Trouble Urinating Worried It Could Be AIDS

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Florida: Broward County Cuts Off $1 Million in Funds for Troubled AIDS Care Center

On Tuesday, Broward County cut off the $1 million in funding it provided to Community Healthcare CenterOne, forcing nearly 2,000 clients to find a new HIV/AIDS treatment and support agency. Though it is the county's largest and oldest AIDS service... Read more »

More IAC Trouble: Report Documents Gross Underrepresentation of At-Risk Populations

AIDS activists at IAC 2012. The International AIDS Conference, the world's largest meeting of people working to stop the spread of HIV, fails miserably at addressing the challenges faced by groups most impacted by the virus, including men who... Read more »

Ohio: Cuts in Aid for HIV Drugs Bring New Set of Troubles

Cuts made last July to Ohio's AIDS Drug Assistance Program resulted in nearly 1,000 people being dropped off the rolls by December. Facing a $3.9 million deficit three months into the current fiscal year, ADAP instituted a waiting list, and... Read more »

Ask the Experts

When does trouble begin?

Dear Dr. Henry, At what cd4 count level does a patient have to begin worrying about PCP and other serious OI's? Is there danger before the t-cell count falls to 200 or less(AIDS), or can danger exist with a cd4 count of 350 or 400?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

At a CD4 count of 200 or below there is increased danger for PCP and other AIDS related infections (particularly if the CD4 count is < 100). There is usually little immediate danger from AIDS related complications if the CD4 count is > 350... Read more »

Please help me! (SALIVA, SWEAT, URINE) (WATERSPORTS)(HIV BASICS)

I am extremely scared. I went to use a public bathroom and I waited in line for the urinal. A friend of mine who I believe is HIV+ had just got done urinating. I used the same urinal that he used . . . only he didn't flush. I had already pulled...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1.There is no HIV risk from being pissed off or pissed on. Urine, without visible blood, does not transmit HIV. (See below.)2.Regarding the little prick, well, little pricks or king-sized schlongs can transmit HIV if you have unsafe sex with... Read more »

Absolutely Stupid Father and Husband (SALIVA, SWEAT, URINE) (WATERSPORTS)(HIV BASICS)

Dr. Frascino, thank you for all you do. I have a question and I am hoping that you will answer. I had protected oral receptive sex with an HIV+ friend. I am male. To my knowledge the rubber stayed intact but my worry is of the following. I had...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Scared Man,From your post, I'm assuming you had protected "insertive," not "receptive," oral sex. Assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not fail, your HIV-acquisition risk would be nonexistent. Saliva... Read more »

MY PARTNER HAS DOUBLE TROUBLE

WE FOUND OUT IN OCT. 99 THAT MY HUSBAND HAD HIV THEN IN JAN. 2000 WE FOUND OUT HE ALSO HAD BEEN INFECTED WITH HEPITIS C WHEN WE FOUND HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE HIV HIS VIRAL LOAD WAS 180,000 NOW ONE YEAR LATER HIS TEST SHOW UNDETECTABLE FOR HIV...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Dear worried spouse:We have alot data about treating HCV infection without concomitant HIV infection. We have very little data on treating HCV in HIV co-infected patients. It's trickier when you are already on HIV therapy, because of the... Read more »

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Trouble with Blisters on Inner Groin

Posted by beatofmyheart, 4 Replies

Diagnosed with HIV back in early 2011.

Since early August this year I've been having off and on appearances of weird single pimple like bumps on my inner groin area. They were exclusively on the right side at first, and then as of the past 2 weeks... Read more »

HIV and urine - please help

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I know little about HIV and how it is transmitted and yesterday something happened that made me begin to worry. I was using a public restroom when a drunk kid (I live in a college town) came to the urinal next to me. he was stumbling and when he... Read more »

Urine Drug Screening and SUSTIVA!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Dear "The Body" Family,

This is GayCzar, writing on my husband's behalf.

We know for a fact that we will end up writing a book on the account of our lives and recent occurrences - it is just too much to talk about, and we believe it could help... Read more »

Urine Drug Screening and SUSTIVA!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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