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Sexually transmitted diseases are becoming more rampant in the older generation. If you already have an STD, it’s much easier to become infected so you have to be careful that you don’t want to spread another STD to someone else.

You talked to a single woman that contracted HIV who is looking for love. We have a lot of women in the audience also looking for love. How does this impact them?

There are women who have been in relationships with men who didn’t reveal to them that they have HIV. Because African-Americans often have sex with other African-Americans, the importance of having that open communication is even more essential. One of the women had been in a relationship with a man who had been in prison, which is a hotbed of HIV. Sometimes [the incarcerated] get better medication while in prison but when they return, they aren’t as diligent about [treatment]. So ladies, be careful who you love.

You also talked to a woman who believes her husband infected her.

She believes that he was infected, and was too nervous about talking to her about it before they got married. She doesn’t believe that he had extramarital affairs, but that he already had it. Sexual things are hard to talk about, but they’re so vital.

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Lisa Ling’s New Special Covers ‘Secret’ HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Black Community  was originally published on blackamericaweb.com

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