a Few General Hiv Questions Posted: 06-23-05 14:45pm
Hi, i'm completely new to this web site,
so i'll start by saying, how y'all
doing??
Anyway, the purpose of this post is to ask
a couple of questions that i'd like to
know the answers to (no, duh!) so any
answers straight away would be muchly
appreciated!
First off, I don't really know much about
hiv and aids myself, so that's why the
answers to these questions might seem a
little obvious to some people, I just
haven't got a clue. Now I don't think
that I am hiv positive, but I don't know
that i'm not either. So please, do try
to help!
Question #1)
is it possible to tell if you are hiv
positive, without going for a health
check-up? Also, is it possible that you
can be born with it (even if neither of
your parents have it)? Or can it even
develop somehow over time without anything
to start it?
Question #2)
say if it turned out that I am hiv
positive (god forbid!), would it be
possible that my girlfriend could be
infected through oral sex? (i.E. Her
performing oral sex on me), because this
happened last night, and i've been
thinking about the hiv thing for a while.
I always use condoms because of the worry
of pregnancy, but I never use them during
oral sex. I know you can get aids by
having sex with someone who is hiv
positive, but does it count for oral sex
as well?
I'm very worried about this all of a
sudden, because it never crossed my mind
until last night. I care very much about
my girlfriend and I would do anything for
her, so I need to know if theres a chance
that she could be infected now because of
me.
Thank you to anybody who answers this
question, I just hope somebody tells me
what I want to hear.
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 06-23-05 15:03pm
Why not get checked out and talk to the dr
about all the possibilities as condoms
will not stop the spread of hiv and aids.
Their are a lot of hand outs and hopefully
more info on the internet.
Good luck
sandy
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Good Advise
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 105
Answers to Your Qustions! Posted: 06-24-05 11:44am
Question #1)
is it possible to tell if you are hiv
positive, without going for a health
check-up? Also, is it possible that you
can be born with it (even if neither of
your parents have it)? Or can it even
develop somehow over time without anything
to start it?
Answer: no, no, and no!
Question #2)
say if it turned out that I am hiv
positive (god forbid!), would it be
possible that my girlfriend could be
infected through oral sex? (i.E. Her
performing oral sex on me), because this
happened last night, and i've been
thinking about the hiv thing for a while.
I always use condoms because of the worry
of pregnancy, but I never use them during
oral sex. I know you can get aids by
having sex with someone who is hiv
positive, but does it count for oral sex
as well?
Answer: though the risk is minimal and it
depends on many cofactors and conditions,
you are able to infect your girlfriend
through oral sex. However, too many
variables need to happen and you must
first be hiv positive (but you are not).
Finally, you stated that you always use
condoms. Well, I have a favorite saying
on this site. If you keep on using the
safe behavior which you are practicing, it
will snow in miami before you catch hiv.
Why are you so worried about hiv? What
risk did you have that places you as a
worrier?
