MBBS, Fellowship in Diabetes Management(FIDM), Diploma in Diabetes (UK), PG Diploma in clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes
General Physician, Bangalore
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14 years experience
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If I am using birth control contraceptive pills, I cannot get HIV
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HIV can be spread during any unsafe or unprotected sex. Most forms of birth control (http://www.thewellproject.org/hiv-information/birth-control-and-hiv) ONLY protect against unwanted pregnancy, NOT sexually transmitted diseases like HIV. The only birth control method that prevents pregnancy AND significantly reduces the risk of getting HIV is the condom.
I cannot get HIV infection because I am married or have only one sexual partner.
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Because people living with HIV often do not 'look sick,' it is important to know your partner's HIV status before having unprotected sex. In an ideal world, if you and your partner remained monogamous and tested negative for HIV after the three-month window since your last possible exposures, unprotected sex would be safe. However, if your partner is living with HIV, if he or she is having sex outside the relationship, or if you re sexually faithful partner is injecting drugs and sharing needles or drug equipment, you are at risk for getting HIV. Please do not confuse love or commitment with safety from HIV. If you do not know your partner's status, and cannot use condoms, you may want to consider taking PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). This means taking HIV drugs while you are HIV-negative to reduce the chances that you will get HIV if you are exposed to it.
There is no need to use a condom during sexual contact if both partners already have HIV.
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There are different strains of HIV. If a condom is not used during sexual contact, HIV-infected partners may exchange different types or strains of HIV. This can lead to re-infection, which will make the treatment of HIV infection more difficult. The new HIV strain may become more resistant to the current treatment taken, or cause the current treatment option to be ineffective.
HIV is the same as AIDS.
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HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS. A person is said to have AIDS when his or her CD4 count drops below 200 or when he or she has certain infections or cancer. A person can have HIV for years without having AIDS. Having HIV does not mean you have AIDS.
People with HIV or AIDS look sick.
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Often, people living with HIV do not look or feel sick. Many times, they do not even know they are infected. Taking an HIV test is the only way to know if you or someone else is infected with HIV.
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