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Touching Tears And HIV Transmission Risk
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Microscopic tears in skin & other ways of HIV transmissionHi, Dr. Bob. I appreciate you. I was recently diagnosed as HIV positive. My current boyfriend had to undergo PEP, but he is standing by me & we are still working on the future. What is hard for me to bear is that the hospital (public health)...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,They told your boyfriend:1.He could never have sex with you ever again.2.He could contract HIV from kissing you.3.He could contract HIV from your tears.4.He could contract HIV from microscopic tears in his skin if he touched you.Hmm . . . and...
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HIV transmission through touching buttocks of masseuseI need your advise regarding an incident that happened with me. Yesterday I had been to a massage... Read more »transmission of hiv through touching the infected needle and subsequently drawing blood from other personDr Bob, Please answer my question I am in great anexity. I have sucked the nipple of a prostitute... Read more »
Articles
Small Tears in Placenta Likely Associated With Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Study SaysSmall tears in the placenta of HIV-positive pregnant women might allow the virus to pass from the woman's blood to the infant during delivery and could play a role in mother-to-child transmission, according to a study published on Tuesday in PLoS... Read more »
Male Circumcision and Risk for HIV Transmission and Other Health Conditions: Implications for the United StatesWhat is Male Circumcision? Male Circumcision and Risk for HIV Transmission Male Circumcision and Other Health Conditions Risks Associated With Male Circumcision Effects of Male Circumcision on Penile Sensation and Sexual Function HIV Infection... Read more »
Studies Examine Reducing Risk of Vertical HIV Transmission While Breastfeeding, Effect of Herpes Treatments on TransmissionHIV-positive women who are breastfeeding can reduce the risk of vertical HIV transmission if they take the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for up to six months after giving birth, according to five CDC - and NIH -funded studies conducted in Africa... Read more »
Small Tears in Placenta May Be Relaying HIV to BabiesMother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) may be occurring via small tears in the placenta during birth, a recent study suggested. Without treatment, 25-35 percent of babies born to HIV-positive mothers become infected, resulting in an estimated... Read more »
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Risk of transmission?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I was at this bar, decent place but the bathroom was very dirty, I am female, I went to pee and of course I didn't seat on the toilet, I pulled down my jeans almost to my knees, I don't know if they touched the floor but the floor was dirty, I swear... Read more » HIV Transmission Risk
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I need to ascess my risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. 6 days ago, I met up with this man that I had chatted to online and we had unprotected sex.There was a lot of open mouth kissing and fondling. He proceeded to masturbate... Read more » Skin Abrasion on Penis / HIV Transmission Risk
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hello.I just felt compelled to share an experience regarding potential HIV expousure through a tiny skin abrasion on the penis. In a trip abroad last year, I topped for a man of unknown status. I wore a condom, but after ejaculation I noticed that... Read more » touched a condom then myself
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
You make an awful lot of assumptions Guess. I tend to agree with the other poster in that you are grasping at straws to convince yourself you are infected. Nobody knows how many women were infected by precum alone and I doubt you are the current...
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