what is the chance of becoming infected with HIV/AIDS if you do not know if you partner is positive or negitiv?
(for a white female who is having sex with only heterosexual men)
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1 :
chanes are less
2 :
However small the chance is are you willing to risk your life for it? Maybe you should find out for sure first.
3 :
condoms+Other forms of contraceptive/or abstinence=0% chance.
4 :
Pretty small, but why risk it? just don't have sex with any homosexual hemopheliac heroin addicts from Haiti anytime soon.
5 :
You have no way to calculate that unless you know if they're positive or negative. Get tested, stupid.
6 :
Use Condom as protection. Better be safe than sorry. Don't leave it to chances. Be in control. Reduce your risk and cut out unknown circumstances.
7 :
You are in the lowest risk category in the US - hetersexual vaginal intercourse. However, it is still possible to contract the virus if your partner has it. If you don't know he has it... well then we can't really tell you. If he has it and you have unprotected sex, it depends on how far along his virus is. In the first month he contracts the virus, that's when you are most likely to contract it from him. It goes into a mostly latent stage from that point, so you're less likely to get it, though it is still possible. Your best bet would be to use a condom. When used properly, condoms are about 98% effective against the AIDS virus.
8 :
probably 50/50.
9 :
Women just like yourself are diagnosed with HIV everyday and just try to imagine what is going through each and every one of their minds when the doctor tells them that they are HIV positive. Trust me it happens all the time. Eight years ago there were about 16,000 new HIV infections every single day. 80% of these people had no idea at the time of their testing that they had it. 75% of these people did not even have symptoms.
10 :
You should always use a condom with every partner. You don't know who they are sleeping with. Just take care of your own health and be safe---use condoms!
11 :
Anything is a 50/50 chance. you are gambeling with your life.
12 :
ANY unprotected sex is a risk for HIV and other STD infection. Having multiple partners increases risk of HIV infection. Also, it is easier for men who are infected to pass the virus to women or other men during unprotected sex than it is for infected women to pass the virus to men during unprotected sex. Most people who have HIV have no symptoms for several years, and in fact, many STDs do not have symptoms soon after infection. You can not tell that someone is infected just by looking at them. Many cases of HIV infection occur because someone who does not know they are infected passes the virus to other people. The only way to find out if you are infected is to get tested. More than 98% of people who have HIV would test positive within 3 months. In very rare cases, it could take up to 6 months for someone to test positive.
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Your chances are greater than his. If he has had other partners and has never tested for HIV you are at risk. People can be HIV+ for 10-12 years before they have any signs. So every time you have unprotected sex with him you are putting yourself at risk.
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