Hiv can most definately be contracted through unprotected sex. It has nothing to do with hygeine. It is passed from one person to another through bodily fluids like semen and blood. I suggest that you use condoms if you are going to be promiscuous.

Thanks for your reply. Now that this is the past, I would like to know something.. What is the chance that I could get aids? Also, would both partners get it?
Basically what I want to know is... Can aids be caused from the simple fact of sleeping with many guys? (say for example 3 different guys in a 2 week time frame). Or is there more to it?

You get hiv from someone that is all ready infected. If you had sex with a different person every day of the month and none of them have hiv you wouldn't get it. It makes no difference how many people you have sex with, it only takes one partner with hiv to be infected. Basically, if you are sleeping with people unprotected you are playing russian roulette with your life. You never know when you might get the bullet. Using a condom is very important.

Do you think your only worth is between your legs?
Why not do volunteer work at a soup kitchen instead of this...Oh, do you know how sad it is to deliver the news to someone that they have aids, a slow agonizing death sentence...Well they can take the new drug cocktails but many do not...Aids affects the young the hardest, because they're acting out their lack of self esteem sexually more

please discover that you're a worthwhile valuable wonderful person and that soul of yours, which is precious, has absolutely nothing to do with genitals, show some courage and just go out for coffee

Janeysuz, thank you for your response. I really know what you mean, and we should be careful, but now its the past and that is why I am here to seek advice.

Jennb... I am very interested in what you said, because it leads to exactly what my question is. You mentioned I could sleep with someone every day of the month and if they dont have aids/hiv then I would not get it. But there is a point when aids/hiv is initiated, I am wondering how is that. In another words, if I sleep with someone who has aids/hiv (god forbid) it means they slept with someone who had it, ok but then how did that person initially get it? It has to start somehow other than from another person. I would appreciate your response. Thanks

It is pretty much just that. A virus that one person had, which keeps spreading from person to person. It is still unknown as to where aids came from. Monkey's and chimpanzee's were found carrying the virus in africa, and it was able to cross species and affect humans. How the virus came to america in the 1980's is still a mystery. All it takes is one person to be infected, to have sex with another person, or share a contaminated needle, or anything which exchangesbody fluids. Many people were not educated in the 80's about safe sex, which is why hiv spread rapidly. Now a days we know how the disease is spread and that it can be prevented easily. Universal precautions have now been taken to prevent the spread of hiv/aids. I suggest you do the same to protect yourself. Even if it was the past you should still be tested for hiv and other sexually transmitted disease just to know your status and prevent spreading it.

Also if you were very recently exposed or only think so, they've shown that antiviral therapy, rather high dose, can prevent the virus from "taking hold" some of the time, so get right in...They do this for rape victims and also for finger sticks in the hospital, etc.
Also even if you did start the cocktail you'd need to be retested in 3 months and at 6 months before you can get an accurate test read out

if you're ok, please stay that way, ok?

Basically, there is only one answer...Stop being a promiscuous person..And only sleep with one person..Or none....

I agree with chaosbob.Are you looking to die or something? For crying out loud use your head not your vagina!!!! I know how it is to be lonely after a break up, but to sleep with every tom,dick,and harry is going to do bad things to you physically and emotionally,even if they are your friends, they probably have many other sexual partners.Just stop!!! Seek jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bla bla bla jesus, promiscuous person, 'ho...Please don't take that hard listen...

Just remember you do have value, stop and at least be kind and loving and respectful of the woman you want to be someday, even if you don't like the person you are today all that much and are not taking good care of yourself because of that, one day you will be what you want, you will have what you want, you will be where you want, you will love the person you become and when you get there, you want her, no need her, to be healthy...Think of that future person as your child and take good care of her, you don't really have any right to not take care of this future wonderful person....Keep me posted

X0x011 gave the same reply that I would have given. Just like most viruses it started somewhere and just spreads from person to person. I am glad that your days of many partners are over. You should be tested if you think that you have been exposed, or maybe just to be on the safe side, do it anyway. Take care.

Thanks everyone :)
so what are some common signs of hiv/aids? Health-wise, visually, etc?
Thanks

Http://www.Aids.Org/

http://www.Aidsinfo.Nih.Gov/

uhm try google-ing aids and see what you find?? For someone that would sleep around a lot you are very ignorant on the topic. No offence, but educate yourself.

I have a question....Why are you sleeping with so many guys...You said 3 guys in two week.......

You must be young all I gotta say

don't screw everyone that walks in your direction

anytime you have sex use condoms unless you have both been checked for stds and that means with every guy you are with

----can I ask you a personal question..Because i'm sort of going through the same thing and I worries me...I always thought I was alone with it because every girl I talk to is like omg if you sleep with more than 3 guys ur a promiscuous person..But i've definatly slept with more..And I was just wondering how many guys have u actually slept with? Sorry if this is too personal..

Get a test so you dont spread anything

Wow,

are you trying to live life? Or do you want to live?

First, it only takes one person with hiv and bam you have it. It take up to six months to show up in tests. There are little symptoms for several years. You could already have it. Hiv is nondiscriminanatory it does not care who you are.

My advice, stop having sex for 6 months, find someone you really care for, get tested, stay monogamous. See you in 50 years.

If not, good luck, I hope the 15 minutes of pleasure was worth it, when you are on your death bed in 7 years from now.

Just get yourself tested right away. There really are no symptoms until later on stages and most people who have hiv, basically look and appear to have the same health as other people. It affects the blood, so it really doesn't show until later on.

From the info I got, it's pretty much, any exchange of body fluids (not including saliva unless there is a cut in their mouth), and unprotected sex, is one of the most common ways. Just be more careful really, is all I can say. Wearing a condom protects you (not 100%) but mostly prevents from some stds, ie. Herpes, chlamydia, etc etc.

If you are really sexually active, then the best way is to use protection. Think about yourself, for once. If you do contract an std or aids, it's really for the rest of your life. All I can say, is be careful and be tested. And if you are positive or negative for it, then this is where you can start to change. Wear a condom, and when you find the right person; one who will treat you right, then you can maybe share unprotected sex with them - (only if the tests are negative). And that's another thing.

But other than that, good luck. And hope you do find something of value in yourself that you don't have to give to other people.