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HIV Prevention (Expert Forum)
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University of Washington
Seattle - WA
This forum is limited to prevention of HIV and to safe sex in general. If you believe you might have been exposed to HIV and want help to judge your risk, would like advice about HIV testing, or have questions about the effectiveness of condoms or the risks associated with specific sexual practices, this is the site for you.
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No questions will be accepted on the treatment of HIV/AIDS or its complications, viral load, and similar topics. If you have questions about a specific STD other than HIV/AIDS, please visit the STD Forum. Questions that do not pertain to the above topics will be removed from the forum.
If you have not done so, please review other threads in our archives for questions similar to yours and Dr. Handsfield's replies. Questions that duplicate other frequent ones, for which abundant replies exist, and that have little educational value for other forum users, will be DELETED WITHOUT RESPONSE. YOUR PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. The most common examples of such questions are those about low risk exposures to HIV, such as oral sex, condom- protected intercourse hand-to-genital exposure, and nonsexual contact with possibly infected blood or body fluids as well as symptoms of early HIV infection.
No questions will be accepted on the treatment of HIV/AIDS or its complications, viral load, and similar topics. If you have questions about a specific STD other than HIV/AIDS, please visit the STD Forum. Questions that do not pertain to the above topics will be removed from the forum.
If you have not done so, please review other threads in our archives for questions similar to yours and Dr. Handsfield's replies. Questions that duplicate other frequent ones, for which abundant replies exist, and that have little educational value for other forum users, will be DELETED WITHOUT RESPONSE. YOUR PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. The most common examples of such questions are those about low risk exposures to HIV, such as oral sex, condom- protected intercourse hand-to-genital exposure, and nonsexual contact with possibly infected blood or body fluids as well as symptoms of early HIV infection.
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Mar 31, 2007 12:00AM
, Mar 31, 2007 12:00AM
This kind of question is really unfair to people with questions of greater importance. See the disclaimer on the forum home page about questions that have been answered repeatedly and have no educational value for other forum users. Only a limited number of new questions can be answered daily. Even if I delete the inappropriate ones, it doesn't help: once posted, the limit applies, which means that others with more important questions are blocked from asking their questions. I am responding to yours only to make the point so that others won't do it.
For that reason--and to discourage others from doing the same thing--my only reply to your question is to tell you to read the forum. Look at any 10 randomly selected threads; or use the search button to look for 'time to positive HIV test'.
Since according to forum policy this question should have been deleted without response, I will delete any follow-up comments or questions.
HHH, MD
For that reason--and to discourage others from doing the same thing--my only reply to your question is to tell you to read the forum. Look at any 10 randomly selected threads; or use the search button to look for 'time to positive HIV test'.
Since according to forum policy this question should have been deleted without response, I will delete any follow-up comments or questions.
HHH, MD
Also note that the disclaimer clearly states that such persons' $15.00 DONATION WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
HHH, MD