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8066593 tn?1404995363

reliving a nightmare everyday

Forgive me for asking but have you ever gotten a prediction wrong?

This forum is full of mens risks and assessments and not many women's risks and assessments.

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239123 tn?1267647614
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Welcome to the forum.  Thanks for your question.

Being human, Dr. Hook and I obviously do not have perfect track records either in our clinical judgments or personal lives! But we've done a pretty good job on this forum.  Among roughly 9,000 questions over the 10 years since this forum started in 2004, only one questioner reported having acquired HIV after we judged the risk to be low -- and there is reason to believe that event was not accurately reported.  And although it is true that men dominate the forum, women are not rare participants; I would estimate 15-20%.

Go ahead and post your question below in a follow-op comment and I'll be happy to reply.

HHH, MD
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8066593 tn?1404995363
Sorry not used to these touch screen tablets. It has submitted my question before I finished typing with my exsposure details. Can i continue to write my exsposure or shall i pay again?

Me and touch screens do nt get on.
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