What Is The Risk Of Urine

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Am I At Risk? I urinated and washed...

Hello Doctor.I was recently on vacation and I hooked up with a guy that said he is HIV neg. I had just met him.While hot and heavy, we moved forward and for about 7 seconds I entered his anus. I was the top. We used some lube, I had rimmed him so he...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Unprotected insertive anal sex, even for only seven seconds, does place you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. Consequently HIV testing is warranted.Regarding risk, it is true an insertive partner is always at less risk for acquiring... Read more »

blood in urine and HIV risk

i had a urine splatter possibly to my eye, patient is hiv positive, has prostate and bladder ca,... Read more »

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Hepatitis b urine exposure risk? Please help!

Dear Dr McGovern,I`m really extremely concerned and would really really like your advice. I have... Read more »

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HIV from Urine Droplets ???

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello,

Can someone pls advise ?

I was using the adjacent urinal in the public men's toilet on 29 Apr 2000. The other urinal was occupied by another guy. After he has done so (pee), it could be seen that he wanted to rid urine remains by "shaking"... Read more »

HIV and urine - please help

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I know little about HIV and how it is transmitted and yesterday something happened that made me begin to worry. I was using a public restroom when a drunk kid (I live in a college town) came to the urinal next to me. he was stumbling and when he... Read more »

Risk of transmission?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was at this bar, decent place but the bathroom was very dirty, I am female, I went to pee and of course I didn't seat on the toilet, I pulled down my jeans almost to my knees, I don't know if they touched the floor but the floor was dirty, I swear... Read more »

higher risk overseas?

Posted by daguy402, 1 Reply

Hi,

I recently had an unprotected incounter in South America. About three days later I experienced a discharge as well as pain duting urination. My main concern is that after doing some research on the web it seems the odds of contracting HIV... Read more »

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