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Two Thai hookers, and oil on condoms!!Help

Mr. Kull,I've written to you about this one before. Please respond. I had two encounters with Thai prostitutes, and used oil on the condoms. I've been reading, the postings and I'm freaking out!!!It's been four weeks. I need...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Using oil-based lubricants on a latex condom can damage the condom, allowing HIV to penetrate the membrane, or making the condom more susceptible to tearing or breakage. If you use oil on a latex condom, you must take into consideration that the... Read more »

condoms- HELP PLEASE!

i am a married moron that had sex for about 30 seconds with a total unknown woman. Wore a condom... Read more »

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anal/vaginal sex with condoms please help

had multiple anal/vaginal encounters w massage therapist always w condoms, oral sex without. now... Read more »

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Articles

Is Incorrect Condom Use Helping Fuel the AIDS Epidemic?

Despite seeming relatively uncomplicated, condoms are commonly misused, and public health officials believe that this misuse is fueling the HIV/AIDS epidemic. "We chronically underestimate how complicated condom use can be," Richard Crosby, a... Read more »

Prison Officials Should Revise Rules Outlawing Condoms to Help Prevent Spread of Diseases, Including HIV, Hepatitis C

Prison officials should revise rules that ban condoms or make them unavailable in 48 of 50 state prison systems to help prevent the spread of bloodborne diseases, including HIV and hepatitis C, among inmates, columnist Brent Staples writes in a New... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Uganda Imports 80 Million Condoms to Help Fight AIDS

The newspaper New Vision reported today that the Ugandan government has imported 80 million condoms to help fight AIDS. The condoms are to be distributed at all hospitals in the country, according to Minster of State Health Mike Mukula. "AIDS is... Read more »

New York City Health Department to Buy 2 Million Female Condoms to Help Curb HIV/AIDS

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently approved a $2 million contract to make more than two million female condoms available in health clinics and organizations citywide to help curb the spread of HIV, the New York ... Read more »

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Does this Study count if a condom was used (help)

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Past history of other STDs clearly correlates with HIV incidence. In a study of men who had other STDs and who used sex workers, every man who seroconverted had a genital ulcer of some kind related to the STD. The authors concluded that men with... Read more »

BROKEN CONDOM/need help

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Sorry, my english is not so good. I need some answers. I when to see a prositute house with friends to hang out with no intention to have sex. Pursure suck! She gave me oral sex with a condom and later had vargianl intercourse. The next thing I know... Read more »

Need help, condom broke with sex worker.

Posted by Nos, 2 Replies

I'm really worrying about a choice I made yesterday. I was about to have sex with a sex worker. As I was going in the condom broke. I immediately pull out. Now I'm worrying if she was HIV positive that I might of caught it. Is being about to 24 hrs.... Read more »

Condom used...sort of. HELP!!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have no self control. Im a glutten for punishment I think!

I've recently started seeing my ex boyfriend again. We've only had sex 2 times. One was the end of Feb. (totally unprotected.) And the other time was last night. (protected....sort of)

I... Read more »

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