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I am very honored to be a regular contributor on the HIV Prevention Forum here at MH. The forum is very busy, and we often get the same inquiries over and over. I figured that putting together a journal entry covering the most popular topics, and just laying out the facts may be helpful. I also invite Lizzie Lou and Teak to share their thoughts, and to cover anything I may have missed.

Thanks a lot for your help, i had one more exposure past 10 months bach that was condom broken incident and i was tested 4-5 time for that exposure all test result was negative and my last test was done after 9months of my 1st exposure for that region only i am asking again and again that after 9months any hiv symptoms can comes or not. Thanks once again for helping me.

I don't think these symptoms are STD or HIV related at all. Have you ever had an STD check up?

4) The clinic advice is correct. 5) Such symptoms do not hint at HIV or any STD. They are unrelated to your sexual exposures. 6) I can't think of anything else you need to know or worry about. If I had been in your circumstances, I would not have gotten tested for HIV or anything else and I never would have stopped having unprotected sex with your wife. It is 100% safe for you to resume relations with yours. I urge you to stop worrying or even thinking about these events.

It's a well known SCIENTIFICALLY STUDIED fact that HIV is a very weak virus that cannot maintain it's virulence and infectiousness OUTSIDE of the body. During unprotected anal sex, for example, any infectious fluid is INSIDE the anus, not exposed to the elements. When HIV is exposed to the elements (temperature, pH, acidity, moisture, oxygen), it begins to basically "break down" and become inactive (or, as some people say, "die").

If she had HIV it's 1/2000, not 1/500. IF she had HIV and gonorrhea (which I highly doubt since she uses condoms regularly) it would increase this risk somewhat, but it's impossible to tell how much. The 1/2000 figure is a theoretical average that takes into account having other STD's/open sores etc... I know you're not going to believe me, but your chances of getting HIV are extremely slim...Somewhere in the order of 1 in 20,000 at most.

Many of the questions we answer on this Forum and also the Freedomhealth Sexual Health Forum relate to anxiety about HIV and also possible early HIV symptoms. One of the main problems in relying on HIV symtoms themselves is that they are notoriously vague and almost all the symptoms may in fact be symptoms of a different disease. The best method always of diagnosing HIV is to have a modern HIV test.

(in view of having no other symptoms except slight weight loss) Could this be a form of very mild primary HIV infection? 2) Would such mild symptoms (no other symptoms - no fever, rash, etc.) be indicative of HIV or another STD? Should I seek specialized medical advice because of these or do I just wait for my 12 week HIV test and move on, if negative?

About half have fairly prominent symptoms. ARS symptoms typically last 2-4 weeks, then most people have no symptoms until they get symptoms of health problems due to immune deficiency--anywhere from 1 to 10 years later, sometimes longer. 2) There are no clear data (at least none that I know) on the risk of HIV transmission with and without ejaculation.

of what I'm seeing on the hiv cites for symptoms. I don't think that he is showing anything either but the low lymphocytes (even though they were raised with the second test) and the fact that he is getting colds and sinus infections all the times has me shaking a little right now. As I said, I'm very ignorant to anything about hiv other than the fact that it scares me.

for me in high school there was no sex ed on hiv and i spent days online looking up symptoms and getting very stressed.

Rather than having HIV/STD testing before every new sexual partnership, it would make more sense to just plan on visiting a GUM clinic about once a year or for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV testing. Obviously, you also would do so if you develop symptoms like discharge from the penis or penile sores, and perhaps if you learn that a partner was at particular high risk. However, your prospective new partner doesn't sound especially risky to me, even given her South America adventures.

I agree, you do need some facts if you are not infomed on how STDs are contracted, how the infections are passed on, and the tests needed to diagnose them, and their treatment. Have you seen your local clinic or doctor? Start there first. There is posted in the right column of this page a link to a chlamydia overview video, and a link at the bottom of the page for chlamydia frequenly asked questions. Read these and then repost if you have further questions.

My doctor indicated that I had been exposed a LONG (years) time ago and that's all the result meant. I've never had a symptom, an ache, a blister, a rash...no symptoms at all and my life has VERY stressful (death of a godson, moving, losing a job) and peanuts and chocolate are two big favorites that 've eaten on a regular basis...you'd think one big blister.I've been doing lots of research and came across a study at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.

I RARELY ever use public restrooms(reasons being that I will go to the washroom before i leave home and just go grocery shopping OR walmart for a few things and SOMETIMES brows but that's 2-4 times a month), as a matter of fact I can't even recall having used one during the time I was negative till I had symptoms..Only once and I had the symptoms I had my period..I thought it was a yeast infection...I too if I HAVE to use a public restroom I will use wipes... The only thing I'm wondering is..

i read online flu like symptoms can be a symptom of hiv. weeks ago i picked up a straw from the ground in water at the park with cuts. and now i have a runny nose few days ago . . i never engaged in any sexual activity or do drugs. does my runny nose have anything to do with the fact i picked up a used straw with cuts on my hand? should i be concerned?

Does the fact that I'm running a slight fever change your answer at all? i wonder if because I'm worried that maybe I'm shooting my body temperature up. is that possible?

My question is despite the fact that the test most likely puts me in the clear, (it was so long ago it may not of been 6 months after exposure but sooner that i was tested) is it normal to get symptoms 3-4 years after exposure to HIV while keeping a normal white blood cell count(just got that tested as well as many other things).

I have read that HIV can give you cold/ flu symptoms after 2-4 weeks, so is 2-3 days too early? I have no reason to believe the girl I was with had any STDs but I will go get checked but I just want some reassurance for the tome being that this is nothing to worry about too much and may be just an coincidence considering a lot of people close to me have had colds lately and the dry skin may be down to the fact that I have been showering/ washing more than usual with a different soap etc.

You have a good understanding of the timing of the ARS and the subsequent time course of HIV infection. However, you have seemed to missed our repeated statements that the symptoms of the ARS are TOTALLY non-specific and when people experience "ARS symptoms" they are much more likely to have something else, usually some other, more typical virus infection.

How long after ARS symptoms would one experience further HIV symptoms. For example... If i was experiencing ARS 4 weeks after infection( heachaches, muscle aches, joint aches, etc) and then went away as ARS does.... would 6 months later be too early to experience symptoms of full blown HIV. So if I started feeling headaches and joint aches 6 months later could that be now signs of actual HIV. How long normally after initial infection does a person start gettig major symptoms?

We used a condom but it broke,unprotected anal.Receptive.Id like to know the odds that i contracted HIV and the initial symptoms.My stomach has been off literally since the day AFTER the encounter and still hasent subsided.Is that a sign of HIV?And can i be getting symptoms literally less than 2 days after the encounter?Im thinking it might be stress because i was aware the day after that he might be Positive.But im still worried and would like other opinions.Help?

Is this from HIV infection or is my diabetes showing up with symptoms. The symptoms come and through out the day. Is this HIV.

HIV has no specific symptoms.

Fast forward to 4 years, I have had NO classical HIV related symptoms until about last year I developed a severe case of tonsilitists. My sister had it first and a couple of days later- I developed severe sore throat, high fever, night sweat and a severely swollen tonsils. Can tonsilitists spread through air?? I was prescribed antibiotics- Augmentin Duo Forte to be precise and I developed a severe case of thrush, white ulcers like at the back of my throat.

Kissing is not a way of transmitting of HIV. All your symptoms are due to anxiety or some other illness...

The two little bumps I had on my shoulder has almost gone away but its still there slightly. Are any of these symptoms related to HIV infection? Or is it really time to focus on getting over this anxiety. Thanks a ton.

i just read somewhere online- it was an article for Woman with HIV- it just stated that the first signs of HIV in women are gynecological. like abnormal pap smears, yeast infections and then said some women experience darkening of menstrual blood or no periods at all. so of course i freaked out a little bit. i know i need to get another test just to ease my mind but i guess im just real scared. i have 2 kids, a husband and its all just so scary.

Some concerns haunting me for last few weeks. I had a one-off affair with a escort girl in Bangalore 4 weeks ago. It involved deep kissing and fingering her vagina for a short while, oral sex with a condom and vaginal sex with a different condom. The condom had slipped off half way from the base of my penis when I pulled off in the end (concern one). I am uncircumcized (concern two).

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