What Are The Pros And Cons Of Pmma

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PMMA

Dr. Bob What info. can you give me about PMMA which is a filler done by Dr. Marcio Serra in Rio de Janeiro, Pros and Cons.ThanksGary...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Gary,PMMA is polymethyl-methacrylate and has trade names including Articol, Artefill and Metacrill. The product is not approved for lipoatrophy in the United States; therefore I have not personal experience with it. Here's the way it's... Read more »

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Como lidiar con mis padres sin que sea tragico?

Posted by pozargie, 5 Replies

Hola a todos mi nombre es Pablo tengo 30 aos y es la 1ra vez que escribo en esta seccion de espaol. Soy de una pequea ciudad del sur de Argentina.
Hace un mes atras recibi la noticia que soy HIV + y no voy a decir que me siento mal y bla bla bla... Read more »

from the pros

Posted by worried22yo, 2 Replies

Hey guys. Have a dr. apptmnt monday and may do a home access, what do u think? Oh and my fave guy om the Body wrote me, made me feel a lil better. check it out!!

http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Fatigue/Current/Q96075.qna

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Need help with testing from the pros

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hypothetical question for the pros

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Lets say me and this guy were together whacking it (that's it) and some of his precum got onto my hand, right? So, then I noticed a little dribble of blood on my hand, and some of his precum had gotten into a cut that had re-opened on my hand. ... Read more »

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