Can HIV Be Transmitted Through Blowjob

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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 »

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

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Sore throat after giving a blowjob

Hello,I am writing because I am worried I might be infected with an STD. After reading all the... Read more »

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The Association Between Lack of Circumcision and HIV, HSV-2 and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Blowjobs!

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 »

Hiv usually transmitted before people know

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - HIV infection is likely to be transmitted before people are even aware that they are carriers, UK researchers report in the January 3rd issue of AIDS.

"The study demonstrates that a significant proportion of new HIV-1... Read more »

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