Hello, I am a BHMS medical professional. I wish to share my experience with you. Last year while attending a patient in the hospital I contacted his blood on my finger which had a small cut. Although I had covered the cut with cotton bandage, I was feeling scared that I have HIV infection. I was not sure but suspected that the patient was HIV +ve. To remove the suspicion, one year after the incident I did one HIV Tri dot test, which…

Samvad Helpline counselors are used to panicky callers, although sometimes it is just a fear of infection, sometimes it’s phobia of infection but each call is treated as genuine and handles carefully. This was one such call from 40 years old married person, with grown up children, and due to some reason his wife was not interested in sex and was not allowing sex for last some years.  He had become friendly with a woman who is…