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Step 1
Use protection. It sounds strange but many seniors don't think they need to protect themselves with condoms because they don't think other seniors could possibly have HIV. This couldn't be further from the truth. Most HIV transmissions among seniors are from heterosexual unprotected sex.
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Step 2
Use sterile needles for your medications. Older people tend to have a lot of prescription medications. Make sure you use your needles and only your needles when you're injecting your medications. Sharing needles is another primary way seniors transmit HIV from one person to another.
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Step 3
Watch out for any vaginal or penile fluids on your partner. If you don't know for sure that your partner is HIV negative, you can't be safe enough. A good rule of thumb to follow is that any vaginal or penile fluid could contain the virus. If that fluid comes in contact with any open wound or any cavity of your body, you run the risk of infection.
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Step 4
Use latex condoms preferably. If one of the sexual partners is allergic to latex, use polyurethane plastic condoms. Latex condoms have been proven to be the best way to prevent HIV in a senior sexual relationship.
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Step 5
Abstain from sex. Nothing works better to prevent HIV than to not have sex to begin with. Understand that you can't get HIV from kissing or from sharing toilets.
