High-Risk Behaviors for HIV
You have an increased risk for getting
HIV if you:
- Are a man who has sex with other
men.
- Have multiple sex partners, especially partners who inject
drugs.
- Inject drugs or steroids, especially if you share needles,
syringes, cookers, or other equipment used to inject drugs.
- Have
high-risk partner(s) (a man or woman who has multiple sex partners or injects
drugs, or a man who has sex with men).
- Have or have recently had a
sexually transmitted infection, such as
syphilis or
genital herpes.
Having sex with a person who has any of these behaviors also puts you
at the same risk for becoming infected with other sexually transmitted
infections.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Peter Shalit, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine
Current as ofNovember 18, 2017
Current as of:
November 18, 2017