Understanding HIV and AIDS: A Guidebook to HIV and AIDS prevention. by Dr Tan and Partners - HTML preview

HIV risk / Risk of HIV Infection / Transmission

So if you are a man and you are not circumcised, have genital ulcers caused by Herpes type 2 and have sex with a HIV +ve woman during her menses, you really have your odds stacked against you. But the ladies really have it rough. Even a common vaginal fungal infection will increase their risk of contracting HIV.

What is interesting is that there is no mention of other STDs like Gonorrhea and Chlamydia etc. There is a mention however that a woman with cervicitis has more HIV viral DNS in her vaginal secretions (higher risk for men). Since most cervicitis are caused by and STD, this suggests that if a woman has an STD, her male partner is at a higher risk of contracting HIV. Similarly, men with Gonococcal Urethritis have more HIV viral DNA in their semen. This increases the risk of transferring HIV to their partner.