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Risk of getting HIV from Rapid finger prick Test. Worried!

Hello! I recently tested negative on a rapid HIV test. WAY LONG out of the window period! So Woo- Hoo! Silly me has gotten the funny idea in my head that I could possibly contract HIV from the rapid finger prick test that was given to me.I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Probably OCD Lady,First off, I'd drop the "probably." Your fears of contracting HIV from a rapid HIV test are irrational. A detailed explanation is not warranted. Suffice it to say that lancets and pricking devices used for... Read more »

Hep B risk at a gym (sweat in the eyes and later shaved my head) - please answer

Good Morning Doctor, let me start with saying thank you for all the work you do here after hours. I will now keep my question short. At a gym one guy did shake his arms that way that he did shake the sweat off and some of it could land on my head. I...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I do not consider you at risk and would not recommend testing. Hope this helps.... Read more »

Risk from head phones

Greetings Dr. Bob:I was at the gym recently and I was commenting on how small my friends new MP-3 player is and he handed me his ear phones to sample the quality of the sound. The ear phones are the type that insert into the ear.I am married and he...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,HIV from MP-3 player earphones??? You've got to be kidding!?! Dude, even if you stuck his sweaty jockstrap in your ear, you wouldn't contract HIV. I'd suggest you review the information in the archives pertaining to how HIV is... Read more »

no risk vs. relatively low risk

Dr. FI am a little confused in regards to deep kissing you say no risk and for recieving oral sex you say relatively low risk. On the safe sex forum they say the risk is the same and there is a documented case of deep kissing so if anything I would...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Are you a math or statistics professor or something like that??? What we are talking about is relative terms not absolute terms. Insertive oral sex carried a "relatively low risk" of HIV infection. We can't say for certain that it... Read more »

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Getting tested tomarrow, High risk

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I got tested a couple of years ago and was neg. But my bf was a iv drug user before I ever met him and he had lots of gf that used drugs and cheated on him. I did not realize the extent of his use till his family informed me of it. I have not told... Read more »

HIV may be in your head, not your veins........

Posted by rjasin123, 2 Replies

From our own experts at thebody.com
http://www.thebody.com/sowadsky/worried.html

"Many people are fearful that they have HIV, even though they are either at very low risk of infection, or have tested negative for HIV. The common term informally used... Read more »

stupid thinking with the little head.

Posted by dontknow, 3 Replies

Hello
this is a long post but I need someone to talk to. I am in NY. About 5 years ago I started have sex with males. I am bi and enjoy both female and male. At first I started out getting BJ's and about two years ago started giving BJ's ( it looked... Read more »

Vaginal Fluid in my Cock Head

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am male 27, never had sex in my life other than once
i squeezed a boobs of a girl and two days back a Big
Mistake which I did in my life. I feel You will help
me in this problem.

Please Help, Two days back I went to a Prostitute...
I kissed her all... Read more »

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