My boyfriend and I are thinking of having sex for the first time, please advise
My boyfriend and I have been together since we were 13. Now I am 17 and thinking of having sex with him for the first time. Neither of us have had sex before and I’m now on the pill, do you think it’s okay if we have sex without a condom?
How many sex workers have HIV?
My friends want me to have sex with a prostitute as part of my 18th birthday present, but I’m very worried about catching HIV. I wanted to know, among sex workers in this country, what percentage are infected with HIV? Also, if I do have sex with a prostitute, should I use two condoms at once to make sure I protect myself?
How do emergency ARVs prevent you from contracting HIV?
If you are raped by someone who is HIV-positive and you then go on emergency ARVs in order to prevent you getting the disease, how do they stop you from getting HIV? I’ve heard that with normal ARVs you can only take them after your CD4 count has dropped below 200, so how are the emergency ARVs different? How do they stop you from actually getting the disease if you take them right away, but don’t stop you from getting the disease if you wait before you take them?
What is the status quo of clinical trials of HIV/AIDS vaccines in SA?
Are there any attempts to find an HIV vaccine in South Africa?
What is being done to prevent contraction of HIV through blood transfusion?
I know that some people have contracted HIV through blood transfusions. What is being done nowadays to stop this from happening again?
Do I have to tell my prospective employees that I’m HIV-positive?
If I’m HIV-positive, can it stop me from getting a job? Do I have to tell my prospective employees that I’m HIV-positive?
Can I contract HIV from anal sex?
I’ve heard that if you have anal sex you’ll get HIV. Is this true?
Can I get infected from kissing someone with sores on their gums or cut tongue?
If I kiss an infected person who has sores on their gums, or a cut tongue, can I contract HIV?
Can I contract HIV from my pets?
As a pet lover I have three dogs and seven cats, so I make several trips to the vet for small surgical procedures. Can my pets contract the virus and can I get infected through contact with them?
If blood lands on me, and that person is infected, can I become infected?
I play a lot of rugby and there’s quite often someone who gets a bloody nose or something. If blood lands on me and that person is infected can I become infected? If I wash it off immediately with soap is that enough to prevent infection?
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