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:: FIRST PROVEN CASE OF LESBIAN HIV TRANSMISSION.
The first ever scientifically proven case of sexual transmittion
of HIV between women has been reported.
A 20-year old woman from Philadelphia, USA had an HIV positive
female partner. She had had a negative HIV test result six months
before her positive test and had been a monogamous relationship
for two years.
| The report indicates that same sex relationships too can
cause transmission of HIV as was the case in this couple.
The need for safe sex among the partners is vital to reduce
transmission. |
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She had never injected any drugs, received any blood products
and did not have any piercings or tatoos - rulling those out as
means of transmission.
Furthermore, she did not have any ulcers or cuts in her mouth
- thus rulling out oral transmission as well.
Doctors suspected that the woman may have been infected through
sharing sex toys, noting that the toys had occassionally been
used forcefully enough to draw blood.
Her bisexual HIV-positive partner carried a virus that was multidrug
resistant, showing mutations to AZT, d4T, nelfinavir, abacavir,
and most other non-nucleoside and nucleoside anti-HIV drugs.
Upon investigation it was found that the newly-diagnosed woman
carried HIV with an almost identical pattern of drug ressistance.
"this is the first reported case of female-to-female sexually
transmission of HIV that is supported by identification of similar
HIV genotypes in the source patient and recipient" the investigator
noted.
the need for safe sex relationships among men is also quite
important especially with the growing number of same sex relationships
in Kenya and Africa. Recently during the World Social Conference
for the first time the Same sex organisation in kenya came
out in the open.
Anal intercourse is common in relationships within the local
disability community. Anal intercourse among same sex relationships
have been reported in some residential schools for the persons
with disabilities though it in not widespread. |
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The report includes a reminder advising lesbians in HIV discordant
relationships to practice safer sex, but notes that reports of
lesbian transmission are rare.
Reproduced from Positive nation
by Lawrence Gibson.
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