AM I OK? read this and find out...

census says there are 300,000,000 people in the united states

there are 1,400,000 people infected with hiv and aids (entire population)

1/300 men and women you encounter throughout your life is infected with HIV/AIDS
1/1648 of women you encounter are infected with HIV/AIDS

within 33 states (i don't know why they only count 33 states)
74% are males 26% are females

65% of males with hiv are transmitted through MSM (male to male)
20% is high risk heterosexual contact (unprotected sex)
the rest is uknown

66% of hiv infected women are african american
17% white
14% hispanic
1% asian/pacific islander
<1% american indian alaska native

1/2000 chance you'll transmit HIV through female to male high risk sexual behavior (again high risk meaning unprotected sex/unprotected sex with injecting drug user)

1/200 chance you'll transmit HIV through male to male high risk contact....i don' think i need to get into further detail of what that is..

[unknown1234]

Chances or Sex workers/escorts of having HIV is very low, women with HIV in general is very low in the United States.

HIV cannot be transmitted through oral sex, saliva kills the HIV virus thus transmitting HIV through oral sex is virtually 0%.

In order for HIV to be transmitted, the infected person(s) must have a high viral load in order to infect.

HIV transmission has to happen inside the body, which is why condoms are 99% effective

HIV has to travel all the way inside the urethra, which is why it is much harder for men to obtain HIV

Symptoms are a horrible way to determine whether you have HIV or not
(HIV symptoms are very very very similar to anxiety, anybody can catch a cold or a fever, and yes thrush is common)

*Remember it's not about how many people you have sex with, it's all about the kind of sexual behavior you engage in, you can have sex with hundreds and hundreds of women, but as long as you're PROTECTED you will not get HIV, and infection of other STD's are very low.

-For those of you that have done any high risk sexual acts, please get tested so you do not infect others, if you have NOT done any high risk sexual acts there is no need for HIV testing, please do not send me any PM's or any of the other users on this board, or waste 15$ asking one of our hard working, sent from heaven doctors, ridiculous questions such as..."can i get HIV throug a handjob?" answer is no, "i got a fever b/w 3-6 weeks after having PROTECTED sex with an escort, do i have HIV?" the answer is no "i got a bbbj with an escort, can i get HIV?" answer is no.

sincerely...-unknown

p.s. feel free to correct me if you know any of the above information is wrong....which i highly doubt...I'M NEVER WRONG DAMMIT. i'm jk

[citan]

How come no one ever replied to this great post? I think it is useful information for a lot of people on the forum.

[citan]

Are you still on this forum, I'd like to ask some questions.

[Teak]

Is there a reason you are bring up posts that almost a year old and are dead posts?

[nonbeliever]

the reason why no one has replied to this post is because its a numbers game, it doesnt mean anything, it just statistics. if you get infected with hiv are you going to say "buy the numbers say i cant get it" see what i mean. the post is thought provoking but doesnt mean **** when you are the unlucky one .

[citan]

yes that's true, but the doctors on the board regularly do bring up numbers to support their points. i don't think they ever really say 'zero risk' but near zero that it's unmeasurable.

[Teak]

There are no doctor's on this forum. You want to have a discussion with the doctors you'll need to do it on their forum.

[mt1379]

Thanks so much for doing this website- it really is such a wealth of knowledge.  I'm a 29 year old straight female.  My husband and I are thinking of having a baby.  My friends told me that prior to becoming pregnant the doctor will run a panel of tests, including an hiv test.  This has always been a major concern of mine and have now worked myself into such a panic over this.  I have been with my husband for 5 years.  I have only had protected sex (except once with my husband).  I have received and performed oral on a few guys- six to eight years ago.  I have regular check ups and cbc's (although I know that a cbc is not an indication).  I am rarely sick and work with kids so I'm around a lot of germs.  I know people do not have symptoms for a long time, but would I have some indication?  Am I at risk?  I'm paranoid something is going to come back in my testing.  I know that this may be a trivial question and there are people who need other questions answered, but any advice would be helpful.  I have really gotten myself worked up, to the point I do not want to go to the doctor.