Touching Broken Skin How Long Does It Take To Test Positive For AIDS

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Table of Contents Introduction Normal Feelings Get Help and Support It Is Better to Know HIV and Women Make a New Start Useful Info Sheets for Newly Diagnosed Introduction Getting an HIV diagnosis can feel like the worst news in the world. It iscommon to feel anger, fear, confusion, shock, grief, depression, or otherpainful emotions. Even after you have known for some time and think you arecoming to terms with the news, it...

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Re: Infection via broken skin

I would like to thank you for your reply dated Feb 9, 2005. I have done a STD test and the results are as follows:HIV Non- Reactive (hoo-woo)Anti HCV Non-ReactiveCandida Antibody...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Broken Skin and Heart,Welcome back to the Forum! First off, congratulations on your negative HIV tests. WOO-HOO! I was delighted you finally got tested and received this excellent news!Now on to your current questions:0.Yes, your HIV test... Read more »

Infected after 'protected' hand-job & boob-job. I challenge you dr.bob, testing after window period will prove you are wrong!(YET ANOTHER IM POSITIVE IM POSITIVE WHO HASNT TESTED POSITIVE, 2010)

Hi Dr.Bob;Hope you are well. Thank you for your contiued help and support and thank you for your kindness and immense patience! I can only imagine what it must be like dealing with all sorts of HIV realated fears and issues given your own...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello again K,No matter how many times you write in, my assessment and advice will not change. So for now we'll have to agree to disagree. You're positive you're positive. I'm positive you're not. So we'll just have to... Read more »

broken skin (HUMAN BITE 2010)

can you contract hiv by being bitten by someone who is hiv positive?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The HIV-transmission risk for a human bite is extremely low. See below.Dr. Bobhuman bite (HUMAN BITE 2010) Oct 3, 2010About 1 month I got bitten by my assitant and he is hiv positive, my finger only bled due to me pulling my hand and my skin... Read more »

Concern Regarding Bite with Broken Skin

Hello Dr. Frascino,I'm very worried. Recently, my boyfriend was joking around with me, and he bit my nipple just hard enough to break my skin. I did not bleed, but I saw the skin break. I don't think he had any blood in his mouth. However,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Frightened College Student,PEP is definitely not indicated or warranted, even if your boyfriend is HIV infected. (You failed to mention his HIV status). In this case, positive or negative wouldn't change the recommendation. I'll post... Read more »

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