Think Before Unsafe Sex Causes a Problem

It's only natural that when the mood strikes, the last thing on your mind is the need for safer sex. The thought is that safer sex can't be spontaneous, exciting, or feel good. Nothing could be further from the truth. Think about these things before you have unprotected sex. Taking a minute to consider the risks make keep you healthy.

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Forum Post of the Day

One Viewer Writes:

"I had a flu after about a month after I shared the same drink with an infected friend. But at the time we shared the drink, I didn't know her HIV status. The flu last about 3-4 days. I recovered from it after taking flu medicine and antibiotics. Two weeks later I had a sore throat because I shout when I sing. I don't have nausea, headache, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea but one of the HIV symptoms is flu like illness after exposure within one month. Is it coincident or am I just paranoid. Or was I really infected?"

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