by 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.