Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now. Your Subscription Plan Cancel Subscription. Home India News Entertainment. HT Insight. The HIV team will explain what treatment involves and it can be as simple as taking a pill once a day.
People who are stable and well with treatment generally only attend the HIV clinic once or twice a year to monitor the condition. If you have a high risk of being are exposed to HIV but are not yet infected, you may want to consider taking medication to help stop HIV getting into your system.
It needs to be started within 72 hours of the risk of exposure and is usually taken for a month. A doctor or nurse will assess your health and level of risk, and give you PEPSE if it is right for you. What is HIV? What are the symptoms? After this period, those who do have symptoms of HIV may experience the following: Unexplainable weight loss Persistent diarrhoea more than six months Night sweats Pneumonia Skin problems Recurrent infections especially things like shingles Tiredness If you are experiencing one or more of the symptoms listed above and you think you may have been exposed to HIV you should get tested as soon as possible.
How do you catch it? How do you prevent it? This may not be true for other STIs. In addition to the STIs, other infections such as hepatitis A virus , Shigella and intestinal parasites amebiasis can be spread through giving annilingus. Use barrier methods such as condoms and oral dams the right way every time you have oral sex to lower your chances of transmitting or acquiring an infection.
Yes, you can get an STI from penetrative vaginal or anal sex. STI transmission can happen whether or not there is ejaculation and even if there is only shallow penetration. When using a sex toy for penetration, STIs can be passed if the object is not properly cleaned in between partners. Anal sex poses a higher risk of infection because the lining of the anus is more prone to tears, which makes it more susceptible to infection.
Use condoms the right way every time you have penetrative sex to lower your chances of transmitting or acquiring an STI. Nearly all forms of sexual contact involve some risk of STI transmission.
Because other sexually transmitted diseases STDs also can be passed by oral sex, use a dental dam when a girl is receiving oral sex or a condom when a guy is receiving oral sex to protect against infection. Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor. Cook Children's.
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