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Offline tommy223

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oraquick
« on: June 27, 2006, 05:54:41 pm »
how reliable would a negative oraquick test at 32 days after exposure be? the only risk( which some might say is no risk) is performing oral sex on a female sex worker. i had protected vaginal sex with her as well. she was an upper class escort.
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Re: oraquick
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2006, 06:39:45 pm »
After 4 weeks? It's not... Doesn't matter if you what type of woman you had sex with it was protected and you're not at risk. Just remember it's not the type of person but the TYPE of sex.
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Re: oraquick
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2006, 08:48:21 pm »
Whether you're with a pro or with a civilian is irrelevant. The core issue as far as HIV is concerned is whether a condom was used for intercourse or not. In your case it was, so you were protected and there's no cause to be concerned.

As far as your having gone down on her that is a risk only in theory. In actuality transmission just doesn't happen that way.

Keep using those latex condoms and you'll be fine. They do the job.

I don't see any need for testing in relation to this incident. Hopefully you will never have a risky incident. But if you do, the CDC recommends testing at 13 weeks. The average time to seroconversion is 22 days and all but the smallest number that are going to seroconvert will do so within 4-6 weeks after an exposure to the HIV virus.

Cheers,
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Offline tommy223

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dirty syringes.
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2006, 09:51:35 pm »
hi there. i have a serious situation. i have a tenant who is actively injecting drugs through needles. i have always had my suspicions. now i know for sure. when i was downstairs trying to fix the vent for the bathroom. i found a needle hidden in the drop ceiling. it did have a cap on it however. i did not get pricked. but, now i am paranoid that i will come across one again and get pricked. after the fact, i did a little snooping around and found another on under the cushion on his couch, i did a little research on how long hiv can survive inside a needle. i have read a few days to a few weeks. please help.
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Offline tommy223

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Re: oraquick
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2006, 08:40:51 pm »
someone please answer. anybody?


hi there. i have a serious situation. i have a tenant who is actively injecting drugs through needles. i have always had my suspicions. now i know for sure. when i was downstairs trying to fix the vent for the bathroom. i found a needle hidden in the drop ceiling. it did have a cap on it however. i did not get pricked. but, now i am paranoid that i will come across one again and get pricked. after the fact, i did a little snooping around and found another on under the cushion on his couch, i did a little research on how long hiv can survive inside a needle. i have read a few days to a few weeks. please help.
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Offline nwo

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Re: oraquick
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2006, 12:21:50 am »
It can live in a needle for a month...so be careful around those needles
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Re: oraquick
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2006, 08:39:55 am »
nwo,

Your information is incorrect. You are in no position to give advice on this forum and I am asking you to stay in your own thread from now on.

Ann
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Re: oraquick
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2006, 08:42:49 am »
tommy,

Hiv is not transmitted through needles left lying around. Hiv can be transmitted when needles are immediately shared between a positive and a negative person. As long as you are not sharing needles or having unprotected intercourse with your tennant, you don't need to worry about hiv in your dealings with him or his possessions.

Stop snooping around your tennant's apartment and you won't have to worry about getting stuck with one of his needles. If you need to make further repairs to the property, ask him to make sure he hasn't left any lying around. Simple as that.

Ann
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Condom and Lube Info  

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

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Re: oraquick
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2006, 09:18:06 pm »
is there a higher chance of contracting hiv from a woman through vaginal sex if she is either on her period, or just coming off her period? sex WITH a condom that is. i noticed that last time i had intercourse with a girl, there was a pinkish substance on the tip of the condom when i withdrew. i never seen this before. any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Offline RapidRod

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Re: oraquick
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2006, 09:43:20 pm »
Protected sex, means what it says. "It was protect." It don't matter if she was on her period or not.
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Offline Morgan

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Re: oraquick
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2006, 01:34:32 am »
Tommy,

You can have sex with hiv positive menstruating women all day, every day, as long as condoms are properly used.

There are many, many people in relationships, having sex thousands of times over many years, where one person is hiv positive and one is negative and as long as condoms are used correctly, there is no risk of infection.

Hiv is a very fragile virus that does not easily infect.  It's not like catching a cold.

Pink stuff, or no pink stuff, if you properly used condoms, then you had no risk.

Morgan
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