What is male to female risk of contracting HIV?

[polly291]

I'm pretty sure I don't have H.I.V.  I'm a woman.  I've only had unprotected sex with two men, both of whom said they didn't have AIDS.  But what if during the times I had protected sex the condom broke or was used improperly and I didn't even know?  What if the men I had unprotected sex with lied about knowing they did not have AIDS?

I've read multiple things about how difficult it is for a man to contract HIV from a woman, that it is likely to take many exposures, but what about for the other way around?  Are there many more heterosexual women that contract it than men?  How does that work?  Because if heterosexual men don't have it, where do heterosexual women get it from?

[LIZZIE LOU]

heterosexual men DO get hiv...

one thing you should do is NEVER take someone's word regarding their status.

you've had unprotected sex and should test to make sure of your status.  3 months post your last unprotected exposure will give you a conclusive test result.

always use condoms.  sex lasts a matter of minutes...HIV LASTS A LIFETIME.

[MrNerd]

your risk was low based upon documented studies involving the actual percentage rates of transmission via a insertive positive male and a receptive vaginal partner (you).. you would need to provide a more precise  recount for a semi accurate estimation of the odds of your infectivity :

1.) did he ejaculate inside you? 2.) if yes, how many times? 3.) is he a IV drug user, or has any history of homosexual activity at all in his past 4.) what region in the world do you live in? 5) did you at the time have any vaginal tears or sensitivity?

answer these and ill get you some mathematic odds, HOWEVER  the best and only way to know is to get tested, because HIV is difficult, albeit, not impossibe to diagnose by symptoms alone.

hope this helps

Nerd

[Teak]

1. You don't need ejaculation to transmit HIV.
2. You can contract HIV on the first exposure.
3. HIV is found everywhere.

Hetrosexuals are just as much at risk by having unprotected sex when they don't know the status of their partner. Symptoms are never reliable in diagnosing HIV.

[polly291]

Actually, I did take the HIV test and am waiting for my results.  I wasn't worried about having it, but now since I took the test, I'm dreading the worst.  I was hoping to get some feedback that would put me at ease...I know I'm a LOT less promiscuous than a LOT of people and very cautious so if I do have it, it would mean I have extremely terrible luck.

Two people told me that when they went to get HIV tested in Albuquerque they were asked if they were either homosexual or injected drugs, when they said neither, they were told they were wasting their time.

When I was talking about heterosexual men never having HIV, I was referring to some other posts I had read that were answers to straight mens' worries.  The doctors said that in their 25 or 30 years of working at a particular clinic they had never once encountered a hetero male with HIV.  And that this doctor knew another doctor who said the same.  So, what I was seeking was a comparative answer to this observation of hetero males against hetero females.

[jhguy011]

The rate of infection among heterosexuals is rising because people still think it's mostly a gay male disease.  The fact is that it can infect anyone, and heterosexual males who have unprotected vaginal intercourse can become infected if their partner has HIV.

Nobody here can help what a clinic in Albuquerque thinks of heterosexual HIV infection rates, but I can tell you that the data suggest otherwise!  HIV infection rates are rising across the board, and are hitting disproportionately those demographics who used to think they didn't have a risk!  While gay males currently compose a disproportionate share of HIV cases, that tables can and are quickly turning.

You should never think that probability alone can prevent transmission.  You need to be proactive and use protection.  That is the only way we will ever stop the HIV virus from spreading.