Hypochondriasis and HIV Test

Hi,  My name is XXX, 21 , my last unprotected sex experience was january 2 with my ex and february 15 with my current BF which is working abroad, without thinking , we did it , unprotected..  ,  I am tested march, and the result is negative, but now , I have a swollen lymph node on my neck and few skin rashes. I also have a disorder, i am hypochondriac, its an anxiety , that when I felt something in my body, like rashes, cough,...

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HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: January 2015 Report

The Department of Health-Epidemiology Bureau's HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) came out with its January 2015 report: 536 new HIV cases, 95% were male, 86% from males having sex with males (MSM), with 14 deaths during the month. It also shows that as of January 2015, there were 8,770 people living with HIV presently on ART. From January 1984-January 2015, there has been 23,063 cases reported, with a total of 1,132 reported deaths. Fore...

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Get Your ARV's Before Hubs Close!

ADVISORY HIV AND AIDS TREATMENT HUBS ARE  CLOSED ON APRIL 2-5, 2015 IN ORBSERVANCE OF THE HOLY WEEK Thank you. "We act FAST when we CARE" -Pozziepinoy- Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST??  Check this link: CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM If you have comments or questions, please click this link: Contact Pozziepinoy © Copyright. All Rights Reserved by Pozziepinoy 2012 Credits:  Image...

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TRR in BBC World Service Calling

My partner Tag  told me that when he was young, he used to listed to BBC World Service Calling, a radio show that highlights on international news, with in-depth analysis and information. Tag has a fascination with radio show that when he was young he used to staget a radio show, with him as a host in the backyard of his house in the U.S. A month ago, with my communications with Dr. Margarita Holmes, a renowned psychologist and sex therapist...

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Proud to be a TRR Volunteer

hi kua pp. Let me start my story when i was 16 years old. It was my 16th birthday nung sinabi ko sa family ko na bading ako. I know my hint na sila pero gusto nila ng confirmation galing sakin, At inaasahan ko na din na hindi nila matatangap na bading ako. Dahil dun pinauwi ako ng pampanga. And my gay life started there.  I met one guy sa online gay site. I feel inlove with that guy. but because of work he needs to go back sa manila....

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I think I'm Infected

Hello pozzie, My last sex intercourse was last year, november. I am so scared now because, just last week march 17. My soar throat went back, and then it follows my groin and armpit to swell. It's been a week now. I can be infected with these symptoms that I'm having now. My contract will end this June and I'm planning to resign and come home. XX...

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My Life Story

just call me anonymous a simple, athletic, smart guy.,,, i will be 32 this may.,,, i would like to share my stories.,,, to everyone, especially to straight guy like me that hiv can be acquire not only on gay sex and msm but also on female as well.. During my college year i was a happy go lucky guy... after school and practice at the gym,... i always love to hang out and party,.... i go to different bar and places to drink with my colleague...

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Third This Week!

The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation (TRR) has been helping indigent PLHIV's nationwide. It does what it could, in providing assistance thru the TRR Love Fund, by referring clients to different government agencies for assistance, including PhilHealth, PCSO, DSWD and local government units. But still young people die of HIV and AIDS here in the Philippines, mostly because of late HIV diagnosis. Because of stigma and discrimination,...

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A Story of Love, Courage and Inspiration

Dear Kuya PP, Hello po. call me XXX, 24 year old from Western Visayas Region Vl. Dati po akong OFW sa Doha, Qatar, nagtrabaho bilang isang Sales and Marketing personnel ng isang kumpanyang pag mamay ari ng isang Sudanee  (taga bansang Sudan) at ako lang ang nag iisang pinoy at ang mga kasamahan ko sa team ay 3 Indian nationals, 2 Syrian at 2 Sudanee. Ang boss ko po ay mabait gawa ng nakapag asawa sya ng pinay. Sa Qatar nagtrabaho ng maayos,...

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My HIV Experience: Life Continues Even with HIV

I am XXX and I wanna share my HIV story... I am part of a group that promotes HIV awareness and during one of our mass testings, I decided to be one of the first ones to take the test. When the results came out, it was discussed by my counselor and confirmed that I have strand 1 HIV. I wasn't really that shocked or surprised when I found out. Unlike some na naiiyak, nasa-shock, or nagbe-breakdown, I was somewhat stoic. Naalala ko na lang kung...

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Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Deadly Opportunistic Infection

The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation (TRR) has been helping a lot of patients who have opportunistic infections, who are confined in the hospitals all over the country. The Foundation helps in alleviating the burden of medical treatment and one of the biggest challenges it faces is one infection that is deadly and very costly. Cryptococcal meningitis. In the recent months, in the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine - AIDS...

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FREE HIV TEST at RITM Satellite Clinic Malate

Want to get a FREE HIV TEST in Manila? Where:  RITM Satellite Clinic Malate              1936-B San Marcelino Street,              Malate, Manila Clinic Hours:  Mondays: 11:00 am to 5:30pm                       Thursday to Saturday: 11:00 am to 5:30pm                ...

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National HIV Testing Week

Now its OFFICIAL.  The Philippines first National HIV Testing Week will be held from May 11-15, 2015.  According to the memorandum from the Department of Health signed by Secretary Janette L. Garin, the purpose of this event is to inform, de-stigmatize, de-mystify and promote HIV testing to key populations at higher risks for HIV. For reference, see the the official Memorandum below: "We act FAST when we CARE" -Pozziepinoy- Want...

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TRR Love Fund: August to December 2014 Report

The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation would like to thank its donors for helping the Foundation to help others. Through your donations to TRR Love Fund, the heart of the Foundation and the channel to which we are able to help the economically challenged PLHIV for their medical needs, we were able to help a total of five hundred and fourty five people living with HIV (PLHIV) from August to December of 2014. Table 1 shows the TRR Love...

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An Essay from a Reader: Braving the Journey

..Braving the journey..... This is the second time I am travelling down south.  The early morning cold caressing my head. I wrapped myself in my jacket as the bus was speeding its way in the expressway. Yesterday had been a roller coaster of emotions, and my cowardice and fear got the better of me. I was actually in the line already, having had secured a number, yet I could not muster enough willpower to approach the nurses.  Defeated...

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TRR New Fansigns

With a vision to be the driving force of health and wellness in the Philippines, TRR continues its awareness campaigns through its Fan Sign Program. Sticking to our message: "Engaging the Youth in Getting to Zero" and "Get to Zero Philippines", the slogans which were broadcasted in the Philippines during the TRR World AIDS Day 2014 held in Quezon City Circle, which was participated in by more than 1,500 people, continued to resonate in different...

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