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Dear Deni,
I am male, 33. Very high sexual energy but
been very cautious of who I have sex with, in fact too cautious
. . . I sometimes get deprived.
I now decided to get my partners (if willing
) to go for a HIV checkup b4 we hit it.
Maybe even go for one to make her feels reassured
too.
Need your advise. Have had this question
for a long time.
1. How long does it take the HIV virus to
show up?
2. Lets say if I had her test done and get
the results that says "HIV —not detected" .. does
that mean its safe? .... Or is it possible for the virus to be in
a dormant state....or a germination state for a while.....would
appreciate your response.
rgds
joe
Dear Joe,
AIDS is definitely scary, and we ALL should
be careful, as you are obviously trying to be. I commend you.
I must say, first off, I am NOT a medical
doctor, or even a nurse. I have some general knowledge about
my own body however. So let me share what I believe to be true with
you. I URGE you to confirm my beliefs with a competent medical person
before taking action.
Lets first talk about diseases in general.
An otherwise healthy body contacts a disease,
any disease, through introduction of either a virus or bacteria
into the body. At that point there may be only one organism, or
many millions, depending on how the infection started. If there
are relatively few infecting organisms, the body may be able to
stave off the infection if the body already has within its arsenal
of antibodies, something that is deadly to the invading germs or
virus.
AIDS however, or more correctly the HIV virus,
has only been around for a few decades. Therefore relatively
few humans have anything that is even close to being able to fight
it.
Let’s take a similar situation and trace
it through. Let’s discuss the common cold. Colds, like HIV,
are caused by a virus. Many viruses seem to be able to change (mutate)
rapidly. That means that an antibody that is already in our immune
system from a previous cold may not be able to deal with the new,
mutated virus.
Many colds are introduced to our noses by
our hands. Let’s say we wipe our face, and the cold virus is
there from shaking hands or handling money. We wipe our hand on
our nose and the virus is introduced to our nose. We breathe in
and the virus is lodged in the mucus of our nose, where it begins
to get comfy. Like those idiotic commercial, the virus sets up
housekeeping and begins to produce "offspring". Soon
there is a whole colony of cold viruses that are penetrating the
cells of our nasal lining.
During the time from when the virus first
arrives on our body, until it is sufficiently multiplied to begin
to cause us conscious discomfort is about three days with a normal
cold. This is called the gestation period. We may not show any
cold symptoms at all, but believe me, we already have a cold
and are already infecting others if we are around them, or handle
money, or serve them food, or kiss them, etc.
The same is true of HIV. HIV (human immunodeficiency
virus) is a virus that, when it progresses, leads to a condition
in humans called AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). It is
interesting that when we say someone died of AIDS, we are actually
saying that they died of some complication from AIDS such as an
infection or cancer.
The good news is that HIV is very fragile
outside the body. Therefore we contract HIV only though intimate
contact.
The most common ways HIV is passed are:
1. By having unprotected anal, vaginal
or oral sex with an infected person.
2. By sharing needles or syringes for
injecting drugs with an infected person.
Most HIV antibody tests done by your doctor
are accurate if they are done 3 to 6 months or longer after you
think you may have been infected. It takes this long for the antibodies
to show up in the blood. Remember, one negative test is not a guarantee
that you don't have HIV or won't get it in the future.
It takes an average of 8 years for symptoms
of AIDS to develop after a person is infected with HIV. So even
people who don't look or feel sick can give you AIDS.
The "safest" sex is no sex.
If you are having sex, "safer" sex is sex
between 2 people who don't have HIV infection, only have sex with
each other, and don't use injectable drugs.
Safer sex also means using condoms if you
have any doubts about whether your partner is infected or whether
he or she is having sex with someone else. Use male latex condoms
EVERY time you have sex.
Never let an infected person’s blood,
semen, urine, vaginal fluid or feces (poop) get into your anus,
vagina or mouth.
Finally, let me say, that no one who has
sex, even with their husband or wife, is totally free of risk of
contracting HIV. There spouse could be cheating on them, or have
had sex with an infected person unknowingly
HIV has taken its toll on hundreds of millions
of people around the world. I pray that none of my readers are,
or become, one of them.
Deni
Samarel Sex Guide Editor
Better Sex Advice
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