About Lyndsay Mercier Expertise I can answer mostly any question regarding STD transmission, symptoms, and outlook.
Experience I am currently trained and certified in Sexuality Peer Education and teach an STI course at Northern Michigan University.
Organizations I am the President of a student organization known as VOX:Voices for Planned Parenthood, which is an organization focused on sexual health and reproductive freedom.
Publications I have written an article regarding teen pregnancy for www.Teenwire.com, which is due to be published on June 24th.
Education/Credentials I am currently pursuing my BS in Psychology with a double minor of Sociology and Gender Studies.
Question QUESTION: Dear Sir,
I am young mathematician in Andhra and I am contributing my life to Mathematics. I am (28 years male) married and having a kid. I am enjoying nice sex with my wife and I married her 5 years back and I am happy with her and my kid. I got very good name and frame in our place as a nice man and math genius. I have very great reputation and respect from my relatives and friends.
Recently (approx 5 months) back I had sex with some prostitute. This happened very unfortunately and suddenly. Now, I am feeling, I got some STD (probably HIV). Of course, I don’t know exactly what type of disease I got now.
My hands become little thin and I am getting some blood from my mouth some times (whenever I am washing my face at after noon from bad, because I have the habit to sleep in day time at least 2 hours. Since I am working maximum hours on my mathematics).
I don’t know and I am so scare to check, whether I got HIV or not. Please tell me. What it is? Please… give me the reply. Is there any connection between HIV and becoming my hands little thin. I am not able to concentrate on my research. Please help me….please help me. Please….
Thanking you,
raja
ANSWER: Raaz,
I've never heard of thinning hands being a symptom of HIV, but unexpected weight loss in general is. No matter what you may have, you need to go see a doctor. I know you are scared to find out for sure, but for your safety, and for the safety of your wife, you need to find out before you give whatever you may have to your wife, if you haven't already.
Bleeding from the mouth is very serious. I'm not aware of that being a symptom of HIV, but it is certainly a warning sign that you need to see a doctor regardless of whether its an STI or not.
Good luck,
Lyndsay
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QUESTION: Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for quick reply. Regarding bleeding is, it is not bleeding on every day and even I gone for endoscope test by local doctor suggestion. The report says that I am free from disease. However, I my self felling it may be one type of cancer. But, doctor said this is not at all cancer it seems. Due to unprotected sex with prostitute, I felt that It may be an HIV. Now, I am not going even protected sex with others. I am not understood what type of disease I have? Also, I want know that, what is STI? Please give and save me. Thank you very much for your help in time.
Yours faithfully,
raja
Answer Raja,
If your doctor assured you that you are free from disease, then I'm sure that your bleeding is not related to catching something from the prostitute. An STI is short for Sexually Transmitted Infection. Did you talk to your doctor about your fear that you may have become infected with an STI? If he did any blood tests, its likely that he tested you for HIV already. If he hasn't, then I suggest that you go to a doctor to find out for certain. Chances are that you are safe, so please, just get tested before you possibly pass it onto your wife.
