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About Mark Behar
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Expertise
Almost any question or concern about sexually transmitted infections, abnormal Pap smears, anal cytology (anal "Pap smears"), gay men's health issues. There is no such thing as “d/d free” or “clean” (free of infection), so why do so many of us deceive ourselves into thinking that some people are indeed totally free from a potentially infectious disease, like HIV, herpes, hepatitis, syphilis, chlamydia, warts, gonorrhea, etc., just because they say so? Clinical laboratory tests are not perfect, and having a “negative” or “nonreactive” test does not mean that a person is free from infection. Perhaps at the moment the test was taken, the person was uninfected; or, perhaps, the test wasn’t sensitive enough to detect presence of the infection. There is really no way that anyone can determine that they are truly “disease free,” and there are over a hundred of infectious conditions that can be spread without your knowing anything. Rather than trying to “prescreen” or “serosort” a potential sex-mate with deceptive questions that are impossible to know by today’s technologies, a wiser option may be to consider everyone infected with something, and either use appropriate protective measures (“safer sex”), or accept the responsibility and conseqences of possibly “catching” something from someone who’s hotter than expected (pun intended!). There is much research that supports the contention that an HIV positive person reliably taking HIV medications, and having an undetectable viral load, presents a lower risk for transmission of HIV than people who may think or say they are HIV negative, but are not. Food for thought!

Experience
Family Practice PA since 1981; Volunteer Clinician for Brady East STD (BESTD) Clinic, Milwaukee, since 1977; answer STD questions submitted to their web site. Professionally lectured at national and regional Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner conferences, and at national gay & lesbian health conferences on topics including HIV/AIDS, herpes, hepatitis, STDs, human papilloma virus (the cause of venereal warts), abnormal Pap smears, gay and lesbian health issues, among others.

Organizations
Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants; Co-Founder, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Gay Physician Assistant Caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc.; Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants; Florida Academy of Physician Assistants; American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP)

Publications
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAPA)

Education/Credentials
Physician Assistant Certified, since 1982; Masters in Physician Assistant Studies; Colposcopy Recognition Award, American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP);

Awards and Honors
Colposcopy Recognition Award (CRA), from the American Association of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

Past/Present Clients
Brady East STD Clinic, Milwaukee, WI

   

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hiv.....please help me.10/10/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I handshaked with a homless dirty guy 5 days ago. I guess he has hiv positive. I had a very tiny ...
  A: You have nothing to worry about. If HIV were that easy to spread, a whole lot more people would be ...
tested negative, now more freaked out10/10/2008Mark Behar
  Q: Mark, About a month ago I had unprotected sex. About 3 days after that I began experiencing ...
  A: I agree with the doctor's initial assessment, and your treatment with Zithromax was appropriate. But ...
possible balinitis10/9/2008Mark Behar
  Q: Well, I developed this small rash like area on the left side of my penis. It is in the ring of ...
  A: Lotrimin is either butenafine, clotrimazole, or miconazole, some of the older topical antifungal ...
sore penis10/8/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I have sores on the underside of my penis all the way from where it joins the scrotum to the lower ...
  A: Is skin of penis especially dry, thin, swollen, cracked, or easily irritated? Do you have a ...
Penile Rash????10/8/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I have something on the head of my penis. The only thing I can compare it to is poison ivy or ...
  A: Sorry, you don't provide me with enough details! The poison ivy/oak rash is an urticarial type ...
abmormal vagina10/7/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I am a female that has a abmormal vagina. I rarely get organsm very hard for me to get one and the ...
  A: The only way to determine whether a person has "normal" genital anatomy, is for a knowledgeable and ...
Possible STD?10/6/2008Mark Behar
  Q: About a week ago I had unprotected sex with my current girlfriend, about 2-3 days later i started to ...
  A: Vin, Epididymitis [sorry, misspelled in previous answer!] can recur if it wasn't treated properly ...
Possible STD?10/5/2008Mark Behar
  Q: About a week ago I had unprotected sex with my current girlfriend, about 2-3 days later i started to ...
  A: Although it may seem impossible to get an STD when wearing a condom, they are not 100% protective. ...
Pic10/4/2008Mark Behar
  Q: Sorry, forgot to attach the picture. :/
  A: Photo received. Looks like a normal variant. No significant swelling is noted at the meatus (tip or ...
how accurate are std tests?10/3/2008Jordan
  Q: my question is.. could a test for chlamydia be incorrect if it turned out positive? How accurate is ...
  A: Yes, it is possible to get a false positive, but is is rather rare. You are much more likely to get ...
Worried after a brazilian wax10/3/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I have recently gone to a new waxing salon and got a brazilian wax done. Halfway through the ...
  A: Jenny, My guess is that the wax that was used is not sterile to begin with. And the temperature of ...
Help please.10/3/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I'm 17 years old and i have 3 bumps outside of my vagina area and hair and one is larger then the ...
  A: A red, painful bump sounds like it might be a hair bump, or a pimple, or a boil (possibly caused by ...
Possible HIV Exposure throu non-sexual contact10/2/2008Jordan
  Q: About a yea ago I was assigned a hotel room in Belgium, so I entered the room was cleaned and ...
  A: Your mind can be at ease. The HIV/AIDS virus dies very quickly and when I say quickly I mean within ...
help10/2/2008Jordan
  Q: these days my Vagina, the whole of my vagina is all red and itchy, i mean sooooooo itchy, and then ...
  A: Since you are not sexually active, this means that you probably have a yeast infection. You will ...
help!10/2/2008Mark Behar
  Q: i've had this skin problem on the back of my thighs. I've got these black spots. thier not marks or ...
  A: The first thing you should do is consult with your mom or dad, or your family doctor, as most skin ...
Possible HIV Exposure10/2/2008Mark Behar
  Q: About a yea ago I was assigned a hotel room in Belgium, so I entered the room was cleaned and ...
  A: Astrit, Medical people and scientists cannot talk in absolutes-- Yes or no, white and black, true ...
Possible HIV Exposure10/2/2008Mark Behar
  Q: About a yea ago I was assigned a hotel room in Belgium, so I entered the room was cleaned and ...
  A: Astrit, HIV is a virus that requires living human immune system cells for its survival and ...
Herpes?10/2/2008Jordan
  Q: I had a question about herpes. I've had a history of acne and hidradenitis. I made out with someone ...
  A: There seems to be a lot of inflammation and redness surrounding the pustule. Pimples tend to be even ...
Possible HIV Exposure10/1/2008Mark Behar
  Q: About a yea ago I was assigned a hotel room in Belgium, so I entered the room was cleaned and ...
  A: If I understand you, you urinated several times into the toilet, and flushed each time. Then, later ...
Worried after a brazilian wax10/1/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I have recently gone to a new waxing salon and got a brazilian wax done. Halfway through the ...
  A: The chances are EXTREMELY LOW that you could get anything worse than perhaps a skin infection. ...
how long before I am checked10/1/2008Jordan
  Q: I recently went out of the country and met someone we had protected sex, but the condom broke, I am ...
  A: Every STD has a different incubation period, meaning if you test early you can get a false negative. ...
RE:10/1/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I went to the ER yesterday for the suspected urethritis. They took a urine sample and found nothing ...
  A: Cody, The symptoms and signs should begin ro resolve within several days (5 to 7 days) after taking ...
hiv9/29/2008Mark Behar
  Q: Do all individuals who test positive for HIV have AIDS?
  A: HIV is the virus that can cause AIDS. AIDS is a diagnosis based on several things, among which is ...
Why do I look so immature despite being 18?9/28/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I am an 18 year old teenager. There is one concern that has been pressing me for a long time. I am 6 ...
  A: When I was in high school, I absolutely hated how curly and frizzy my hair was! I tried to do ...
RE:9/28/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I went to the ER yesterday for the suspected urethritis. They took a urine sample and found nothing ...
  A: Cody, Thanks again for the info about turmeric... Will do some investigation about this. I know ...
Can a grown man get aids from breast milk?9/27/2008Jordan
  Q: Can a grown man get aids from drinking breast milk? I know babies can but can a grown person catch ...
  A: Well, this is a difficult question to answer, because it has never been scientifically proven that ...
herpies? or what...9/27/2008Mark Behar
  Q: im a 15 year old year 9, female from Victoria, Australia. About a week ago i found bites on my but ...
  A: Sorry to hear about this annoying rash. Things that come to mind include: ant or other insect or ...
please help me9/27/2008Jordan
  Q: okay, i know this is horrible and i do feel awful. over the summer me and my friend and her ...
  A: Cercival cancer does not have to be caused by HPV. There are multiple different forms of HPV, it is ...
Clean of STD but symptoms there...9/26/2008Jordan
  Q: a few weeks ago i stared to nitice severe yellow mucas like discharge from my penis,this has slowy ...
  A: There is something deficiently wrong, obviously you know that. You may have been tested to soon, ...
Question9/26/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I already have a doctor's appointment but they can't get me in for a month so I thought I'd still ...
  A: Cody, I'm not familiar with the "turmeric regimen." Is it a soak or compress? Does it use the ...
bumps9/26/2008Diane W
  Q: i noticed awhile back when me and my b-f were having intercourse he ask me if i knew i had a bump in ...
  A: I found your question in the question pool at allexperts.com That means someone didn't answer your ...
Question9/26/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I already have a doctor's appointment but they can't get me in for a month so I thought I'd still ...
  A: Bactrim is not the drug of choice for facial acne. Are you sure you weren't diagnosed with MRSA ...
please help me9/26/2008Jordan
  Q: okay, i know this is horrible and i do feel awful. over the summer me and my friend and her ...
  A: If you do not want your mother to know you may choose to get tested some where other than your ...
hsv type 1 positive9/25/2008Jordan
  Q: I'm really confused right now so I'll just get it out. I've been with my girl friend for 7 years. ...
  A: I would not jump to conclusions to quickly that she cheated. There are many possibilities here, ...
Question9/25/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I already have a doctor's appointment but they can't get me in for a month so I thought I'd still ...
  A: The best time to check yourself for a discharge is before the first morning urination after sleeping ...
penile discharge9/24/2008Mark Behar
  Q: and to add to it a couple of days beforee i noticed this i gave him oral sex and the next day my ...
  A: The whitish crystal-like discharge in your husband's underwear may be prostatic secretions, ...
is hiv virus is transmitted through anal sex9/21/2008Diane W
  Q: I HAVE two question IQ-while doing sex with a girl no body is effected through HIV virus is it still ...
  A: I have done research on this subject for many years. I'm not clear about your question for sure but ...
Penis problem9/21/2008Jordan
  Q: Few days ago i noticed that i have a white bubble, like a vein on the head of my penis. It doesn't ...
  A: It sounds like a blister. There are usually three causes to this; rough intercourse, allegic ...
pink string-like thing9/19/2008Jordan
  Q: hey so im an 18yr old girl, im not sure if this is a STD or not, but i hear its kind of common.. i ...
  A: I'm sorry this reply took so long, the expert that you originally sent it to is for some reason no ...
HPV warts?9/19/2008Mark Behar
  Q: I resently found a small bump above my clitus. at first i thought it was a pimple (i did try to pop ...
  A: Your description of this bump makes it sound very much like an inflammed hair follicle ...

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