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Let me get this straight. You're worried that you contracted HIV because when you visited the CDC six months ago you touched their door and sat in their chair??? And you fear the virus may have gotten on a piece of paper and then into... Read more »

How can I have KS? I'm a straight man!

I am only 23 years old and have had 2 sexual partners. I am a heterosexual male with no homosexual... Read more »

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D. »

It Ain't Just A Young Man's Worry

Hi Dr. Bob,Thanks for all the wonderful work that you are doing. Your sense of humor, acumen, and... Read more »

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Why Black Straight Men Are Missing From the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

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Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D. , an associate professor at Philadelphia's Drexel University School of Public Health, focuses primarily on community health and prevention issues for women. Yet at this year's International AIDS Conference , she presented a study... Read more »

Getting it Straight: HIV as a Gay Disease Is a Myth That Refuses to Die

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Australia: Younger Gay Men in Worrying HIV Trend

In Victoria, younger men who have sex with men may be at an increasing risk of HIV infection, a new study suggests. The finding is based on age-trend comparisons of HIV diagnoses among MSM, using 2000-09 passive and sentinel HIV surveillance data in... Read more »

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Being a straight man in the world of HIV

Posted by poztrainer, 6 Replies

This is my first post in here. I live my life as if I'm not infected, and try to be just like everybody else that I see walking down the street, having fun, and enjoying life. I'm fairly accomplished, and have made some of my greatest... Read more »

Sex with HIV+ man. Worried. Risk?!

Posted by worriedguy2012, 1 Reply

I am extremely worried about a possible HIV exposure.Thanks in advance for your help!! On Saturday, December 3rd I had "safer" sex with a guy. We went out tonight - Tuesday, December 6 - and he told me that he is HIV+! I am angry that he told me... Read more »

Why is there no section for Straight Men w/ HIV

Posted by LatinoHeat, 4 Replies

I am a Straight Male living with HIV. I was curious why there is no Section for Straight Men w/ HIV. I see one for Women, Teens and Gay Men. I am very curious. Read more »

HIV neg woman sex with AIDS infected man

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have a question that may sound stupid...I am an HIV neg female who had sex with my really close friend who has progressed to AIDS. I used a female condom and he used a condom as well. This is the second time this has happened and I have been... Read more »

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