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Is it true that you have less than a 1 percent chance of catching hiv when you have unprotected sex with an infected person?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Myths: Nope. This is absolutely not true. Risks do vary, but depending on what you do sexually with the positive person the risk can be as high as 100%.

Answered 4/18/2016

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