Is it easy to get it?

[nicolai108]

Wow !
I am reading stories here and i see people worry for HIV
infection and all describe little details of what they did and what the net says about
symptoms nad getting the virus.
As general can anyone describe how difficult is to  catch the virus
nad statisticly if you had unprotected sex with HIV+ person
what is the procentige of getting it?
Thank You

[mjd83]

That won't happen - My relationships are now exclusively monogamous and I always use a condom (since my one incident without). I have never advocated unsafe sex.

[Teak]

We'll see how your response changes "if" you contract HIV.

[mjd83]

I agree with everything you say - I also wouldn't advocate playing Russian Roulette with a 2,000 chambered gun either.

I wasn't trying to justify unprotected sex as being safe - just trying to be realistic about the risk. Society and the media, and sometimes I've noticed, even this community forum tend to have a greatly amplified view on HIV risk, especially where heterosexual transmission is concerned.

Everybody else lectures safe sex and three month testing; I like to help people relax by helping them realize how low their risk really is.

[Uniquelymen]

Hi there,

"HIV has a very difficult time transmitting and it's not unusual for an HIV + and - couple to have sex for months or even years without transmission. "

I agree with the diffcult transmitting part...but one could get infected on the very first unprotected sex too.....

I advocate safe sex.  Always use condom for sexual intercouse.

[mjd83]

The Doctors on this site regularly quote the risk of unprotected vaginal sex with HIV + person at being less than 1 transmission in 1000 exposures (and that's often considered conservative!). HIV has a very difficult time transmitting and it's not unusual for an HIV + and - couple to have sex for months or even years without transmission. The people on this site tend to have a grossly inflated view on the risk of HIV transmission.

Symptoms mean absolutely nothing. The statistical chance that even a "perfect" symptomatic match with ARS is just another common viral infection is almost astronomically higher than the chance of it actually being ARS.

[tonyna]

It is low, nobody can give a definite answer for this.
But this is still a risky behaviour that put you at risk.
No expert rely on symptoms to assess any situation. Testing is the only conclusive way.