Would My Boyfriend Get Chlamydia If I Didn't Tell Him The First Time

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Chlamydia's Quick Cure

Anna Lange (not her real name) had no symptoms when she went to a Wake County, N.C., sexually transmitted diseases clinic earlier this year to pick up her birth control pills. But a routine test revealed that the 20-year-old Lange had chlamydia.... Read more »

What My Doctor Didn't Know and Didn't Ask

Not too long ago, I met my new doctor. As he went over my lab numbers he immediately started discussing medication. I stopped him and proposed waiting until I had permanent housing. Reluctantly, he agreed and we decided to meet again in a month. It... Read more »

Declines in Cincinnati's Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Prevalence "Encouraging but Difficult to Explain," Public Health Officials Say

Gonorrhea and chlamydia prevalence rates in Cincinnati are decreasing, and for the first time in five years, the city will not have Ohio's highest rate of gonorrhea infection, the Cincinnati Inquirer reports. However, Cincinnati will maintain... Read more »

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Chlamydia & HIV, really need your advice (Just donated!)

Hi Doc,I hope you answer my question this time since it's my 3rd time asking it... lol :~) That said, I'd like to congratulate you for all of the great work that you do and I want you do realize that we can't appreciate it enough. To...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Third time must be a charm. Here's your response:1. No. Chlamydia can be found in the throat as well as other areas. Consequently you very well could have been exposed.2. No need to repeat the dose.3. Unprotected oral sex carries only a very... Read more »

Got Chlamydia, could I have gotten HIV too?

Dear Dr. Robert,I am a Greek 30 year old not-virgin-anymore, and I am scared. Two weeks ago I had sex (for the first time) with a high-class escort (those ladies who do a lot of stuff for a lot of money). We had protected sex, I didn't...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk, even with the possible (but not confirmed) chlamydia infection, remains exceedingly low. Some STDs, like chlamydia, for instance, are much, much easier to acquire than HIV. It is true that having chlamydia could attract... Read more »

I just found out my boyfriend is HIV positive , what do I do? (PREGNANCY: HIV POSITIVE MALE AND HIV NEGATIVE FEMALE 2010)

My boyfriend and I have been together about a year and he contracted HIV about two months ago. I love him and I've chosen to stay with him but I am concerned for my own health because I do not have HIV. We have used condoms when we have sex but...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to hear about your boyfriend's recent HIV diagnosis. Regarding your risk, I suggest you read through the information in the archives of this forum in the chapters dedicated to magnetic couples, HIV-sexual prevention and... Read more »

Boyfriend HIV+ I am HIV-

I am worried if I can contract the HIV virus from my boyfriend when he goes to the bathroom and misses the toilet bowl and it lands on the floor. Sometimes when I walk in I will step on his pee. Also, he has a bad habit of picking his nose (yuuuk)...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your boyfriend pees on the floor, picks his nose and leaves boogers everywhere???? Hmm . . . well, at least you don't have to wonder if he's secretly gay (or even metrosexual, for that matter).To answer your specific questions:1.Pee and... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

can any1 out there help me with this question, i have been with my boyfriend for 3 years and as far as I am aware neither of us has had any other partner in that time. about 3 months ago he got tested and he showed up positive with chlamydia so a... Read more »

Help - HIV/Chlamydia Risk

Posted by Sharpie_H, 1 Reply

Hello everyone,

Last June 4, while traveling, I decided that I would try other sexual experiences (anal sex) and got into contact with a male prostitute. Long story short, there was some roleplay on his part, some very light biting (no blood... Read more »

HLTV testing, and others? -- Also Chlamydia/HIV?

Posted by SoStupid, 2 Replies

Hello again everyone. It's late and I'm once again speculating about all the horrible things that I could have.

My question is simple though -- does anyone know how to go about testing for HPV (gen. warts -- read that you can get tested for them),... Read more »

My boyfriend proposed!!!

Posted by Carrie, 5 Replies

Most of you know that my boyfriend (poz) and I (neg) have been dealing with alot of issues latley. Well last night he got down on one knee and proposed to me!

It was right after we went and anounced to our parents our plans for marriage. We got the... Read more »

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