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Vaccination Procedure For Children With Hiv
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Vaccinations and HIVWhat Are Vaccinations? Vaccinations, or immunizations, are treatments that build up your body's defenses against certain infections. For example, many people get flu shots each fall. It can take a few weeks for your immune system to respond after a vaccination. Most vaccines are used to prevent infections. However, others help your body fight an infection that you already have. These are called "therapeutic vaccines." See Fact Sheet 480 for...
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the procedure of having children while hiv+ male and hiv negative womanMy husband is hiv+, his viral load is 16.600 and his t4 is 541. We have a strong wish to have children. Is it possible??? how does it work and in wich countries are they doing it allready. we are from the netherlands. Is it easy to do? thank you...
Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.
University of Massachusetts, Medical School
Unprotected intercourse carries the risk of transmitting HIV infection to you , and then potentially to your baby. In vitro fertilization (fertilization of the egg by the sperm outside of the woman) or sperm washing (a special technique in which the...
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Gardasil (HPV) vaccine for those already with HPV (HPV Vaccine for MEN) (GARDASIL) VACCINE (HPV)I'm a 43 year old man with HPV already, awaiting biopsy results to see if I have anal cancer as we speak. Is it a waist of time and resources to get the Gardasil (HPV) vaccine at this time, or will it help down the road whether I have anal...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Gardasil is a preventative, not a therapeutic vaccine. Consequently if you already have the HPV strains contained within the vaccine, getting inoculated will not provide any help. I'll reprint some information about Gardasil from the...
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VACCINE (HPV) (HPV Vaccine for MEN) (GARDASIL)I am man, 43 y.o. and HIV+.May I take the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine?...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,There are no specific contraindications to getting the Gardasil (HPV) vaccine for those who are HIV infected. However, what we don't know for certain just yet is whether or not it is equally effective in HIVers compared to the...
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Swine Flu, to vaccine or not to vaccineDear Dr. Bob,There's talk that a swine flu vaccine will be rolled out in Australia (where I live) in the near future. However, I've also read that the proposed multi-dose procedure is not safe from a cross-infection perspective. Have a...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,There is no risk to the public if the vaccines from multi-dose vials are appropriately administered. I have not heard similar concerns from other professional medical or public health organizations around the world. Certainly single-dose vials...
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Army HIV Policies and Procedures as of 7/15/2005
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Greetings! I have found actual policy information concerning HIV from the Army. You must have Acrobat Reader to view. You may go to the link:http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r600_110.pdf The pdf's title is Army Regulation 600-110 - Identification,... Read more » Marine Corps Policies and Procedures for HIV 6/11/1991
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Greetings! I have found actual policy information concerning HIV from the Marines Corps. You must have Acrobat Reader to view. You may go to the link:http://www.usmc.mil/directiv.nsf/bc9ae2674a92558d852569140064e9d8/b1b24153c434acfb85256d6b005f55b3?O... Read more » Smallpox vaccine question
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Hiv people can't have vaccine or be around anyone who has had it for awhile. So, what to do when working and living around other people?Read more » searching for vaccine will it help people already?
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