HIV Risk From Brief Insertive Sex

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Table of Contents What Safer Sex Is What Safer Sex Is Not Practicing Safer Sex No-Risk Safer Sex Activities Other Safer Sex Tips Thinking it Through What Safer Sex Is Serious, even life-threatening, infections like HIV,syphilis, and other sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) can be passed from one person toanother through sex. Safer sex is sex that reduces the chances of spreading orgetting STDs. It involves certain actions...

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Question about brief insertive exposure

Hello Doctor,I've been coming to this site for a couple of years now and I have always appreciated the your warmth and deep well of knowledge. I am 25, circumcised and STD free. 10 days ago, I hooked up with a buddy I've known for about 8...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Unprotected insertive oral sex carries only a very slight risk for HIV transmission/acquisition. Unprotected insertive anal is much riskier, but your exposure, assuming your partner was HIV infected, was extremely brief. Consequently your... Read more »

Unprotected Insertive Partner, Brief Encounter. Please Help

3 weeks ago today, I had a brief encounter with a man where we had unprotected anal sex. I was the top and entered him 3 different times for limited amount of time, 5 to 10 thrusts each time and it lasted all of about 5 min, total. We were in a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your brief-encounter buddy claims to be HIV negative and that he "plays safe." However, he let you play hide the pickle in his backdoor without a condom three times while in the shower using only shampoo/conditioner as lubrication???... Read more »

HIV risk after brief anal left some facts out last time

Thank you so much for answering my question the first time. I really appreciate it and its made me stop worrying a bit more.However, I left some facts out because I typed with my phone and it didn't let me scroll up. Here's what I left...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:Unprotected receptive anal sex remains one of the highest risks for HIV transmission. Fortunately, the episode was brief, and the risk lowered. You could go in for an initial HIV test at 28 days, and a final one at 90 days. Given the... Read more »

Brief encounter - unprotected insertive anal

Hey, there.I realize that you've already been asked, and answered, questions similar to mine (with some differences), but I hope that you'll indulge me nonetheless. I would really appreciate it.On April 1st I hooked up with some dude (HIV...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:The length of time is important when assessing the risk. As for the depth, what is important there is that the deeper you go, the more likely his fluids can be pushed up into your urethra. It's unlikely that you would be experiencing... Read more »

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Insertive ORAL sex - RISK?!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

is it true that there are no risks for insertive oral sex? all of this talk about hiv infections through oral sex, have been receptive oral sex right? meaning the person whose mouth is on the genital is at risk. not the person who is recieving oral... Read more »

some people diagnosticed by insertive oral sex??

Posted by ghoneer, 2 Replies

can i received any ansewer please.!!! Read more »

insertive oral sex

Posted by deddy, 1 Reply

my risk was insertive oral sex, i have a 2 months test negative...
can i be infected anyway?
tanks Read more »

Uncircumcized: Insertive Oral Sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have read many responses in this forum that say that there is no risk to a male if he receives unprotected oral sex and testing is not recommended. I have also read that being uncircumcized increases one's risk as there are Langerhans Cells in the... Read more »

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