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at risk at the doctor
please could you help me with this special situation i was in and am afraid of?
can hiv be transmitted if i was examined at the gynecologist and the blanket on the gyn.chair wasnt changed for new? (some other woman/women examined before me on the same bed?)
i am sure it wasnt but had my mind full of other things that time until it was too late to ask for new...
i suppose there were some bodily fluids for sure as it can be during these kinds of examinations..., i dont have any big wounds of course, but did touch with my naked skin with some smaill abrasions from shaving and vagina mucosa..etc. thank you!!!
You are NOT at risk
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hiv risk/nonsexual/contact with blood
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Heidi
AIDS Vancouver Helpline
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oral health and hiv transmission
HIV does NOT survive outside of the body
Thank you for using AIDS Vancouver as your source for HIV/AIDS related information. First off, I would like to say that there are no stupid questions, especially when it comes to knowing the facts about HIV/AIDS. We can all be a part of the solution, just by being informed.
risk for my child
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Watch out for needles
non/sexual transmission
Hello, please could you tell me if there is a possibility to get HIV when:
I walked the dog, when we came back hugged him, touched him, combed him etc. but then I suddenly noticed he has blood stains on one leg (large hmm some 4 square cm). it was not his blood. nor mine. I don't know if it even was human blood but suppose it was.
I do not have any wounds on my body, only small tiny cuts like people usually have on fingers etc.. what chance is there to get HIV, for example if I even touched the dog on that leg with a finger where I do have a small cut (4 mm, not deep, but not completely healed) thank you very much!
HIV is blood borne
Thank you for using AIDS Vancouver, as your source for HIV related information.
risk of aids by rubbing your penis against another guys
Hello! I just wanted to know if there is a risk of getting HIV by rubbing your penis against another guys while masturbating (with the skin touching)? I'd appreciate a response, thanks!
Scared I could have HIV
On saturday night I went out with some friends one of whom is gay. I had a lot to drink, and after the pub closes my gay friend insisted on walking me home. While we were walking he started asking me if I just wanted to have fun, and go with the flow or if I wanted to go home. I was so drunk everything was a fog, and I didn't really realize what he was asking me, because he wasn't being straight up, he was talking in riddles. Before I knew it he had pushed me behind a tree and undid my pants and started sucking me. I let it happen, and things got progressivly more blurred as more of the alcohol in my system kicked in. It progressed to me trying sucking him, and then he then began performing analingus on me, and inserting his finger in a very rough manner. It hurt. He then told me he wanted me to **** him. I had a condom with me, and I told him he had to use it, but he took it off and forced himself onto me. At this point I was completely gorssed out and very unhappy, I was not enjoying the experience at all, but I was so drunk I was having a hard time expressing my feelings and getting out of the situation. I now totally understand how a girl can engage in something that is apparently consensual but still feel raped after the fact. I feel like I was raped, this was not something I wanted, enjoyed, or ever would have agreed to sober, and I can't quite explain how it ever went as far as it did.
But now I am scared. The very next day I was very, very sore around my anal area, which I attributed to how rough he was. But now, two days later I woke up with a painful headache which was lasted all day, along with swolen lymph nodes, swolen tonsils, and perhaps a mild fever/sweats. I am terrified that I could have contracted something, even though there was no ejacualtion that I am aware of.
This would ruin my life. I am so angry and afraid right now and there is no one I can talk to about it. This is not something I wanted to do, I feel violated and scared at the same time. I took the day off work today mostly because of the emotional trauma I am feeling rather than the phsyical symptoms.
Please help me,
My Apologies
Sorry for the delay in responding to your scenario. I have been away for a bit. I also spent some time trying to figure out if I should edit your comment and I decided not to. We all experience different things in this life and my want for this forum is to be honest and forthright and to deal with every submission the same. Thank you for using the AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online as your source for HIV related information.
Now almost two weeks after the event, I am wondering if the symptoms you mentioned have dissipated? Should they be ongoing, I recommend that you go and see your physician. That being said, unprotected receptive anal intercourse is on the list of risk behaviours where HIV transmission is possible. Even if there was no ejaculate, pre-cum is one of the 5 body fluids that is known to carry HIV. I want to direct you to the AIDS Vancouver website page on the Transmission Equation and you can see how your experience fits (or doesn't).
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/hivtransmissionequation
I hope that you have found a way to deal with the emotional effects of what happened to you. Should you have further questions or comments, please feel free to continue to use this Helpline Online Forum. Again, sorry for the delay in this response.
All the best,
Mike
AIDS Vancouver
Helpline Online
Dir: 604.696.4666
Handjob HIV risk?
I was wondering what is the chance of getting HIV if I gave a handjob to a guy who I don't know whether he is HIV positive or not? I masturbate his penis a bit, and then I touched mine. There was no direct genital to genital contact, just hand to genital. There might have been semen on his penis, but it was not fresh ones. I didn't have fresh wound on my hand, but did have those skin peals on my finger at the bottom(rather than the tip) of the finger (it was not bleeding but there was pain before). I was wondering what's the chance of this incident of getting HIV?
Handjob risk
Thank you for using AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online as your source for HIV related information.
For HIV to be transmitted, there must be 3 conditions met: fluid (containing HIV), an activity, and a point of access. Please visit the following link to the Transmission Equation and see if your scenario fits in at all with the conditions necessary:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/hivtransmissionequation
I think you will see that your experience doesn't satisfy any of the conditions necessary for HIV to be transmitted. HIV does not live in air, so any dried semen isn't at issue. You didn't mention if there was any fresh ejaculate, but from what you did say, I'm thinking there wasn't any. Hand to genital contact with no fluids is not a risk activity associated with HIV transmission.
Should you have further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us here at AV Helpline Online again.
Best regards,
Mike
604.696.4666
hiv- and sex with hiv+
knowledge is power:
A guy I really want to have sex with has hiv and has told me so, I want to have sex him but scared to do anything with him. do you have a list that shows what two people can do together from no transmission possible safe to transmission of hiv, I don't want hiv.
Knowledge truly is POWER!!
Hi,
The relationship you are about to embark on is called being a serodiscordant couple, where one of you is HIV+ and the other not. There are many places you can go to find Safe Sex information. If you are local and mobile, you could stop by the AIDS Vancouver offices @ 1107 Seymour Street in Vancouver. The PARC Library at the agency has a most extensive resource area with regard to safe sex and/or safer sexual practices, along with information regarding serodiscordancy. Information regarding the library and how to access resources is available on the www.aidsvancouver.org website.
Another resource I find incredibly useful is the following link to The Body:
http://www.thebody.com/index/safesex.html
This will take you straight to the safe sex portion of the website, but it would also be helpful to read up on serodiscordancy.
There is one small booklet called the "Safer Sex Menu" which has been put out by the Canadian Public Health Association. This is a fun information source with a variety of suggestions around Safe Sex.
Should you have further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us again here at the AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online.
Mike
Helpline Online
604.696.4666
my condom broke
the girl i had sex with the condom broke is hiv aids negative but after the act i rushed to hospital within 30min and i took pep as i never trusted her. Now I have been taken pep for 3 weeks feeling not myself I have stopped now I get tiered sleepy with a very slight head ache and some time a very slightly night sweat. I still eat and feel fine but feeling that the pep has side effects is this true. The female is negative still.
PEP side effects
PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) is a course of action that needs to be taken seriously. If the Dr. prescibed PEP for you, then you had good reason to take it. I would advise finishing the course of the prescription. As with any treatment, there may be side effects. Should you continue to experience the same sorts of symptoms you have described here, please re-connect with your Dr. Treatment information is available through the AIDS Vancouver Resource Center as well as from TIP (Treatment Information Program) at BCPWA. Should you require further information, please feel free to contact us again.
Mike Fraser
Helpline Online
AIDS Vancouver
604.696.4666
broken condom
fewdays ago i had a sex with one call girl. While first time i had sex with her in safer manner. after half an hour second time i went to room for to do second time. while inserting my penis ( not deeply) in starting stage it got broken. nearly 1.5 cm from the nipple of the condom. suddenly i remove it from her . that time onwards i have fear( if i will get HIV from her) i dont know she is HIV '+' or '-'. please say the suggestion . possible is there for hiv to me.
Broken Condom
Thank you for using AIDS Vancouver as your source for HIV related information.
Unfortunately, sexual intercourse with a broken condom is much like having no condom, so you might have been exposed to any number of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's) which would include HIV.
I'd like to direct you to a number of links on the www.aidsvancouver.org website so you can get a handle on what happened.
The first is for the Transmission Equation:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/hivtransmissionequation
The next is in regard to the Window Period:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/info/faq/diseaseprogression
The following link is with regard to condom use. I'm not saying you did this, I just wanted to make sure that AV provides good solid information surrounding safe sexual health. Only use a condom once! The following link is to good condom use:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/node/446
I would suggest that you visit a local testing clinic and tell your story to one of the clinicians. They can decide what kind of STI tests to run. Should they feel it necessary to test for HIV as well, then you will have to wait through the window period before that occurs.
Should you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at Helpline Online again.
Best regards,
Mike
604.696.4666
cunnilingus
Oral Sex
Hello,
Thank you for using the AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online for your HIV/AIDS related questions.
Performing cunnilingus without a barrier is a LOW-risk activity. Vaginal fluid is one of the body fluids that is used to transmit HIV. I would like to link to a page on the www.aidsvancouver.org website with regard to the transmission equation:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/hivtransmissionequation
The easiest question to answer is: what is the possibility if she is HIV-? If your partner in this instance was NOT HIV+, then you will not have been exposed and there would be no transmission possible in these two acts.
If your partner was HIV+, then, even though the risk was LOW, you may have had a possible exposure. The only way you will know for sure, is to wait a length of time known as the window period, and then go have an HIV test done. I will link you again to a page explaining the window period:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/info/faq/diseaseprogression
Last link will be to local Vancouver area clinics where you can get an HIV test:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/info/testsites
Hope this information answers your questions. Should you require anything further, please feel free to contact us again.
Mike
AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online
604.696.4666
non sexual risk
Saliva
Hello,
Thank you for using the AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online as your HIV/AIDS related resource.
Saliva is NOT a transmitter of the HIV virus. I would like to direct you to a link on the www.aidsvancouver.org website that provides the transmission equation:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/hivtransmissionequation
Should there be any more to the story, or if you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us again.
All the best,
Mike
AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online
604.696.4666
unprotected sex
Unprotected Sex
Hello,
Thank you for using the AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online as your source for answers on HIV/AIDS related topics.
I would like to link you to two pages on the www.aidsvancouver.org website. The first one is the transmission equation:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/hivtransmissionequation
This illustrates that unprotected vaginal sex does fall into the equation as a possible transmission risk for HIV. The next link is for the window period:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/info/faq/diseaseprogression
This illustrates that HIV antibodies take at least 4 to 6 weeks to appear in anyone's blood stream. An HIV test at 24 days is right on the minimum amount of time it would take for HIV to show up in the body. I would caution you about using this negative test result as conclusive and suggest that you take another HIV test again at around the 3 month mark (after this initial possible exposure).
Should you have any other questions or comments, please feel free to contact us again here at AIDS Vancouver.
Best regards,
Mike
AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online
604.696.4666
Stabbing
I got into a fight with muggers, I stabbed 1 and later on one stabbed me (possibly with the same knife?) I had alot of their blood on my hands and also a cut on my one arm (a scratch type of cut) and also a scratch on my back where the blade cut me... I went to the hospital 30 min later, the doctor prescribed me immediate anti-(retroviral) and took a blood test within 50 min... I started the medicine within 2:30h. The ïntial test came back as negative... but I do not know how effective this test is, or how reliable the treatment is: Please tell me what are my honest chances here? I do not know if the attacker was HIV since the blood was dried up and could not be tested... The doctor told me no sex, which I will obey, but am very afraid of living with this... Discuss my "fair" chances on this pls.
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HIV and stabbing contact
Hello,
Thank you for allowing AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online to respond to your questions. Your questions arise from an unfortunate event and we will try to give you the most honest answers we can. I want to start by linking to a couple of pages on the www.aidsvancouver.org website. The first is the transmission equation, what has to be in place for the transmission of HIV to occur:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/hivtransmissionequation
and the next is the window period, which explains the amount of time that has to elapse for HIV antibodies to show up in the body of someone newly infected:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/node/387
As you say, the doctor you saw at the hospital put you on a course of anti-retrovirals, the professional opinion was that you may have been exposed to the risk of transmission of HIV. Since I don't know any more of the details, and I am not a medical professional, lets just say that you have done the right things. The blood test that was done at the hospital and came back negative would not have allowed enough time to go by to detect any HIV antibodies. The fact that you have taken your medication, seen a doctor and had the chance to explain what happened is about all you can do for the moment until at least 6 weeks have passed and you can go get tested for HIV again. I will link you to some testing sites on the lower mainland for your information:
http://www.aidsvancouver.org/info/testsites
As far as the doctor telling you "no sex", maybe that is a bit too cautious. I would suggest that you practice "safer sex". Use condoms, or engage in sexual practices that have negligible or no-risk attached to them. Here's a link to a fact sheet:
http://aidsinfonet.org/uploaded/factsheets/20_eng_151.pdf
Being exposed to HIV does not mean that all the conditions have been satisfied to transmit HIV. Hopefully the person who you shared a blood exposure with does not have HIV which would mean all this is a non-issue. At this point, unfortunately, you need to hang in there and wait for some time to go by before getting another HIV test.
Should this not answer your inquiry, or you have further questions or comments, please feel free to contact again.
Here's hoping everything works out for you.
Mike
AIDS Vancouver Helpline Online
604.696.4666
Had sex but no bleeding
Hello, a few days ago, I had sex with one call girl and unfortunately my condom broke, but there wasn't any bleeding. So what is the chance that I could get infected with HIV? It would mean through semen only because there wasn't any bleeding from either her or me?
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