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Top (-) bottom (+) Can the top get it ?
      #109371 - 08/16/04 12:20 AM

My boyfriend is neg.(Top) i'm bottom and (+) his dream is have sex with his loved one without condom,is the risk high for him to get it???
If i don't bleed during the penetration and he doesn't have a hurt on his penis can he get the virus??
Any help will be highly appreciated.
LP
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gerz99@hotmail.com

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Re: Top (-) bottom (+) Can the top get it ? new
      #109753 - 08/16/04 08:26 PM

From the ADVOCATE in June 2004

HIV risk for "tops" may be higher than previously thought
Although research to date shows that the insertive partner during anal sex is at a much lower risk of HIV infection than the receptive partner, a new study in the July 1 edition of The Journal of Infectious Diseases suggests that the risk to "tops" may be higher than previously thought. Levels of HIV RNA detected in rectal mucosa secretions of 64 HIV-positive gay and bisexual men were shown to be much higher than viral levels in their blood and semen; HIV was still detected in the secretions even when blood-based viral loads were undetectable, the researchers report.

HIV viral loads were measured in the blood, in semen, and from rectal mucosal secretions from the study subjects, about half of whom were taking antiretroviral drugs and the remainder of whom were treatment-naive. The median viral load detected in the study subjects' blood was 17,400 copies, and the median semen-based viral load was 3,550. This compares with a median 91,200 viral copies detected in rectal secretions. When limiting the study to only HIV-positive men taking anti-HIV drugs, the same pattern of viral loads were observed--HIV RNA levels in rectal secretions remained significantly higher than those in the blood or in semen. Among treatment-naive patients, 35 of 37 study subjects had detectable HIV RNA in their rectal secretions.

Although receptive anal sex is still considered by AIDS experts to carry the highest risk for HIV infection because small tears in the rectum can allow HIV in semen to easily pass into the body, this new study suggests insertive partners may be at a higher risk than originally believed. This may be particularly true for men who are uncircumcised; previous studies have shown that uncircumcised men are at a higher risk for HIV infection because semen, rectal secretions, and vaginal secretions can remain trapped under the foreskin and placed in prolonged contact with penile tissue.


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Re: Top (-) bottom (+) Can the top get it ? new
      #109921 - 08/18/04 01:40 AM

Thanks a lot for your answer.

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Re: Top (-) bottom (+) Can the top get it ? new
      #111530 - 09/13/04 06:58 PM

Absolutely. I 'm positive and never "bottomed" after a negative test in 1990. Wear a condom.

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Re: Top (-) bottom (+) Can the top get it ? new
      #113275 - 10/30/04 02:55 AM

Even though they believe that it is posible to contract HIV For the insertive partner I believe that this is quite slim. I have had HIV for 20 years and my Top ONLY partner has not. We have had unprotected anal sex the entire time and do not plan to stop. Make for absolutley certain that your HIV- Top ONLY partner has absolutely no sores on or aroundkk his penis. Health officials would disagree but we have enjoyed our sex life without condemns. Also He does not lick my anus directly. Some TOP ONLY's claim to have recieved HIV this way but not in our case. Personally I beleive they contracted it thru other means and are either unaware or unwilling to admit they bottomed or had other risky behaviors.

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Re: Top (-) bottom (+) Can the top get it ? new
      #166189 - 12/05/05 01:47 PM

100% for getting aids even after one encounter even with condoms on for either of u but oral sex without ulcer in mouth or brushing is considered safe no drugs for any virus yet or in next 50 years 450 million deaths forecast due to aids choice is urs

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