UNPROTECTED GAY SEX AND TESTED

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Unprotected Oral Sex but Protected Anal Sex between Gay Men

Hi Mr. Cordova:I'm 24 year old male, had casual sex with an online member of a gay/bi dating site. To summarize my sex history after my HIV testing, the details are the following:December 9, 2010: I had my HIV-AIDS Antigen Test after abstaining...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:The window period for HIV testing is three months. It only takes three months to get a conclusive negative test result. In fact, most people who are infected will show up positive by the 28th day. I do not consider protected penetrative sex... Read more »

Unprotected Gay Sex One Week Ago

About a week ago I had unprotected sex with a guy who came inside me. Since yesterday, my skin has... Read more »

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D. »

Gay top, unprotected sex with HIV+

Dear doctor,Last night, I had unprotected sex with a positive bottom gayguy. He used saliva as... Read more »

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

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Articles

Laying It Bare: Gay Men and Unprotected Sex in the Age of HIV/AIDS

Introduction Guest Panelists Language and Homophobia: What Are We Talking About When We Talk About "Barebacking"? Prevalence: How Widespread Is Unprotected Sex Among Gay Men? Motivations: Why Would Gay Men Put Themselves at Risk? ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Testing, Gay Community Involvement and Internet Use: Social and Behavioral Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Men Who Have Sex With Men

Among MSM in Australia, "a significant minority" have never undergone HIV testing, while many others do not test as often as recommended. The researchers used data from 1,770 HIV-negative and untested MSM collected in a national online survey to... Read more »

Testing for HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infections Within a Mainly Online Sample of Gay Men Who Engage in Group Sex

"Gay men who engage in group sex may be at increased risk of infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI)," the authors wrote in introducing the current report. The Three or More Study of group sex among gay men used an... Read more »

Australia: Venereal Disease on the Rise Via Unsafe Gay Oral Sex

Recent dramatic increases in gonorrhea and syphilis infections among men -- rates not seen since the early 1980s -- indicate gay Australians are unaware of the STD risks of oral sex, sexual health experts say. There were 405 gonorrhea cases in the... Read more »

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My first gay sex..and was unprotected..

Posted by Nathan93, 1 Reply

I'm an 18 year old guy .So I had sex for the first time in my life about 2-3 nights ago. I was the bottom. The guy has had multiple sex partners in the past but was tested for HIV last month and was fine. But this month he said before sleeping with... Read more »

Gay unprotected anal -frantic

Posted by unsure, 4 Replies

I've been awake all night. Against my better judgement, last night, I penetrated another male without a condom. It may have been only a few minutes if that. I have been reading every site about tests and time frames etc. I understand the risk of... Read more »

Oral sex unprotected

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hey i was just wondering if you could get hiv from reciving a bj (blowjob) i was unprotected and i got tested fomr regular std im scared if i got the BIG ONE Hiv i want to know if you could get hiv like that ? Read more »

I had unprotected oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

okay, here we go. . . i had unprotected oral sex with a guy i had just met that day. i know what you're thinking- "well, what does she expect? if she's doing that all the time chances are she's going to contract it sooner or later." the truth is,... Read more »

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