Any time someone contracts HIV is one to many. There is no reason in 2010 to be contracting HIV.
And, we can't be sure that those 7 people in 30 years weren't lying. One exposure= little to no risk.
So why does the doctors here kind of shrug it off as if it never happens and they wonder why so many people come here with fear and confusion. However 7 cases in 30 years of the disease is pretty low considering the amount of people posting with regards to unprotected exsposures, do you think its safe to say it happens but it is very rare?
thanks for answering these by the way
IF YOU WILL WEAR CONDOMS CONSISTENTLY AND CORRECTLY...YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CONTRACTING HIV.
Yes it was vaginal exposures.
Vaginal exsposures? sorry for the questions its just sometimes when questions are answered in different ways on here it sends people into mad frenzys and brings all the anxiety back i know this personally cause i have experienced it myself
Go to AidsMeds. There are several that contracted it on the first time.
Can you direct me to a case here or anywhere else where this has happened just for a research purpose please
thanks.
People do contract HIV on single exposures. Use condoms correctly and consistently and you won't have to worry about contracting HIV and most STDs.
hi are you saying your son got hiv from a single exsposure of vaginal sex, because if that was the case surely the doctor would acknowledge his case here and advise differently for people with single exsposures it just in all my time looking up symptoms and worrying about my exsposures i was yet to find a convincing case of a infection from a single exsposure especially one via a sex worker.
thanks.
my son does not shoot up drugs and he is not gay.
do what you want...the choice is yours. you came here asking questions and you were given an assessment.
kindly move on
Yeah, but was it with a woman or another man? Also, how many times?? I see on your page that your son was suffering from drug abuse as well. No one in my circle does drugs. The virus is not as pervasive as many think. Besides, if it were that easy to contract the virus, the whole world would be in big trouble, especially in America. There are a lot of babies being born in this world... all product of unprotected sex. Gosh, if it were THAT bad, every couple hoping to have a child would have to be tested. The truth is the highest risk groups are blacks, gays and drug users. I don't fit into any of those categories and neither does my former partner or her boyfriend (who was my best friend). And, even unprotected sex with a woman WITH HIV, the virus is unlikely to be passed. So, I think I'll stick with the advice from the doctors.
my son had unprotected sex too...he has hiv now.
good luck to you...
Well, thank you for trying to put the fear in me, folks. But, after reading the responses of the Doctors to other people with similar problems, I realize that I have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to be worried about. My chances of getting infected after one encounter are non-existent. In fact, in a similar post. Dr. H, told another gentlemen that he didn't even need to get tested. So, I can take the same advice, especially because my symptoms have NOTHING to do with HIV, or any STD for that matter. Heh, excellent. And, I didn't even have to pay $20. Take care, and good luck.
if you were that confident...you would not be here asking questions.
Coming here for advice is never a waste of time and testing to know your status is not a waste of time either.
Ugh, well thanks Vance. I guess I'm wasting my time. :)
You have to pay at the expert forum for Dr's to respond. I agree with what Lizzie has already told you.
Thank you Lizzie. Still, I'd desperately like some advice from a doctor, online. I don't want to get tested, unless it is warranted. And, I don't think it is warranted, really. I mean, how many men contract HIV from a non-drug using female after only one unprotected encounter, especially considering the fact that there is only a remote chance that she (who was my best friend of three years) even had the virus? I'd just really like some feedback to alleviate some concerns. Surely, you understand. I'd also like some feedback for my other questions, particularly the relationship between HIV and tinea. Please help.
the only way to know one's status is by testing. you can test now for a conclusive result.