HIV / AIDS Q&A's

1. What is AIDS?
2. How do you get HIV?
3. Can I get HIV from casual contact (shaking hands, hugging, using a toilet, drinking from the same glass, or the sneezing and coughing of an infected person)?
4. What are the most common ways that HIV is transmitted from one person to another?
5. Why should I get tested for HIV?
6. How can I tell if I’m infected with HIV?
7. How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV?
8. What's the difference between anonymous and confidential HIV testing?
9. Are there different kinds of HIV tests?
10. What are rapid HIV tests?
11. Are there other HIV tests available?
12. Where can I get tested for HIV infection?
13. If I test HIV–, does that mean that my partner is HIV– also?
14. What if I test positive for HIV?
15. Can HIV+ guys become re-infected?
16. Can I tell if someone is HIV+ just from looking at them?
17. Can I get HIV from performing oral sex?
18. Can I get HIV from someone performing oral sex on me?
19. Can tops get HIV from getting sucked off?
20. If someone is HIV+, but has an undetectable viral load, is it still "safe" to suck their cock without a condom?
21. How much HIV is there is pre-cum?
22. Can I get HIV from kissing on the cheek, or open-mouth or deep kissing ("swapping saliva")?
23. What's the risk of getting HIV from rimming?
24. How safe is fingering?
25. How safe is piss?
26. Can I get HIV from anal sex?
27. Should I douche before getting fucked?
28. Can I get HIV from having vaginal sex?
29. Is there a connection between HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
30. Who or what is Crissy or Tina?
31. Why is injecting drugs a risk for HIV?
32. How can people who use injection drugs reduce their risk for HIV infection?
33. Can I get HIV from getting a tattoo or through body piercing?
34. I just got an oral or genital piercing. How long should I wait before having sex?
35. How do I know if I'm gay?
36. I've just had anal sex for the 1st time. When I go to the bathroom, it hurts a lot, itches, and it sometimes even bleeds. Is this normal?
37. If my partner and I are monogamous and we've tested negative for HIV, is it safe for us to have unprotected sex?
38. Where can I go for HIV testing ?

 

 

 

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2. What is lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)?
3. Is LGV frequent?
4. How is the microbe responsible for LGV transmitted?
5. What is the incubation period for LGV?
6. What are the symptoms of LGV?
7. Men and LGV
8. Women and LGV
9. LGV and pregnancy?
10. How is LGV diagnosed ?
11. Is there a treatment for LGV ?
12. Who is at risk of contracting LGV ?
13. How can an individual infected with LGV prevent transmission?
14. How can I avoid contracting LGV ?