Blowjob Could I Have HIV

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is it possible to contract hiv from a blow job?...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Ah, the old 'can I get HIV from a blow job' question. There are some questions that come up so frequently that I if I were not so lazy I would just create an answer that I could paste in the answer box - a sort of form letter that would... Read more »

Re: HIV Blowjob

Dr. Wohl, I'm cutting and pasting your reply earlier because you said so :-) But I have a... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hey Everybody?

Can you get hiv from getting a blowjob? It seems like you never hear of or see people who are getting blowjobs wear condoms. Some people say NO RISK and then there are others who say LOW RISK. The explanation is that if there is... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous

I recieved a blow job from a unknown woman ,she was biting me quite a bit and broke the skin ,know i think she was possibly trying to give me hiv.does anyone know the chances i would get it this way,thanks.

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Protected Blowjob+Handjob

Posted by indian_guy, 1 Reply

I am a male who engaged in following sexual activities with a female prostitute in notorious red light area (serving lot of customers one after the other) - bed seemed untidy - is that a worry?:
(i) Handjob without protection.
(ii) Protected blow job... Read more »

Conflicting HIV information for transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi there,
I am getting a little more worried. During the summer I was seeing someone. We didn't have intercourse, but there was a couple of dates where we did a lot of open mouth kissing and I did receive a blowjob from her for a couple of minutes... Read more »

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