How can you tell if someone has HIV/AIDS? My husband has been having sex with men and we are separated now.?!
Question: How can you tell if someone has HIV/AIDS.? My husband has been having sex with men and we are separated now..?
I want to know what is going on and whether I could have contracted the disease from him. I am going to get tested this Wednesday.
So, here are the symptoms that I have noticed so far. His skin is shedding (like thick brown dandrufff...but it is coming from all over his body, especially his feet), he has skin rashes all over his abdomen, chest, arms, and back; he hair is skimpy (like he got a bad hair cut or like his hair is thinning); he is losing weight rapidly; he doesn't want to have sex with me (not that I want to do it with him either); He's always coughing; he has a funny body odor now.
also he had a wart looking type of bump on the tip of his penis for a while. He always has these huge deep "bumps" or those pimples that are huge and hurt really badly on his @$$..they leave black marks. He calls them "risons."
Last year before I found out about his sexual behavior he gave me trichomonasis. I think that is the gateway disease to HIV. I always had a bacterial infection or yeast infection. I think this was because he was having sex with men. So could he have HIV .? So could he have HIV.?Health Question & Answer
So, here are the symptoms that I have noticed so far. His skin is shedding (like thick brown dandrufff...but it is coming from all over his body, especially his feet), he has skin rashes all over his abdomen, chest, arms, and back; he hair is skimpy (like he got a bad hair cut or like his hair is thinning); he is losing weight rapidly; he doesn't want to have sex with me (not that I want to do it with him either); He's always coughing; he has a funny body odor now.
also he had a wart looking type of bump on the tip of his penis for a while. He always has these huge deep "bumps" or those pimples that are huge and hurt really badly on his @$$..they leave black marks. He calls them "risons."
Last year before I found out about his sexual behavior he gave me trichomonasis. I think that is the gateway disease to HIV. I always had a bacterial infection or yeast infection. I think this was because he was having sex with men. So could he have HIV .? So could he have HIV.?Health Question & Answer
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The best way for you to be sure is get tested, and I am glad you are doing that on Wednesday. How long have you been separated.? With HIV there is a 3 month window period, so if you have been sexually active with him in the past 3 months get tested now and then 3 months after the last time you had sex with him.
What you have described could be many different things, so get yourself tested and that will be a great start.
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What you have described could be many different things, so get yourself tested and that will be a great start.
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Although those symptoms don't appear to be those related to HIV, get tested. You can never go off of symptoms alone, some people have no symptoms..Health Question & Answer
Rash on Chest and Rapid Weight loss are 2 early (primary) symptoms of HIV.
As to weather he has it, he obviously needs to be tested.
Many men who have sex with other men, do not use protection, as they think... well we can't get pregnant. and this is why there is a high HIV rate in homosexual men.
As for yourself, I would definately go and get tested, as you may be infected if you were having sex with him and were unaware of his sexual behaviour.
As for the wart type thing on his penis. Could have been anything.
Get yourself tested, good luck. Health Question & Answer
As to weather he has it, he obviously needs to be tested.
Many men who have sex with other men, do not use protection, as they think... well we can't get pregnant. and this is why there is a high HIV rate in homosexual men.
As for yourself, I would definately go and get tested, as you may be infected if you were having sex with him and were unaware of his sexual behaviour.
As for the wart type thing on his penis. Could have been anything.
Get yourself tested, good luck. Health Question & Answer
He could, or he could be using drugs. Trichomonasis is not a gateway to HIV, the only thing they have in common is they are STD's, Trich is common and curable. Being tested is the only way to know, HIV/AIDS symptoms are common to many other things, it does not have any specific set of symptoms itself, it destroys the immune system and the body can't fight off infection. I would say the most common thing is flu-like symptoms that don't go away. Health Question & Answer
It is possible that he has HIV, but his symptoms could be caused by other problems. He should see a doctor and get tested if he has not done so already. You should be tested, because there are often no early symptoms of HIV. also, having some STDs does make it easier for your body to be infected by HIV. It can take up to 3 months for HIV antibodies to show up on tests, and in rare cases, up to 6 months, so you should get tested 3 months after your last sexual contact with him, then retest 3 months later.Health Question & Answer
Early Symptoms of HIV
The earliest symptoms of HIV infection occur while your body begins to form antibodies to the virus (known as seroconversion) between six weeks and three months after infection with the HIV virus. Those who do show early HIV symptoms will develop flu-like symptoms. This can include: fever, rash, muscles aches and swollen lymph nodes and glands. However, for most people, the first symptoms of HIV will not be apparent.
Although the infection is slowly taking hold of your body, the majority of those infected with HIV will be asymptomatic. Only by being tested for HIV can you know for sure if you have been infected. Yet, despite the absence of HIV symptoms, you are still highly contagious during this time making it very much a possibility to infect others, including your baby.
HIV/AIDS Symptoms
As the infection progresses, people with HIV grow increasingly susceptible to illnesses and infection that don't normally affect the healthy population. Even though many of these illnesses can easily be treated, those with HIV often have such weakened immune systems that typical cures fail.
Without treatment, people infected with HIV can expect to develop AIDS eight to ten years after HIV infection. Taking HIV medications, however, can slow down this progression. With treatment, it can take ten to 15 years or more before you develop AIDS. In the later stages of HIV, before it progresses to full blown AIDS, signs of HIV infection can involve more severe symptoms. These include:
chronic yeast infections or thrush (yeast infection of the mouth)
Fever and/or night sweats
Easy bruising
Bouts of extreme exhaustion
Unexplained body rashes
Appearance of purplish lesions on the skin or inside mouth
Sudden unexplained weight loss
Chronic diarrhea lasting for a month or more
Symptoms of AIDS
To be diagnosed with AIDS, your T4 cell count must drop to below 200 per cubic millimeter (in healthy adults, a T4 cell count of 1,000 or more per millimeter is normal) or be infected with an opportunistic infection. Opportunistic infections are so named because they take advantage of your weakened immune system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a list of those illnesses that are deemed to be opportunistic infections and lead to an AIDS diagnosis. This list includes, but is not limited to:
Kaposi's Sarcoma
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Candidiasis of the esophagus, trachea, bronchi or lungs
Toxoplasmosis of the brain
Severe bacterial infections
Invasive cervical cancer
Lymphoma
Recurrent pneumonia
Additionally, vision loss, nerve damage and brain impairment can also occur. Signs of brain deterioration include troubles thinking, loss of co-ordination and balance and behavioral changes.
While there are treatments to help prolong the life of those infected with the AIDS virus, there is currently no AIDS cure. The best way to protect yourself is by taking preventative measures.
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The earliest symptoms of HIV infection occur while your body begins to form antibodies to the virus (known as seroconversion) between six weeks and three months after infection with the HIV virus. Those who do show early HIV symptoms will develop flu-like symptoms. This can include: fever, rash, muscles aches and swollen lymph nodes and glands. However, for most people, the first symptoms of HIV will not be apparent.
Although the infection is slowly taking hold of your body, the majority of those infected with HIV will be asymptomatic. Only by being tested for HIV can you know for sure if you have been infected. Yet, despite the absence of HIV symptoms, you are still highly contagious during this time making it very much a possibility to infect others, including your baby.
HIV/AIDS Symptoms
As the infection progresses, people with HIV grow increasingly susceptible to illnesses and infection that don't normally affect the healthy population. Even though many of these illnesses can easily be treated, those with HIV often have such weakened immune systems that typical cures fail.
Without treatment, people infected with HIV can expect to develop AIDS eight to ten years after HIV infection. Taking HIV medications, however, can slow down this progression. With treatment, it can take ten to 15 years or more before you develop AIDS. In the later stages of HIV, before it progresses to full blown AIDS, signs of HIV infection can involve more severe symptoms. These include:
chronic yeast infections or thrush (yeast infection of the mouth)
Fever and/or night sweats
Easy bruising
Bouts of extreme exhaustion
Unexplained body rashes
Appearance of purplish lesions on the skin or inside mouth
Sudden unexplained weight loss
Chronic diarrhea lasting for a month or more
Symptoms of AIDS
To be diagnosed with AIDS, your T4 cell count must drop to below 200 per cubic millimeter (in healthy adults, a T4 cell count of 1,000 or more per millimeter is normal) or be infected with an opportunistic infection. Opportunistic infections are so named because they take advantage of your weakened immune system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a list of those illnesses that are deemed to be opportunistic infections and lead to an AIDS diagnosis. This list includes, but is not limited to:
Kaposi's Sarcoma
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Candidiasis of the esophagus, trachea, bronchi or lungs
Toxoplasmosis of the brain
Severe bacterial infections
Invasive cervical cancer
Lymphoma
Recurrent pneumonia
Additionally, vision loss, nerve damage and brain impairment can also occur. Signs of brain deterioration include troubles thinking, loss of co-ordination and balance and behavioral changes.
While there are treatments to help prolong the life of those infected with the AIDS virus, there is currently no AIDS cure. The best way to protect yourself is by taking preventative measures.
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None of these symptoms seem to be related to HIV infection. And just because he is sleeping with men does not mean he is automatically infected with HIV as not all gay men have HIV.
Trich is not a gateway disease to HIV --- it is possible that having trich can increase the likelihood of HIV infection should you be exposed to HIV after having trich, but the same can be said of all sexually transmitted infections.
Always having BV or yeast infections does not go along with your partner having male partners. There are a variety of factors that can cause BV and yeast infections, none of them related to having a male partner who sleeps with men on the side.
Of course he could have HIV. Anyone who has ever had unprotected sex can have HIV. The only way to know is to get tested.
I would definitely suggest, as I do with everyone, to get an HIV test. It really should be, at the very least, a part of everyone's annual physical (and more regularly for those with multiple partners).
Good luck with the test, and be careful about being too forceful in making a connection between HIV and gay men. Yes, gay men are still affected disproportionately in North America, but global statistics are very sobering. The vast majority of people around the world who are HIV+ got it from heterosexual sex.
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Trich is not a gateway disease to HIV --- it is possible that having trich can increase the likelihood of HIV infection should you be exposed to HIV after having trich, but the same can be said of all sexually transmitted infections.
Always having BV or yeast infections does not go along with your partner having male partners. There are a variety of factors that can cause BV and yeast infections, none of them related to having a male partner who sleeps with men on the side.
Of course he could have HIV. Anyone who has ever had unprotected sex can have HIV. The only way to know is to get tested.
I would definitely suggest, as I do with everyone, to get an HIV test. It really should be, at the very least, a part of everyone's annual physical (and more regularly for those with multiple partners).
Good luck with the test, and be careful about being too forceful in making a connection between HIV and gay men. Yes, gay men are still affected disproportionately in North America, but global statistics are very sobering. The vast majority of people around the world who are HIV+ got it from heterosexual sex.
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