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At 11 days after exposure, it is too late for PEP to be effective.
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It is certainly possible that you were infected. The chances are small. But the chance of being hit by lightning is small, too, and that happens to a few people every year. The symptoms you describe could be HIV. They could also be any of a large number of other viruses or conditions. As you have significant symptoms and are concerned about them, go see a healthcare professional - that's why we have them, and they can order tests that will give you a lot more information about what is going on in your body. If the anxiety ("I'm convinced I have been infected") is a serious issue, ask the healthcare folks for something to assuage it temporarily. Benzodiazepines have their drawbacks, but for short-term anxiety they are truly useful. Keep in mind that if you have seroconverted, you have many options for treatment and are very likely to live a long and healthy life.
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What are you most optimistic about in political developments in 2025?
viking8x6 replied to nanana's topic in LGBT Politics
I have some hope that in 2025... The left wing, having had their hats handed to them, will do some serious thinking about addressing the problems of the many before chasing after the issues of the lunatic fringe. By that I mean the economy (as seen by the proletariat), healthcare, sustainable existence, and climate change (that's my personal short list of things that really count). The right wing, having their darlings Trump and Musk, et al., demonstrate their complete unsuitability for public office, will do some serious thinking about addressing the problems of the many before chasing after the issues of the lunatic fringe. By that I mean the economy (as seen by the proletariat), government spending, individual rights, and infrastructure (also my personal list, perhaps slightly less focused than the above but I'm sure some of y'all right-wingers will be glad to help me out). -
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Can poz take medicines and use drugs at the same time?
viking8x6 replied to Jezro's topic in HIV/AIDS & Sexual Health Issues
I presume you're talking about recreational drugs. If that's the case, the drugs themselves have no particular effect on HIV. However, the effects the drugs have on your body may (or may not, depending) affect your immune system or other bodily functions in ways that can change what happens with the HIV in your body. The recreational drugs may also interact with the antiviral medications you take for the HIV, although as far as I know this is not a severe problem with the most common ones in each category. This is definitely a situation where your mileage may vary. Proceed with caution and do some research to find out what information is available on the specific case you're interested in. Google is your friend (in this case). Moderator's Note: This topic is NOT in the backroom. Please respect our members in recovery and keep any discussion of recreational drugs in this topic in a clinical mode. -
Fuck, this is excellent! Got me hard and cranked up in an instant. Kudos!
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Here's a link to a Washington Post article about gender transition supporting healthcare in youth: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/12/03/gender-trans-hormones-kids-health/
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My parenthetical there was intended tongue-in-cheek (as a reference to 'acting "fey"' above). Consider that we have no way of knowing what gender identity they should be assigned at birth... so it's less a question of changing their gender identity than of recognizing what it is in the first place. And no, it's not common these days - it's estimated as well under 1% of people.
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So, what is happening now in some cases is that kids who are manifesting signs that they may be trans (acting "fem") are being given puberty blockers - yes, Virginia, that's a pill that prevents the onset of puberty while you take it - so that they have a bit more time to decide/understand whether they are really trans or it's just a phase, before puberty kicks in and causes their body to manifest the characteristics of a particular adult sex. @PozBearWI is saying that this may be just as barbaric as electroshock treatments. Although those, too, are useful in certain cases.
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10 years with the virus: questions
viking8x6 replied to silvercompany's topic in What's It Like To Be Poz?
I am not a medical doctor. I do, however, have a doctorate in science and a fair bit of knowledge on these topics. 1. one day your treatment might stop working (if your virus evolves a resistance to it). BUT - there are many classes of antivirals available now, so another treatment will probably still work if that happens AND it is quite possible (even probable) that you will die of something else before your treatment stops working 2. superinfection is an old theory, and has been observed in practice to happen very seldom, especially if you are on HAART treatment (which effectively acts as PrEP against other strains with which you might come in contact) 3. that's possible if you are immunosuppressed. If you are undetectable and your immune system is working properly, I see no reason to think that your chances of getting cancer or pneumonia would be significantly higher. 4. that's nonsense. DoxyPep can in theory cause any bacteria you have at the time you take it to become resistant to doxycycline. That risk is not very important with occasional use because doxycycline resistance is already common in many kinds of bacteria. Certainly your body will not "develop a resistance" - that's something the bacteria do, and if you don't have them, they won't do it. Bottom line: As others have said, get a different doctor. -
He stated they could be relocated to Jordan and Egypt. Never mind that neither the Palestinians, the Jordanians, nor the Egyptians think that's a good idea. Political differences aside, there were good reasons not to vote for this guy...
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Anyone know where this clip is from, or who these guys are? They're smoking hot together...
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As opposed to pre-19th century, when epidemics of it were not common, per the "Epidemiology" section of the same web page.
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Polio is caused by a virus, and certainly not by agricultural chemicals. We can be certain of the latter because polio was around before agricultural chemicals were invented. Please don't post absurd theories like that (you know who you are); they're against the rules (false statements/conspiracy theories) and I'll have to whack you with the ugly stick. While verifying my facts for this post, I discovered something I didn't know: polio epidemics weren't a thing until modern germ theory and the concomitant rise of sanitation happened. Check out the Wikipedia entry under "Epidemiology" if you're curious. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio
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What Happened To A Particular Story? Questions Here.
viking8x6 replied to rjb56's topic in Bug Chasing & Gift Giving FICTION
That would be this one here:
