What’s the Risk I Have HIV/AIDS?
People ask what the risk is that they have already contracted HIV. There’s no way to reliably estimate what the risk is that a particular individual already has or has not contracted HIV. There are too many variables that play a role and that are difficult or impossible to quantify. In reality, either you have already contracted HIV, or you have not. Speculating won’t help you, your partners, or your loved ones. If you think you may have been exposed to HIV or may have any risk factors, you should get tested for HIV. If you have already contracted HIV, you are much better off finding out now and getting early monitoring and treatment that can improve the quality and length of your life than waiting until later. For more information, visit www.GlobalLifeworks.org and www.AIDSvideos.org This video is freely downloadable from www.archive.org .Disabled accessibility: The transcript for this and many other AIDSvideos.org videos can be downloaded from aidsvideos.org . [Do you want to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS? Are you fluent in a language other than English? Then volunteer to translate this video into another language! Click AIDSvideos.org to learn how you can help!!!]
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Well the odds to win the lottery are 1 to 13.000.000 but almost every weekend someone does! Even when 1 in 200 sounds rather low.. well it could be Nr. 1, Nr. 3 or so on in your 200!
2 da fagot below dat arnold guy i had (and am havin) unprotected sex with tonz of HIV positive girlz n i still test negative
n 2 AIDSvideos yall aint helpin nobody if u have HIV u gonn die eventualy
how often does early symptoms of HIV occur
hmm that’s actually not true
it’s like one in 500
and it’s way harder for a girl to give it to a guy, because her fluids has to somehow get through the pee hole and go into the blood stream
there’s been plenty of cases of couples who one was positive and they didnt know it and ketp on having sex for years……and the other one still tests negative after…be careful, but the truth is, hiv is actually much harder to get then most other viruses
I am an MD. Here are the odds of contracting HIV having sex with an HIV+ partner based on the Smith DK, Grohskopf LA, Black RJ, et al study.
Receptive anal 50:10,000
Insertive anal 6.5:10,000
Receptive penile-vaginal 10:10,000
Insertive penile-vaginal 5:10,000
Receptive oral 1:10,000
Insertive oral 0.5:10,000
50 in 10,000? Doesn’t sound like much does it? 0.5%. Or 1 in 200 times having sex you could contract a horrible life-changing disease.
I’d avoid those odds.
This is Eric; I’m not a doctor. I agree that unprotected sex (with an HIV+ person or otherwise) is not a risk you should take, and I encourage all people who choose to be sexually active to use safer sex techniques like condoms to reduce their risk. However, that said, it’s worth noting that scientific studies don’t show that the risk of HIV transmission is quite as high as you’re suggesting. Wikipedia’s “HIV” article has a good table summarizing transmission risk estimates.
i swear to you if u have unprotected sex with hiv positive person ur chance of not contracting the virus is like 1 in 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999, i would have to say u will pretty much be positive if u had unprotected sex with a positive individual
how can i be a doctor like you?
I have watched “Some Ways You Can Contract HIV and the Risk of Each One” I also posted a comment there, & it is currently waiting approval. I have watched videos on youtube before, but in order to post a comment I had to join, I thought that the user name was appropriate because that is my reason for watching your videos, for statistics, but also for info. I still stand by my previous post that the title is misleading. Please take it as constructive criticism & not as an attack on your work.
I don’t agree that the title is misleading at all. We get this question constantly from people who HAVEN’T been tested, so it’s fair to answer it by encouraging them to get tested. Watch “Some Ways You Can Contract HIV and the Risk of Each One” for statistics about risks. I also note with interest that your account joined today with username “seekingstats” and watched 0 videos before you posted this negative comment. Hmmm …
The title of this video is misleading. Some of us out there (such as myself) have been tested & are nervously awaiting the results. In the mean time, I came across this video in order to gather more info about my situation & to help me cope w/ the waiting period. The video however, provided no information on the risk of HIV, it only stated that it is too complicated to count the risk b/c of all the different factors. Basically it was just another video that said to get tested and use condoms.
Thank you this was very informative.