HIV - Prevention Forum

This forum is limited to prevention of HIV and to safe sex in general. All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.

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Very worried!!

J1988

Hi, Am really worried with the current situation that am in, I usually patronized the spas in Malaysia and engage in protected sex wit...

1 answer

penis bump + hiv risk + handjob

polaris9

hi dr , on Sept , after received handjob , my penis have 4 bump like pimples . I go to std clinic and the doc do penile swab and say ntg ...

2 answers

STD from a transvaginal ultrasound?

MagnoliaMe

I have had two transvaginal ultrasounds in the past six months for ovarian cysts. I didn't think about this the first time, but my second...

6 answers

SCARED

sl2515

I am a 38 yro male. My history is a few encounters about 10-12 years ago with the same person of unknown HIV status. In the last 3 years ...

3 answers

Hard time moving on...COMBO test at 6 Weeks

goingkuku

Dear Doctors, I recently posted this on the community forum (please see post there as I can't fit my story in the character limit here...

3 answers

Mucous membranes

ATJP

Hello doctor, I been reading post after post and cannot find an answer into this one, i know skin to skin contact is very less likely ...

5 answers

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Will refractive surgery such as LASIK keep me out of glasses all my life

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

Dec 31

VISUAL SNOW UPDATE: 2018

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

04/18

2018 General Information on Dry Eyes-Now known as Ocular Surface Disorder

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

03/18

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