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| Diseases | 10/10/2007 | Ian |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me if a male can get a disease when receiving felatio? If so, how ...
A: Well, there is a low risk of catching HIV and some other sexually transmitted diseases from ...
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| hiv test times | 10/9/2007 | Ian |
Q: i was wondering do many people seroconvert after a nine and a half week test.
A: Well, most people have sero-converted by 9 weeks, but the 12 week test (and often another at 6 ...
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| could i be infected? | 10/3/2007 | Ian |
Q: about a year ago i had unprotected sex with two different people. we only did it for about 5 minutes ...
A: Well, the risk of catching HIV here is low, but still a possibility. Pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) does ...
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| Toilet exposure, worried some | 10/2/2007 | Ian |
Q: In a small toilet (that has the basin in with the toilet) what are the chances of getting hiv from ...
A: Well, you are right to be careful of blood of course! But, in this case I don't think you should ...
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| is it Aids? | 10/2/2007 | Ian |
Q: I am a female and I had an unprotected sex with another female about 3 years ago. Recently, my ...
A: Well, HIV is only very rarely passed from girl to girl. Its difficult to diagnose you from a ...
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| scared as hell | 9/27/2007 | Ian |
Q: I've been with my girl frien for 4 years now about a year in a half ago I slept with this girl I ...
A: Well, the test is unlikely to be wrong if it was done at a 'proper' testing centre. Also, to have a ...
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| HIV Symptoms and testing | 9/27/2007 | Ian |
Q: I had drunken unprotected vaginal sex with a woman I have since come to believe maybe HIV positive. ...
A: Well, a negative result at 12 weeks is pretty conclusive (and it is unusual for early symptoms of ...
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| sex with a hiv+ | 9/23/2007 | Ian |
Q: ..i find it wonderful...yesterday morning....i had sex with a guy who is Hiv+ in the process..we ...
A: Well, there is a slight risk here (it is small, but I don't know the percentage). So - perhaps you ...
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| HIV risk | 9/20/2007 | Ian |
Q: First of all, thanks for this service, this is very interesting. I have had one episode of receptive ...
A: Well, unprotected sex (even before orgasm) can be risky, though the chances of becoming infected ...
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| very worried | 9/6/2007 | Ian |
Q: I had unproteced sex (2 or 3 times) with this guy, Bob*, a couple weeks ago. Now I'm hearing rumors ...
A: and I can understand your concern. Well, unprotected sex is certainly risky when it comes to HIV; ...
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| Can HIV transfer this way? Helped at a car accident... | 9/3/2007 | Ian |
Q: I witnessed a fatal car accident where myself and several others tried to open the door of the dead ...
A: Well, its difficult to say how deep a cut has to be to pose a risk, but if the nurse couldn't see ...
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| Can HIV transfer this way? Helped at a car accident... | 9/3/2007 | Ian |
Q: I witnessed a fatal car accident where myself and several others tried to open the door of the dead ...
A: and sounds like you've been involved in a very traumatic incident. Well, if there was blood around, ...
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| risk? | 9/1/2007 | Ian |
Q: 10 weeks ago, I did something very stupid. While on a business trip, I received unprotected oral (2 ...
A: Well, in the situation you describe I very much doubt you have HIV infection. The rash is not ...
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| Exposure | 9/1/2007 | Ian |
Q: When a doctor says, "Most exposures to HIV don't result in transmission," what does this mean?
A: Well, it means that HIV is quite hard to catch (statistically) apart from repeated episodes of ...
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| Will I Get HIV this Way? | 8/30/2007 | Ian |
Q: A friend of mine was grazed by a bullet and I was helping him to the hospital (just incase. Well he ...
A: and I can understand your concern. However, once infected fluid dries, then HIV is inactivated. So, ...
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| Hand job in a massage spa | 8/29/2007 | Ian |
Q: I am just so frightened after my visit yesterday night at this spa. I got a massage and a hand job, ...
A: Well, there is no risk of HIV transmission in the situation your describe. It is not possible for ...
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| Contracting HIV during Oral Sex? | 7/21/2007 | Ian |
Q: i was having protected sex with a paid sex worker. In the process we had oral sex, and i manage to ...
A: Well, oral sex does carry a low risk of HIV, though this is when the vaginal fluid gets through cuts ...
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| risk of hiv exposure | 7/20/2007 | Ian |
Q: I am an RN in a busy ER. I had a patient who was a known drug abuser. I pulled off a bandage that ...
A: Well, I can understand your concern - its always wise to be careful about blood. Well, if there were ...
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| contacting bleeding wound | 7/15/2007 | Ian |
Q: If I contact a HIV person's bleeding wound with my hand, what is the chance of getting HIV? THX
A: Unless you have any deep cuts or sores on your hand, through which the infected blood can gain ...
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| Can you get hiv from a hand job if the other person was touching his penis as well | 7/8/2007 | Ian |
Q: I got a hand job of someone two weeks ago. I realised that he was playing with himself before he ...
A: Catching HIV in the way you describe is not possible. You should not worry about HIV.... Hope this ...
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| HIV ttransmission through open lip , cuts or sore | 7/7/2007 | Ian |
Q: I meet this guy last year September and we have been seen each on and off. So far we had three oral ...
A: Well, HIV can be transmitted through oral sex, though it is a lot less commn than through ...
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| HIV | 7/4/2007 | Ian |
Q: would the HIV virus still be alive after four and half days (107 hours) in 25ml(test tube tightly ...
A: Well, HIV can survive in 'ideal' conditions (in a lab, kept moist and warm) for around 2 weeks. As ...
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| Should I do the test?? | 7/3/2007 | Ian |
Q: , first of all let me congratulate everyone responsible for this website :D Second... 4 weeks ago, ...
A: and for your information, I'm not a medic, but have lots of experience in the health and social care ...
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| STD | 6/21/2007 | Ian |
Q: Can a man get an STD, from less that 10 seconds of unprotected sex?
A: Well, in theory it's possible, but could depend on a number of things. This is quite a useful site ...
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| pressure | 6/20/2007 | Ian |
Q: A week and half ago I had a erotic massage with baby oil. She started with a gentel massage, then ...
A: in the situation you describe there is no risk at all of catching HIV. It is not possible for enough ...
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| Hand Job | 6/19/2007 | Ian |
Q: I went to a massage parlor and got a hand job, nothing else. But after are starting thinking. ...
A: Well, you are right that HIV can be spread through semen. BUT - in the situation you describe the ...
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| Ear Piercing | 6/19/2007 | Ian |
Q: I got my ears pierced at Claries and what they used on me was an ear piercing gun and a starter ...
A: Well, my understanding is that - in the UK and most Western Countries - the 'gun' pushes the stud ...
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| Can I be infected? | 6/19/2007 | Ian |
Q: The question I have is: Is there any reason I should be worried and get tested for HIV/aids from ...
A: Well, its rare for HIV to be transmitted in this way, and would only be a problem if the other ...
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| Ear Piercing | 6/17/2007 | Ian |
Q: I got my ears pierced at Claries and what they used on me was an ear piercing gun and a starter ...
A: I presume you're sending this from Europe or the US. Well, as long as a new stud was taken from a ...
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| HIV Risk from Drink Swap | 6/16/2007 | Ian |
Q: This took me offguard and I swallowed the contents. My concern is if she somehow had blood in her ...
A: Well, I'm sure in the situation you describe you haven't got HIV. You could not have got it from ...
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| avert.com | 6/12/2007 | Ian |
Q: i went to avert.com and i read that HIV transmission has been documented to the receptive partner in ...
A: Well, if there are reports then they are very rare - I haven't heard of any cases, but if its on ...
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| hiv aquisition from an abraded finger making contact with water in a toilet bowl | 6/11/2007 | Ian |
Q: I was at a hotel and was wiping down the toilet with a rag for cleanliness when my thumb which had a ...
A: You can't get HIV in this way; HIV only spreads through 4 body fluids: blood; semen; vaginal fluid; ...
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| hello again. | 6/10/2007 | Ian |
Q: i asked you questions before but i have a couple more to totally find closure. 1) are there any ...
A: I think it would be less than the risk from French kissing...and saliva may inhibit HIV, but would ...
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| how high is my risk | 6/9/2007 | Ian |
Q: 3 weeks ago i had brief unprotected sex with a boy whos HIV status is Unknown..(although he said ...
A: Well, it does sound like you have a bad cold/cough. Not typical of early HIV infection - but if ...
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| hello again. | 6/9/2007 | Ian |
Q: i asked you questions before but i have a couple more to totally find closure. 1) are there any ...
A: Well, I think in this case the Gyn medic is right; without fresh bleeding and/or frank exchange of ...
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| oraquick advance | 6/8/2007 | Ian |
Q: Alright, this post may seem a bit out of the ordinary but I just am looking for opinons. So heres ...
A: Well, I'm pretty sure you won't have been infected in the clinic - a fresh swab will have been used ...
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| Am worried, please help | 6/7/2007 | Ian |
Q: Ever since I have been having sex, I alway practise the protective sex (using of latex condoms). I ...
A: Well, I doubt this is HIV - the symptoms don't sound typical of early HIV infection, BUT I think you ...
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| late seroconversion | 6/5/2007 | Ian |
Q: Last year i stupidly had unprotected sex with a guy whose staus i do not know. A few weeks later, i ...
A: it's very (very) unlikely that a test at 7 months misses HIV infection. I don't think you have HIV ...
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| HIV transmission trough finger cuts | 6/5/2007 | Ian |
Q: I've read a lot over this subject and I believe having no reason to worry. Although i am worried. I ...
A: Well, I can understand your concern, but you don't need to worry about HIV here; it is not possible ...
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| chance of HIV and STD's orally | 6/4/2007 | Ian |
Q: Last night I was extremely drunk and ended up getting a hand job from a drug addict, half way ...
A: Well, your chances of getting HIV by receiving oral sex are very low. HIV is NOT spread through ...
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