Will I Get Herpes If I Sleep With Someone Who Doesn't Know They Are Infected

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I'm fatigued and sleep 12 hrs a day. Doctor doesn't know why.

I'm a 28 yr old grad student. For the last month to six weeks (exactly when is a little obscure), I have been really tired, and needing to sleep as much as I can. I also feel light-headed when I go to school(specifically, when I go out, but...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

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wound doesn't know

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

After having sex (worn condom) , I discovered some minor wound outside the condom covered area , it is caused by rubbing during sex. Maybe it is very common but not all people would observe this. Now, my question is that whether it is an risk, if... Read more »

Doesn't anyone know?

Posted by Anonymous

I have not received any replies to my post (STD Symptoms), is it because nobody knows or they do not want to tell me that I may be infected?

May 15, 2003, I had a man cum on my face, it ran down to the corner of my mouth, some may have gotten in my... Read more »

Co-infection Herpes and HIV

Posted by tphk, 1 Reply

Hi,
I am in China. Male 40yo.
I went to a massage parlour and had sex there. I used a condom but I have been infected with herpes (primo infection). I have a lesion on the scrotum.
For it looks I was not protected enough, is it possible that I am also... Read more »

Is it illegal to infect somebody knowingly?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

if somebody lies to you about their HIV status and then goes on having sex with you and then you end up getting HIV, is that illegal?

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