What Experts Say The Chances Of Catching Hiv From A One Night Stand

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all i expected was a one night stand

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

All i expected was a one night stand.It wasnt going to even be THAT much.but i fell in
love and moved in and things were great.Then our monogamous relationship began to
crumble when i repeatedly caught him with other... Read more »

Worried After One Night Stand

Posted by adviceformeplz, 1 Reply

I am a female, 26 years old. On Friday night I had drunken unprotected sex with a man (stupid mistake). He is an acquaintance, not a perfect stranger ... white male who is currently in the Army but not deployed. We had vaginal sex, and there may... Read more »

Chances that I am HIV positive?

Posted by Tallscot, 1 Reply

I got a phonecall on thursday night from a woman i met up with for 5 weekends at my house between Feb 2009 and June 2009. She has just found out this week that she is HIV Positive and thinks she got it from her ex-husband either in 2004 or in 2007.... Read more »

why does the expert say 3 months or more?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

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and the experts say???

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

If you read long enough the sections posted by the experts titled "Am I infected", they all address questions of continued symptoms, beyond testing negative during the "Window Period". If you read all the answers from the experts, it is the same,... Read more »

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I was one of your one night stands from back in the days

JK Doc. Just hoping to grab your attention in the sea of emails you must receive. I'm really anxious and need help. I know you hate people clogging your email so I apologize for writing a third time. I have asked this same question to the other...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,So you think merely by claiming to be "one of my one night stands from back in the days" that I would pay attention and answer your unrelated question? Well, apparently you were correct. Actually I already answered your question. See... Read more »

one night stand in West Africa...

Recently, I had sex with a West African man. He didn't ejaculate and says he is HIV negative. It only happened once, as I quickly came to my senses. Only 8 weeks later I took HIV 1 and HIV 2 tests. The results of the HIV-1 test was negative...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

A great internet resource for worldwide HIV statistics is the UNAIDS website (http://www.unaids.org/hivaidsinfo/index.html). There you can look at recent statistics on the prevalence of HIV and AIDS in different countries around the world.For more... Read more »

One night stand

I had unprotected sex (one night stand) with a male that had a vasectomy. We both had too much too drink and the rest is a nightmare. What are my chances of contracting HIV with a vacectomy? In addition how long should I wait to be tested for...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiHaving a vasectomy does not prevent HIV transmission. You had unprotected sex and this puts you at risk. HIV transmission occurs when there is a direct exchange of body fluid, blood, semen, vaginal fluid or breast milk.The guidelines for testing... Read more »

PEP after one night stand

I am female and recently returned from vacation from Costa Rica. I had a very irresponsible one night stand with a local and did not know his status! I went to my Dr. and she prescribed me pep as well as antibiotics for gonnorhea and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,It is difficult for me to evaluate the need for PEP based on such limited information. I don't know exactly what transpired during your "irresponsible one night stand" in Costa Rica. As with anyone who has had an exposure... Read more »

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