i have just had a hiv test im terrified it will be positive im a single mom and have slept around?

i have just had a hiv test im terrified it will be positive im a single mom and have slept around?

Postby djb on Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:07 am

Slept around in what way? Many men, a couple men? Is there drug use involved? Actually the odds of contracting the virus are in your favor. The odds of contracting from 1 person having sex with them one time are more out of range than you would think. Its probably better that you had different flings if you think about it. NOT THAT I CONDONE THIS! lol It is still a risk.But do not drive yourself crazy. You probably are fine, but stop this behavior. Remember how you feel right now the next time the situation involving sex presents itself. Keep yourself safe. Ask your partner if they have been tested. Ask for proof if you have to. If you feel it is out of place, then you have no right sleeping with that person. Make them practice safe sex. etc.. It is such a scary world. Make sure you are around for your baby as long as you can be.Take care.
djb
 
Posts: 1
Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:07 am

i have just had a hiv test im terrified it will be positive im a single mom and have slept around?

Postby Movielover0229 on Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:47 pm

Ways in which you can be infected with HIV :Unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person Sexual intercourse without a condom is risky, because the virus, which is present in an infected person's sexual fluids, can pass directly into the body of their partner. This is true for unprotected vaginal and anal sex. Oral sex carries a lower risk, but again HIV transmission can occur here if a condom is not used - for example, if one partner has bleeding gums or an open cut, however small, in their mouth. Contact with an infected person's blood If sufficient blood from an infected person enters someone else's body then it can pass on the virus. From mother to child HIV can be transmitted from an infected woman to her baby during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding. There are special drugs that can greatly reduce the chances of this happening, but they are unavailable in much of the developing world. Use of infected blood products Many people in the past have been infected with HIV by the use of blood transfusions and blood products which were contaminated with the virus - in hospitals, for example. In much of the world this is no longer a significant risk, as blood donations are routinely tested. Injecting drugs People who use injected drugs are also vulnerable to HIV infection. In many parts of the world, often because it is illegal to possess them, injecting equipment or works are shared. A tiny amount of blood can transmit HIV, and can be injected directly into the bloodstream with the drugs. Do the best you can for now.Stressing for now won't make it better.If you have time with your kid,honor that.I'm surpised you did not get tested for HIV/STD PAP before pregency.I just got tested 4mths ago.yearly visit.I was negative.I don't sleep around.I have a wonderful man after along time of being single and a newborn.I can't judge no one since I'm no one to judge.But you have to have faith in yourself and get it off your mind and get educated before you get all paranoid.prayers are with ya.
Movielover0229
 
Posts: 1
Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:47 pm

i have just had a hiv test im terrified it will be positive im a single mom and have slept around?

Postby DrPhilamina on Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:28 am

that's really sad to hear. All you can do is pray and ask God for forgiveness for your sins, and to protect you and your son. You said you sleot around, but was it also unprotected? I mean no one on here can predict what the outcome will be. If you are HIV+ it doesn't mean your son will be for sure, but there is a chance, you'll need to have him tested too. If it's positive, I just hope you take care of yourself, you can still live for many more years, it's not a death sentence - if you take proper care of yourself. If it's negative, I hope you remember what this fear feels like and stop taking risks with your and your kid's lives!God Bless
DrPhilamina
 
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:28 am

Previous

Return to AIDS Treatment News

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests

cron