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SA guy, update name is Andy beg of you to read

Hi Doc,I am still a follower of yours and keep up to date with your site almost daily, I have in the passed apologized for my actions during my stressfull times and wish to apologize once more.I have know where to turn and am at a loss.Anyway I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Andy,I'm glad you are being honest with your wife, seeing a counselor, and getting help for your problem. However, if I remember your story correctly, you are not HIV-positive. You've had many, many tests; many, many doctors; and the... Read more »

Depression, thy name is me

Let me start this post by addressing the morons who come to this site seeking advice; the morons with your "fingering a CSW with a paper-cut," or "dry-humping another guy," or "putting on a used condom in a bathroom while no...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Since you didn't actually ask a question, I'll just make a few comments:1.I agree you are "massively worried and depressed." Should this persist, I would recommend you seek treatment. Psychotherapy (counseling) and/or... Read more »

Whole HIV in VL?

Can you please tell me how many whole free floating HIV are in the blood when a VL is at 100,000? I heard for every 100,000 VL it represents "10" whole HIV in the blood. Set the record straight.... maybe point us to some documents also....

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

This might be a somewhat a matter of sematics and definitions; there are 2 copies of HIV genomic RNAs per virion (virus)- hence, a viral load of 100,000 implies (at most) that there are 50,000 virions.Another important issue is the proportion of... Read more »

Whole HIV when VL is 100k???

How many live free floating intact HIV are in the blood when the VL is 100,000. I read somewhere that it only represents "10" whole free floating HIV? thanks... ps: if you can point me to an article on this also....

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The answer is somewhat theoretical and somewhat from data. Based on electron microscopy, RNA quantitation, and viral culture, it is estimated that of circulating viral particles about 1 in 1000 are infectious.... Read more »

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The Forum name says it all

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Had an unprotected encounter (as top) last August with someone who I just found out tested positive, followed by a protected encounter with the same individual in Sept. Prior to finding out about this individual, I had an AIDS test in mid-Feb of... Read more »

Delayed seroconversion cases. With names and...

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I would like this not to be true but... it is, This people may have lied to the docs... But they were in fact positive, long time before the antibodies response. What I'm trying is to make you people understand that somebody is playing with our... Read more »

Uganda to Publish Names of Gay People

Posted by Bear60, 1 Reply

Uganda to publish names of gay people
Healthgap
08/09/2006

In a country where a sodomy conviction carries a penalty of life
imprisonment, a Ugandan tabloid's decision to publish the names of alleged
homosexuals is a chilling development that could... Read more »

A WHOLE FAMILY ONLY ONE LEFT

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I HAVE HAD ALMOST A WHOLE FAMILY IN MY FAMILY DIE TO AIDS. MY FIRST COUSIN WAS INFECTED BY HER HUSBAND THAT DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS INFECTED UNTIL THEIR SECOND CHILD WAS BORN.THE HUSBAND DIED RIGHT AWAY. I THINK HE WAS INFECTED BY SOMEONE HE SLEPT WITH... Read more »

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