You ask A.P. whether she has been tested for HIV. She says no, she does not know anyone
with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and she does not have sex with gay men.
Now what are you going to say?
What will be an ideal response?
Tell her HIV is not limited to gay men. It might have started in that group in the United States, but
one of the fastest growing groups getting HIV is women with multiple sex partners. Heterosexual
men may have an infection that they got from another infected woman or through another practice,
such as using injected drugs.
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1. upper body training. 2. lower body training. 3. upper thigh training. 4. head and neck training.
Methods to increase fertility awareness include which of the following? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
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