When Receiving A Hiv Blood Sample What Technique Would You Use

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precautions for a 3s (SAFER SEX TECHNIQUES)

Hi Doctor Bob!First let me start thanking you for the great help you were when we first found out my brother was HIV+. I have to admit my HIV-AIDS knowledge was almost non-existant, and it was the getting informed what helped us go through it.Ok,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Should he switch condoms every time he switches partners? Yes.Female-on-female actions could include different activities, such as fingering, kissing, fondling, cunnilingus, rimming, etc. Review the detailed information in the reference below,... Read more »

Advice for serodiscordent couple (PROPER CONDOM USE, 2010) (PROPER CONDOM TECHNIQUE, 2010)

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China's Health Ministry to "Severely Punish" People Responsible for Unsafe Blood Sales; 25 People Receive HIV-Positive Blood Through Transfusions

China's Ministry of Health earlier this week announced new rules that will "severely punish those responsible" for collecting and distributing untested blood that leads to people becoming infected with bloodborne diseases such as HIV through... Read more »

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Supervised Blood-Based Self-Sample Collection and Rapid Test Performance: A Valuable Alternative to the Use of Saliva by HIV Testing Programs With No Medical or Nursing Staff

Some saliva-based HIV testing initiatives, the authors wrote, "have resulted in an unacceptable percentage of false positives," while in many countries doctors or nurses are required for blood-based HIV testing programs. In the current study, the... Read more »

Technique May Improve Safety of Donated Blood

A new process undergoing final testing may rid donated blood of virtually all viruses and bacteria, bringing a new level of safety to blood transfusions. The process, which uses chemicals that bind the genetic material of pathogens, could eliminate... Read more »

Blind Sampling Is Superior to Anoscope Guided Sampling for Screening for Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia

The authors compared anal cytology smears, either those collected "blind" (swab inserted 4 cm into anal canal and rotated) or guided through an anoscope (transformation zone visualized and then sampled) in terms of patient acceptability and sample... Read more »

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Home Access Blood Sample

Posted by hello123, 1 Reply

For the Home Access test blood sample, it says to completely fill the circle with blood, and it has to completely soak to the back too. The front is mostly soaked, but not completely soaked on the back. What do I do? Read more »

receiving oral sex and risk of Hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Im very worried as I am a hyphochondriac, I am a male and I recently had a female perform unprotected oral sex to completion with ejaculation in her mouth and I was wondering what are the chances of getting Hiv trhis way? I did not notice any cold... Read more »

How does the Navy test HIV samples?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What methods are used, ELISA, PCR, Western Blot, does anyone know for sure???? Read more »

Those who receive oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

It's virtually impossible to get HIV from someone giving you head. Have never heard of a case of someone getting HIV through saliva, even through a bite. Please get on with your lives. There are those of us who have actually been exposed to semen... Read more »

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