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Written by Ivan at 04 Jun 2003 00:26:09: Re: His wife was HIV-nagative!
As an answer to: His wife was HIV-nagative! written by chImp at 04 Jun 2003 00:17:12:
Again, it must enter the bloodstream or lymph system to survive. While sex often can cause microscopic tears where the virus can enter, particularly if lubrication is insufficient, it need not do so. This is particularly the case with vaginal sex. Anal sex very often causes such tears. It would seem that the Ashes made love gently - he must have been intact.
>Quote from Duesberg's interview:
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>Another note about Arthur Ashe: He had the virus in 1983, he died in 1993, ten years later, his wife happens to be HIV-negative. In ten years, he couldn't transmit HIV to his wife? It's a sexually transmitted disease, remember, officially.
>He probably used a condom-
>In '83, you didn't even know what HIV was. And he certainly didn't use a condom when he fathered his daughter [now 5].
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