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Who to believe (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2010) (BAREBACKING, 2010) (HOW DOES THE TOP GET INFECTED DURING ANAL SEX, 2010)

Years back I read an article where a doctor did a study on oral sex. Her findings were that it was absolutely not possible to become HIV+ from giving oral sex.The very next day an article I had read years before was released and said: "It is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Conflicted,Yes, it's possible to acquire HIV from oral sex. See below.The physician who "believes" you are "likely safe" if you are topping (presumably bareback) is a total idiot. I'd fire him immediately and find... Read more »

can anal sex without bleeding can cause hiv (RISK OF HIV AS A TOP, 2010) (ANAL MUCOUS, ANAL FLUIDS, RECTAL SECRETIONS, 2010)

hello doctor 1 week before i had anal sex without condom i was at insertive position but there was... Read more »

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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... Read more »

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"Sex Acts and Facts: The Risks"

A Hierarchy of Risks Receptive Anal Intercourse (Getting Fucked) Listen to men talk about how they got infected with HIV if it happened recently, and it's often portrayed as a fluke: "The condom broke," "We had oral sex," "He put it in for a... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS Drugs Haven't Changed HIV Risk With Anal Sex

Although highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) can lower HIV in the blood to undetectable levels, it does not reduce the risk of contracting the virus during a single act of unprotected anal sex, according to a new study of men who have sex... Read more »

Study Reports Anal Sex on Rise Among Teens

Experts say anal sex is becoming more prevalent among US teens and young adults, and they worry that the practice is leading to more STD infections. In a study of 1,348 at-risk youths ages 15 to 21 in three US cities, Celia M. Lescano of Bradley... Read more »

Condoms and Condemnations -- Another Look at Unprotected Anal Sex

Barebacking. Again. For those of you who don't already know (were you abducted by aliens or something?), "barebacking" is what we call it when gay men engage in unprotected anal intercourse. Recently, I read an article in a local gay and lesbian... Read more »

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Anal Sex w/ my HIV+ Boyfriend

Posted by Escape, 1 Reply

Shortly after I met my partner we found he was HIV+. I have continued to test negative. When we met he said he was versatile, to me this is very important as I do occasionally like to receive. I understand the need to be safe, but he was not... Read more »

unprotected anal sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Four months ago I had anonymous, unprotected anal sex in which I was the "top" guy. I don't know the status of my partner, but he didn't want me to use a condom; chances are he's positive. What kind of risk did I take compared to giving oral sex... Read more »

anal sex question

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

just a question to everyone - i work with hiv/aids patients, i am
also hiv+, but the other day someone asked me a really strange
question, it was

"I've had unprotected anal sex with my partner who is hiv+
(16,000 vl, 550 cd4) 25 time or more, what... Read more »

anal sex=HIV?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I just read something suggesting that maybe AIDS is the result of drugs and anal sex. Think about this: you are having a foreign substance shot into your bloodstream--after so much fighting off "invaders" or semen maybe the immune system is... Read more »

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