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Questions About Treatment & Side Effects / WLI - mounjaro
« Last post by TabooPrincess on January 09, 2025, 03:59:40 pm »
Apologies if posting in the wrong section.
Is anyone using or have knowledge of weight loss injections combined with ARVs please? Specifically mounjaro.
My research only shows the ARVs may stop the mounjaro working properly, not the other way around (obvs I don’t want to affect the ARVs working properly). I’ll ask my healthcare provider but looking for first hand knowledge too.
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Do I Have HIV? / Re: I was bitten by a guys and there was blood involved
« Last post by Jim on January 09, 2025, 09:51:34 am »
In brief, your adult HIV risks are:

* Condomless intercourse & a minute (theoretical) HIV risk if you give a blowjob.
* Sharing drugs rigs (Syringes)
* Blood products/ transfusions (Rare nowadays in most nations thanks to screening)

That's it.

Here's what you need to know to reduce your HIV risks:
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse correctly and consistently, with no exceptions. Consider talking to your healthcare provider about PrEP as an additional layer of protection against HIV and consider getting vaccinated against HPV, Mpox,  Hepatitis A & B.

Keep in mind that some sexual practices described as safe in terms of acquiring HIV still pose a risk for other easier-acquired STIs. So please do get tested at least yearly for STIs, including but not limited to HIV, and more frequently if condomless intercourse occurs.

Also, note that it is possible to have an STI and show no signs or symptoms; testing is the only way to know.

Kind regards

Jim

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Do I Have HIV? / Re: I was bitten by a guys and there was blood involved
« Last post by Jim on January 09, 2025, 09:44:58 am »
https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=220.0

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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Unprotected vaginal sex maybe
« Last post by Jim on January 09, 2025, 08:21:52 am »
Asked and answered already.

I recommend you get tested to confirm your HIV & STI status, that is the only way to know your status.
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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Unprotected vaginal sex maybe
« Last post by Mjamal on January 09, 2025, 08:14:39 am »
Since i dont have sex except the 4 years ago, would people remember how many times they had sex except for people who do it many times or with many people. Is 7 years that long for you to forget your first sex. Would i remember without a doubt i had or lost my virginity unprotected sex.
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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Unprotected vaginal sex maybe
« Last post by Mjamal on January 09, 2025, 08:10:42 am »
To be honest i cant remember at all and i really dont think so it happened. As i didn’t experience the penetration pressure, the gripping, the warmth and wetness or the feeling overall ( sorry for the description). I dont have sex at all except for before 4 years protected sex which gave me anxiety. If it happened i would have remembered i lost my virginity unprotected sex but I can’t recall it. I think its anxiety which makes me making up things. You said you know people 12 years while HIV waa causing damages but wouldn’t they know something is wrong and they are constantly ill and doctors have to do several blood tests to determine the cause of repeated illness and not improving.
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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Unprotected vaginal sex maybe
« Last post by Jim on January 09, 2025, 07:43:48 am »
I know people that "seemed" fine for 12 years even whilst HIV was causing damage.

Anyhow, symptoms is a pointless discussion, now I somehow doubt you had sex 7 years ago, sounds like a lot of anxiety talking to me but as you can't tell me what happened and you obviously haven't been testing regularly, I recommend you get tested to confirm your HIV & STI status.

Here's what you need to know to reduce your HIV risks:
Use condoms for anal or easier-acquired correctly and consistently, with no exceptions. Consider talking to your healthcare provider about PrEP as an additional layer of protection against HIV and consider getting vaccinated against HPV, Mpox, Hepatitis A & B.

Keep in mind that some sexual practices described as safe in terms of acquiring HIV still pose a risk for other easier-acquired STIs. So please do get tested at least yearly for STIs, including but not limited to HIV, and more frequently if condomless intercourse occurs.

Also, note that it is possible to have an STI and show no signs or symptoms; testing is the only way to know.

Kind regards

Jim

Please Note.
As a member of the "Do I have HIV" Forum, you are required to only post in this one thread no matter how long between visits or the subject matter. You can find this thread by going to your profile and selecting show own post, which will take you here. It helps us to help you when you keep all your thoughts or questions in one thread, and it helps other readers to follow the discussion. Any additional threads will be removed.
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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Unprotected vaginal sex maybe
« Last post by Jim on January 09, 2025, 07:35:01 am »
So you can't remember if you had sex or not 7 years ago and you had sex using a condom 4 years ago.

Have you been sexually active with anyone else?
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Do I Have HIV? / Unprotected vaginal sex maybe
« Last post by Mjamal on January 09, 2025, 07:30:24 am »
Hi. I came across this website forum. Wonderful forum helping people with anxiety.
7 years ago in Malaysia i might had an exposure with Thai girl in a massage parlor. I really cant remember at all if we had unprotected sex, i try hard but cant. It was the first time with a girl and i was a virgin. I remember the protected sex i had 4 years ago with the details but not this. To my knowledge all we did was massage, cuddling and really short oral sex. Im anxious so i guess my mind is making up things i didnt do and this anxiety suddenly popped up a week ago. Now will i know i had HIV for all thois years with showing any serious symptoms? Will i be seriously ill and in the hospital bed ? Will i have AIDS now? Its being 7 years and three months. I only had one sex as i sure know and lost my virginity but i cant for real remember about the 7 years and if i did happen i will finish so quick because its my first and im obese. Help me understand.
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Forums Gatherings / Re: Monthly Virtual Gathering
« Last post by Jim on January 08, 2025, 03:06:17 pm »
lol, Just saw on the invite email body it says "111h of Jan"  ;D that should be the "11th of Jan"

Quote from: leatherman on January 06, 2025, 06:15:39 pm
Christmas, New Year's Day, vacations, Winter (at least here in SC and, from all the white on the weather map, a lot of northern North America). I want to hear about the snow and trips!

Yeah, I got lots of travel stories, and I met loads of people from different South American nations, I've been broadening my cultural horizon over the holidays and I also stopped drinking, a total pain in the ass but it had to happen.
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