What Are The Chances Of Contracting Hiv If You Had Sex With An Infected Person

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Anal sex with HIV positive person whose Viral load about having HIV? 4400. Chances of me

I'm sorry i'm not good in English.(This topic was posted from Thailand)I want to ask you some questions about chances of getting HIV.Last week i had anal sex with my partner. we protected with condom but it ended up breaking and he...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Receptive anal sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV infected is very risky business, particularly because your top gun was apparently not on antiretroviral therapy. PEP begun 13 hours after the exposure will help abort or prevent viral... Read more »

Anal sex and aids (CAN TWO HIV NEGATIVES CONTRACT HIV FROM EACH OTHER?)

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Risk of HIV through Oral Sex When Herpes is present and contracted

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Chances of HIV infection

Posted by BrianJW, 1 Reply

I was obviously not very responsible in a recent sexual encounter and need advise on my chances of HIV infection. It was a routine encounter in a bar that ended in unprotected oral and vaginal sex (no anal). She seemed to be in a low risk group... Read more »

chances of HIV transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hi everyone, i was wondering what are the chances of contracting the HIV virus having unprotected sex with someone who has it? for example, i don't understand how magic johnson have the virus and cookie (the wife) who became pregnant doesn't have... Read more »

Chances of Infection (Gman/Switch/etc.)

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Can it really be true that even the highest risk exposures - unprotected anal sex as a bottom with a known HIV+ male - result in infection only at a rate of up to 3% of the time??? Am I reading that info. correctly??

So it would seem that even in... Read more »

what are my chances of being infected

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had vaginal sex with call girl in madrid, when I finished, I noticed the condom had split in two. She told me she was clean but I cannot be sure of this.
I got back to hotel and gave myself a thorough wash with the bidet there, I think I may have... Read more »

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