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  • 20/02/2025

I've been really anxious about this HIV thing. I had protected sex with a sex worker, but I was drinking at the time. From what I remember, there wasn't anything risky involved in what we did. Am I still at risk for HIV?

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Dr. Dr Anshul Maheshwari

Dr Anshul Maheshwari

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