December 13, 1994
When SF State Health Educator Albert Angelo suggested students try "double bagging it", he wasn't leading a home nutrition seminar.
Instead, he was talking about using both condoms and diaphragms to have safer sex as part of the Student Health Service workshop on Dec. 6 called "Everything You Wanted to Know about AIDS But Were Afraid to Ask."
Angelo sprinkled serious talk about HIV and AIDS with irreverent comments to about 40 students attending the workshop.
After asking students which bodily fluids can transmit HIV, Angelo said, "we always do male fluids first."
Angelo said that vaginal fluids, as well as, semen can transmit HIV.
The workshop focused on basic HIV and AIDS information including the difference between HIV and AIDS, methods of transmission and ways to have safer sex.
Explaining some of the differences between anonymous and confidential HIV testing Angelo said names and records are kept with confidential testing. But with anonymous tests, no names or records are kept on file.
The Student Health Service conducts anonymous tests for a $9 fee, Angelo said. Students sign up using numbers or letters instead of using their names.
Tuesday's workshop was the last of 16 HIV informational workshops presented by the Student Health Service this semester.
Health Educator Katie Huang said it was hard to tell how many students got tested as a result of attending one of the workshops.
For some students, Angelo's workshop presented information they were already familiar with.
"Basically I know everything about (HIV and AIDS)" that was discussed in the workshop, marketing student Ann Choi said.
But biochemistry student Tin Hua said the workshop provided valuable information.
"It was very informative," Hua said. "I learned ways of transmission, about the window period. Now that I know this, I will be more protective of myself."