HIV Infection Risk Swallowing Cum

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What if I Swallow Cum?

When I give guys head (they don't use condoms)I swallow the cum.Can i get AIDS or HIV by doing that?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Getting HIV infected semen in your mouth poses a risk for infection. The risk for infection during oral sex is considered low when compared to the risk for transmssion through anal or vaginal sex. It is recommended that one minimizes the amount of... Read more »

Swallowing cum

I performed oral sex on a man 5 years ago. He ejaculated in my mouth and I swallowed. I doubt if... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

Swallowed cum. am I at risk??

I had a night with 2 guys. started with condoms but ended doing full penetration with both of them... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Search for a Cure: Don't Swallow: A Look at the Risks of Oral Sex

Beth Dillon of the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) most recent work focuses on determining the risk of oral sex transmission of HIV. But Beth was surprised this issue made front-page news. Her findings are far from the irresponsible headline... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Table 2. Estimated Percentage of Injecting Drug Users at Risk for Acquiring Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (n = 9,565) Who Engaged in Behaviors Associated With HIV Infection, by Selected Characteristics -- National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, United States, 2009

Table 2. Estimated Percentage* of Injecting Drug Users at Risk for Acquiring Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (n = 9,565) † Who Engaged in Behaviors § Associated With HIV Infection, by Selected Characteristics -- National HIV... Read more »

HIV-Infected Women Who Breast-Feed Face No Greater Risk of Mortality Than HIV-Infected Women Who Formula Feed, Study Finds

In this study summary, Shahin Lockman, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., summarizes her study on the effect of breast-feeding versus formula feeding on maternal HIV disease progression, mortality and micronutrient levels in a... Read more »

Risk of HIV Reinfection May Be Similar to Risk of Initial HIV Infection

The risk of HIV reinfection, sometimes called superinfection, has not been clearly established. Given the risk of initial sexual HIV infection from a single exposure in population studies is commonly calculated as generally low (although these... Read more »

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PRE-CUM + HIV

Posted by Anonymous

I've read a lot of worries and a few post about pre-cum.

In most cases pre-cum is a low low risk esp. with oral sex.

The risk with pre-cum is greater when it comes to anal and vaginal sex, man or woman.

When a penis enters an orafice, not the mouth, it... Read more »

Swallowing Cum

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

High risk or low risk? I am gay and have a lover who is married and we have been having an affair for a little over 2 years and he uses a condom for anal but now I have started swallowing his cum during oral sex. Read more »

Cum?

Posted by sadface, 2 Replies

If you perform oral sex on a man and swallow, what are the chances of being infected with Hiv that way?

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swallowing infected bload

Posted by lost, 3 Replies

i ve been experiencing difficulty in swallowing for 2 months now, i don't have a sore throat at all, i am not sick, i feel very healthy, i only have this problem i feel like someone is pushing on my neck.
i also have sollen tonsil for 3 months now,... Read more »

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