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Edward W Hook, MD  
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Specialties: HIV Prevention, stds

Interests: Microbiology, epidemiology
Vaginal/Penile Grinding
Dec 04, 2009 09:33PM in the HIV Prevention Expert Forum
Frottage is safe sex and therefore there is no risk to you from the exposure you describe. Your negative blood test at 7 weeks is just further evidence for support the statement I have made. At 7 weeks about 98% of HIV infections acquired 7 weeks earlier would be positive. When you combine the no risk nature of your exposure with your negative test, you ca...
Should I Be Tested
Dec 04, 2009 09:27PM in the HIV Prevention Expert Forum
As I understand your exposure you have nothing to worry about. For starters, it is unlikely that your partner had HIV unless she was an IV drug user. Second, even if she did, condom protected sex is safe sex so no risk there. HIV is not transmitted from person to person on people’s fingers either. As far as her sex toy, if she had not used it immediat...
Off and On Irritated Urethral Opening
Dec 04, 2009 07:27PM in the STDs Expert Forum
1. the is an accurate statement. 2. It is unlikely you will do yourself any harm with an OTC cream 3. Your tests are negaitve and you have been examined and told you are fine. I would believe this. EWH
dealing with a complete Jerk
Dec 04, 2009 07:13PM in the HIV Prevention Expert Forum
No, the ned of January will be negative. I would not worry in the meanwhile. Your risk is not high. Take care. EWH
Worried about herpes
Dec 04, 2009 07:09PM in the STDs Expert Forum
While you asked "Is it possible that this is anything other than herpes? ", I am confident that it is not. You indicate the your rash occurred in an area of trauma (friction burn), was painless, did not ulcerate, and that your partner does not have HSV. Taking these facts together, the chance that you got HSV from her is quite low. I supposed th...
RPR Negative - But Still Wondering
Dec 04, 2009 06:53PM in the STDs Expert Forum
Welcome to the Forum. Syphilis is a rare disease and the description of your illness is not really suggestive of syphilis. Just to put things in perspective, this year there will be about 10,000 new cases of syphilis reported in our nation of 350,000,000 or 1 case for every 35,000 Americans. In addition, syphilis is more common among men who have sex with m...