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Sexually Transmitted Infections: HIV and AIDS

HIV and AIDS Introduction:
"HIV" stands for "Human Immunodeficiency Virus", a virus that destroys the cells that fight infection in the human body. When a person has HIV, certain infections that the body could usually fight off lead to much more serious health problems, and even death. HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS, the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV is transmitted through infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. It cannot be transmitted by saliva, sweat, urine, or other body fluids (unless blood is present in these fluids). People can avoid contracting HIV sexually by using latex barriers consistently and correctly with all sexual partners.

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  • Answered Sexually Transmitted Infections - HIV and AIDS Questions:

  • Hi! My concerns are basicly that I seem to have many of the symptoms associated with hiv. I have had unprotected sex on a few occasions when I was 18 to 19 and nieve. I am now 20 and much more car ....
  • Hi...! This is PAUL.I have a girl friend whose HIV status I dont know.For the time being lets assume that she is HIV positive.Now last week.... We had sex.I had asked her about her past and sh ....
  • I am 22 yr old female college student. I Have had 14 parts and 3 of them were not with condoms. I had an STD in 99 but nothing since then. I also get yearly exams and no problems And I haven't had sex ....
  • Hi I am 28 year old from India.2 days back suddenly I got skin rahses of red color all over the body in evening and after few hours got fever also.I thought it is just an allergy because I have long b ....
  • Thank you for your answer (again) :) However, just last nite I had another scare. I have a small blister (white dot/piece of dead skill behind my lip, inside my mouth) yesterday from eating too much ....
  • More information i forgot to mention, not sure if its shameful for me to even mention it, my friend is gay and i am not familiar with his sexual past. i heard from a friend that gay ppl are more ea ....
  • Is it possible to get aids from saliva? My friend lick his finger while flipping pages, and i immediate touched the pages after him since i had to explain something. My thumb have a skin condition (w ....
  • I'm a 22 year old, healthy, intelligent college student who is ashamed of her sexual past. Not just ashamed, but disappointed and scared. I've had sex with 14 people and only 2 of them were boyfriends ....
  • I know this sounds kind of stupid by I haven't been able to stop thinking about it, and I would really apreciate your help. The other day I was riding on the bus and this women next to me stood up to ....
  • Does precum contain sperm?
  • I'm straight and have some gay friends and I'm very concerned about their sick behavior! They keep telling they are getting anal sex from a dog! I told them to stop doing that, but they don't listen t ....
  • i want to know when you get hiv aids, who do you stat feeling and what is the common thing you feel.
  • i want to know if you have chlaydia. could you have aids if you have chlaydia if leave on treated could you get hiv yes or no.
  • If a man infected with HIV and I had unprotected sex but he pulled out before he came inside of me am I at risk for contracting HIV? What are the symptoms of HIV - is one of them being tired all the ....
  • hello, i wonder if you can tell me that if i can get hiv from a person wbo is hiv infected by sharing the same drinking bottle if my gum bleeds a little. i always spit my saliva to see if my saliva is ....
  • I am a teenager and was just curious on wether you could get hiv/aids through sexual fluids aswell as blood ? if this is so does that mean you can get hiv/aids through doin such activities as giving s ....
  • this is how it goes...i'm chinese and when my family eats dinner...we use chop sticks...my chop stick wasn't extremely wet...just a little moist...extremely little moist..i picked up a piece of meat a ....
  • hello Georgan, can you please help me out? if i had an hiv 1/2 (eia) antibdoy tests done at kaiser permenante on the 6 week, 11 week and 5 days, and 17 week and 2 days.....and all came back negat ....
  • hello again, it's tom again. because my gum bleeds a little sometimes (i don't know when..) what if my saliva contains an extremely low amount of blood....and if i'm infected..will my mom be infec ....
  • I’m afraid that I might be infected by hiv based on this incident. Back on February 7, 2002 (Thursday), I had a big clot of blood (quite big) right in the middle of the roof of my mouth. The clot ....
  • Hello there! My question is this, for example I had an unprotected sex with a girl on August 2001, and i would like to find out if I am infected with HIV. For how long from the last time i had sex tha ....
  • The woman I love has HIV but I'm very confused. She says she does not have AIDS. only HIV (what is the difference?). I had one time penetration with a condom and many times oral sex. I really love ....
  • I had oral sex with a (girl) stranger a few days ago, I am worried that I might have been infected with STDs or HIV, what are the possible STDs or HIV that will infect me? I understand that penis is m ....
  • What are the risks of contracting hepatitis viruses from intercourse using a condom? Can you contract hepatitis from kissing? What about vaginal fluid that come down to the base of the condom and tou ....
  • I was curious, could you transmit HIV/Aids while dry-humping with you underwear on? I know there is a slight chance of pregnancy, but if say the girl had HIV and I didn't, and I ejaculated and it soa ....
  • Hello there..! how are you ? Well I am a 22 year old man.I am studying and am from a fairly rich family background. Now the problem is that I am sexually very very active...I mean i cannot live with ....
  • Please help me. I work in the public relations field within the health care industry and am afraid to pose this question to anyone that I know. I am a gay male who has been tested for HIV, to whic ....
  • Recently, I learned of rumor that a girl I slept with a few months back tested/could be HIV positive. I went and got tested the day I heard this (Thursday) and am awaiting the results. My question i ....
  • About a month or so ago, I noticed a small, sort of hard white colored bump, on the underside of the penis at the base (about where the scrotum and penis meet), I thought possibly an STD, but I seen ....
  • I have skin-colored bumps in my anal area and red bumps on my buttocks that alternate between itching and burning for the past 10 weeks. Sometimes they bleed and there is pain upon bowel movements. A ....
  • Since I read on this site that HIV virus will take 3 to 6 months to be discovered in medical test, what if I had sex with a woman (who still doesn't know she is infected with HIV while we have contact ....
  • Hello there. I had sex with an prostitute two weeks ago. I used a condome while having sex. I was wondering if there is a chance for me to be HIV infected.This was the first time I ever had sex in my ....
  • Several years ago, I started getting a couch which seemed to be alergy related. Over the years it has gotten worse and I am in the process of getting it checked out. My question is this. Can an upper ....
  • What tests are available (and affordable) to detect the presence of STD's. Since there are many different types is there a single test or series of tests which I and/or any potential partners might be ....
  • Recently I met this young man and he and I have been dating for 3 months and we had sex with a condom but we perform oral sex on each other. My problem is I recenly found a prescriptions for drugs re ....
  • Dear Georgan Gregg hi, please help me, I'm a male. I had sex with a girl a few days ago, i used a condom when having a vignal sex but i didn't used a condom when i had a blow job, is it possible for ....
  • I have recently been seperated and divorcing this month after I have been with my wife 4 yrs married, 4 yrs before that courting. So its been a while since I have been single. Recently I have star ....
  • Hi I am a 31yo male that is HIV/+ but otherwise healthy and not currently sexually active. My question is that recently I have noticed when I masturbate that my semen is dark colored and has some bloo ....
  • I had a sexual encounter last week with someone I didn't know. Oral sex was performed on me with a condom. There was no vaginal sex. I did place two fingers in her vagina. I also performed oral sex on ....
  • Hay I am really scared and I need someone to answer my question soon. I had sex with an older women, i used a condom, but never ejaculated in it but "tok it off from me" then mastebated me, rubbing ....
  • I was wondering - I am 17 and have just been diagnosed with my first yeast infection. my boyfriend and I enjoy oral sex and was wondering how long I should wait until we can start having oral sex agai ....
  • I Have a friend who has HIV. She has agirlfriend she has sex with. My question is, Can you get HIV through dry blood from her? Her lover lick her dry blood off her arm and she don't cair if she ge ....
  • There’s a lack of sex and bad communication in a monagomous relationship im in. Seven days ago I received unprotected oral sex (a blow job) from a woman I don't know and intercourse with a condom. I ....
  • I was wondering how much of a chance there is to get hiv or aids if you have unprotected sex but he pulls out before he comes.
  • i have had so call sex with my girlfriend,i did not use a condom,and i did not penetrate deep into her viagina.i can i still get infected with hiv ? she and i have not had sex with anyone before, i d ....
  • My potential future wife (we will not sleep together until marriage) has had two previous partners. I have had none. What type of STD testing (if any) should she (we) have before marriage. I have h ....
  • Can you protect yourself from getting HIV by using a condom for intercourse or receiving oral sex aka blow job. In the case of intercourse is it possible to contract hiv from vaginal fluid that cou ....
  • Is it safe to receive oral sex from an escort/prostitute as long as I wear a condom?
  • I had unprotected brief oral sex (i.e. not to completion) performed on me by a strange woman I know nothing about, other than that she is quite active. I'm wondering how I can find out if I've contrac ....
  • I am a gay. I like oral sex with my friend. Oral sex is it risky to catching HIV/AIDS. My partner is free from these ....
  • Can I get Aids from having Oral sex with another woman and how can I prevent it?

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