How Do You Really No If Your At Risk For HIV?

Question

How do you really no if your at risk from HIV? Im sure most people have had a one night stand or a partner that may have been with someone that has been at risk so how would you no and what would make you just go and get tested?(coursework)

Answer 1

First, spell the word "know" correctly and then stop screwing around with Hatian women.

Answer 2

I think if you get tested for HIV then it stays on your records for ever. And you have to declare it on certain things, where it asks if you've ever tested for HIV etc. I suppose anyone could be at risk if they've had unprotected sex. I had always wondered with previous partners but when I was pregnant I got tested and the results are given to you verbally and not put in any notes, so they are slightly different to medical notes, where everything stays. They asked me if I wanted to be tested for HIV and I thought about it and then said yes because although I've always been careful, there was still something in the back of my mind that was worried. I guess you never really know if you're at risk after the event and that everyone that has unprotected sex is in the same "at risk" group, whether they have contracted it or not. There's no point looking back in hindsight, more important is to use protection so it's not an issue.

Answer 3

The truth is you never know if you have been exposed...your lifestyle is the key factor...ie
questions like...
do you have unsafe sex?
do you share needles?
that type of thing...nowadays its wise to get hiv tested regularly...i only have safe sex but still i get tested every 6 months or whenever i start a new relationship...

i had a hiv scare 4 years ago which turned my life around i slept with someone that literally mid way through admitted to being positive, the following day i went to the GUM clinic...after some tests i was put on PEP treatment..which is the equivilant of the morning after pill (the difference being t here is no guarentee it will work)...luckilly after 6 months of thinking i may have contracted HIV i was given the all clear...you may be the safest person in the world but the person your with may not be...

***PEP is not a solution its luck if it does work in the morning after type way - its just my experiance!!

Answer 4

Hi there,

No one really knows if they have been exposed to HIV or not. Unless you abstain from sex or are in a committed monogamous relationship where both partners have been tested for stds you will never know for sure. As long as you practise safer sex guidelines you are doing the best you can to protect yourself from HIV. Please remember that not all stds out there are transmitted through intercourse; some can be passed on simply by being in close proximity to an infected persons genitals, rectum or mouth. Basically, anyone who is going to be sexually active and is not as previously stated (committed monogamous relationship), they should be tested once a year for all stds; every six months if the behaviours are more risky.

Cheers.

Answer 5

Well your question may open a can of worms many here are ill prepared to answer. According to the CDC, the large majority of HIV infections occur in the original risks groups outlined from 1981 to when HIV was declared the cause of AIDS in 1984. Since most of the HIV research is based on assumption, I suppose its ok to make one of my own. We can assume that both hetero and homosexuals engage in unprotected sex at least some of the time. Both orientations engage in anal sex as well. Since the heterosexual population outnumber homosexuals by at least 10:1, heterosexuals lead the chart with "total" acts of unprotected sex as well as anal sex. Now Id like you to ask the CDC why HIV infection doesnt represent a graph that coincides with the population like virtually every other STD does. Virtually every other pathogenic infection (from common colds to chlamydia) is equally distributed between sexes (and race) when the associated risks are factored. This just isnt true for western HIV infection. The CDC report 74% MALE, 49% BLACK, 67% HOMOSEXUAL SEX. Another interesting tidbit is, heterosexual sex accounts for 15% while injection drug use is 13%. Do you honestly think that the number of heterosexuals at risk (which should be straight people who have sex right?) and the number of IV drug users represents logical numbers? Of the US population, how many inject drugs? About 1% (and this is a generous estimate). How many people have heterosexuals sex? Its definitely over 80% of the US sexually active population according to Kinsey. So what the CDC is essentially saying, 1% of the population account for 13% while the other risk group of vastly disproportional numbers (80+% of the sexual population is 200-240 million) account for just 2% more? If this says anything, it points that HIV is extremely difficult to transmit heterosexually given the degree of unprotected heterosexual sex (unplanned teen pregnancies can attest to that). The sheer amount of heteros compared to these other risk factors is another inconsistency that should raise a brow.

Answer 6

Anyone who has unprotected sex is at risk. (Even people who use protection can have accidents, however unlikely). And some people in long term relationships are unfaithful creating a risk for their partner. The only way to be completely sure is through abstinence or testing.

Answer 7

Hey, this is course work guys! Right, a few years ago my boyfriend cheated on me, so I smacked him in the face and left him. Next, I went to the GUM clinic and had an STD check because I didn't know where he'd been. My next boyfriend was actually a virgin (awwww, scary cos he was in his 20's) and we used condoms until thngs moved on a bit and then we had unprotected sex, but like I said, he was a virgin. My current boyfriend had an STD check before he met me and after his last partner because of an unrelated condition but had previously not had unprotected sex. Up until the one that cheated on me I used condoms.

So; I could be at risk if the latter 2 partners had been lying, I was at risk even when usingcondoms as they could have broken. The only way to be sure to avoid STD's is to avoid sexual intercourse. And all because some bloke shagged a monkey.....

Answer 8

Here is the trick if you want to know (no) if you are (your) at risk of HIV be sure and love the same partner for 30 years!

Answer 9

Well, if you are having sexual relations with anyone, you are at risk. The more partners the higher the risk. I personally think everyone should be tested as part of regular exams.

Answer 10

If you've had unprotected sex with ANYONE, you could be at risk. If you had a partner whose history you know nothing about, or you know something that makes that person a risk, then go get tested. Don't take chances.

Answer 11

Thats why its so easily spread many people dont know there at risk,If your about to hit the sheets with someoneand they say oh yeh by the way i may have aids you still gonna get in the sack with them probably not....Also some people pass it on in spite.

BUT THERE Ä°S A WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF USE CONDOMS NEVER SHARE NEEDLES!when you do settle down in a relationship i always ask my partner to come with me every 6 months for a sexual health check may sound over the top but hes happy to do that am so am i neither of us cheat but its precautinary to know they dont have anything