tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23119886.post116193087918329217..comments2023-10-23T12:18:58.655-07:00Comments on PegSpot: Scared Sexless (my latest "Ask Dr Peg" column)Peg Spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03052139882594799076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23119886.post-92189980400693135142007-12-06T07:17:00.000-08:002007-12-06T07:17:00.000-08:00I have sex 5 days ago with my boyfriend, first tim...I have sex 5 days ago with my boyfriend, first time we have sex without using contraceptive. he is 39 and i am 28. we didnt have intercourse later. but ive notice greenish discharge in my vagina with a bit of smell like sperm almost but with a small distinction. at first, i though its just the remains of his sperms coming out from my vagina. but 5 days and its still there. i look for some reasons behind and look for the internet. OMG, i hope its not STI! but i have the feeling it is. i talk about it to him in the phone and he said he had his last sex at 1 and half years ago. and he had to convince me more. how do you explain it? please need further informationa about the possibilities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23119886.post-1164519109437866462006-11-25T21:31:00.000-08:002006-11-25T21:31:00.000-08:00Giovanni - "D" was for "disease" and "I" is for "i...Giovanni - "D" was for "disease" and "I" is for "infection." I think it was just a trend toward specificity, but I'm not sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23119886.post-1162329809705553282006-10-31T13:23:00.000-08:002006-10-31T13:23:00.000-08:00Origin - Thank you so much for your comment. You'r...Origin - Thank you so much for your comment. You're right. We follow this protocol with needlesticks and occupational body fluid exposures, and we certainly ask about risk factors and risk behaviors when students come in, but I've never (yet) seen a student come in the next day for a sexual HIV exposure. There's always a first time, though.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23119886.post-1162253999616632642006-10-30T16:19:00.000-08:002006-10-30T16:19:00.000-08:00One of the education programs that our local gay m...One of the education programs that our local gay medical group has worked on over the last few years is educating people about the steps that they can take if they think that they might have been exposed to HIV. The CDC just came out with these recommendations in 2004 so not even every doctor is aware that this is now recommended for the average person. So, since Dr. Peg mentioned HIV, I thought that I would add this to her comments.<BR/><BR/>Getting exposed to HIV is not hopeless and certainly not a death sentence. For quite a few years, health care workers who were exposed in the line of duty have been able to receive treatment to help them from becoming infected. <BR/><BR/>If you think there's a chance that you've been exposed to HIV, you should go see your doctor or local ER no more than 72 hours after the initial contact - the sooner the better. They will give you medicines which have a very good success rate of preventing HIV from infecting you. The drugs are pretty much the same ones given to people who already have HIV. You take them for 30 days. They are expensive and they have side effects.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, this is not something that you want to do on a whim. But if you honestly think there's a chance you might have been exposed to HIV, it's much better to take the drugs for 30 days now than for the rest of your life later.originhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738459265399896589noreply@blogger.com