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HOME-BASED HIV TEST | DOITRIGHT.ORG
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PUT YOU AT RISK. Did you know that home-based HIV tests are available? The new OraQuick In-Home HIV Test. Is a rapid antibody test used by many clinics in Rhode Island. The test uses a swab of the mouth and results are available in 20 minutes. The test kit is available at all major pharmacies for $30-40. If your test is positive. Page for more information and resources. The Miriam Hospital HIV/STD Clinic.
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Know your Partner
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PUT YOU AT RISK. Encourage them to get tested. One in five people do not know they have HIV. Talking to a partner about HIV and STDs is not always easy, but it is important to communicate with your partners about these topics. It is helpful to ask people whether or not they are HIV positive and when they were last tested. Unfortunately, one in five people do not know they are positive. AIDSgov: Talking about Your Status to an Intimate Partner. The STD Project: How to Tell Someone You have an STD.
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Behaviors that put you at risk for HIV
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PUT YOU AT RISK. KNOW WHICH BEHAVIORS PUT YOU AT RISK. HIV can be transmitted by blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. In Rhode Island, HIV is most commonly transmitted by sex (anal or vaginal). “Anal receptive” is the highest risk and means having someone’s penis in your butt. “Anal insertive” means putting your penis in someone else’s butt. HIV is also transmitted by drug users who share needles. The Miriam Hospital HIV/STD Clinic.
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Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
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PUT YOU AT RISK. After exposure (“Morning after Pill for HIV”). Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection-Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV in the United States. Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2005. PL AIDS Project: HIV Exposure. AIDSgov Post Exposure Prophylaxis. The Miriam Hospital HIV/STD Clinic.
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Where to get FREE condoms in Rhode Island
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PUT YOU AT RISK. Weller et al., Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002, Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission. Where to get FREE condoms in Rhode Island:. The Miriam Hospital Immunology Center. AIDS Project Rhode Island. How to Use a Condom Consistently and Correctly:. Based on the CDC guidelines. In order to maximize effectiveness, a new condom should be used for every act of vaginal, anal and oral sex throughout the entire sex act (from start to finish). Oil-based lubricants (e.g...
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GET TESTED FOR STDs
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PUT YOU AT RISK. GET TESTED FOR STDs. More than half of all people will have an STD at some point in their lifetime. Source: Koutsky L. (1997). Epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infection. American Journal of Medicine. 102(5A), 3-8.). Free and confidential STD testing. Free and confidential STD testing (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C) is offered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 12:30-3:30pm at 1125 North Main Street through The Miriam Hospital. Signs and symptoms may include:.
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HIV Positive? Get Treated.
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PUT YOU AT RISK. A positive diagnosis means you can still live a long, healthy life with proper treatment. The earlier a person is diagnosed the better! Don’t wait to be tested for HIV. People who are HIV positive should be closely following a treatment regiment (antiretroviral medications) and checking in with a doctor. The currently available medications are safe and effective. They help keep people healthy and also help prevent a person from spreading HIV to others. Source: Cohen et al., NEJM 2012.
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GET TESTED FOR HIV
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PUT YOU AT RISK. GET TESTED FOR HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 years test for HIV once a year as part of routine health care. One in five people in the United States who have HIV do not know they are infected. Even people who do not think they are at-risk should undergo testing. Testing in Rhode Island. The Miriam Hospital Immunology Center / 1125 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02906. Other Testing Sites in the state.
