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Can HIV Be Transmitted Through Receptive Anal Sex
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Unprotected receptive anal sexDear Dr.Thank you for this brilliant resource it is really helping me to deal with what I'm going through. 5 days ago I experimented sexually, for the first time I was with a guy. Just to clarify I am a guy! Basically I was a complete idiot and...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Unprotected receptive anal sex does indeed carry the greatest risk for HIV transmission when considering the risk associated with various sexual activities. The CDC estimated-risk statistic that you quote is a population statistic. It...
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anal sex always transmits hiv with positve top ?dr bob i have been reading your website alot . i read one today of a lady that had unprotected anal... Read more »HIV and receptive anal intercourseIf the estimated "per-act" risk for contracting HIV (from an HIV-positive source) is 0.5... Read more »
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Methamphetamine and Sildenafil (Viagra) Use Are Linked to Unprotected Receptive and Insertive Anal Sex, Respectively, in a Sample of Men Who Have Sex With MenIn the current study, researchers investigated the association of methamphetamine, sildenafil, and other substance use with unprotected receptive and insertive anal sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) through an encounter-specific analysis.... Read more »
Anal and Dry Sex in Commercial Sex Work, and Relation to Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in Meru, KenyaThe aim of the current study was to examine the practice of anal and dry sex within a cohort of female sex workers (FSWs) in Meru, Kenya. A survey was conducted among FSWs: 147 participants were randomly sampled from an existing cohort of... Read more »
Is Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Receive Non-Occupational HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Worthwhile?Non-occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (NPEP) is routinely prescribed after high-risk sexual exposure. This offers providers the chance to test and treat patients who are at risk of concurrent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In the... Read more »
Biological and Demographic Causes of High HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevalence in Men Who Have Sex With MenMen who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV. MSM and heterosexual networks are distinguished by biologically determined sexual role segregation among heterosexual individuals but not among MSM, and by anal/vaginal... Read more »
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Protected receptive anal sex
Posted by AnthonyMC, 1 Reply
Hello. I'm a heterosexual guy but more or less 2 months ago I did something I will never forgive myself for, regardless of whether I got infected with something or not: I had receptive anal sex with a transexual sex worker. Now, the intercourse was... Read more » Can HIV be transmitted through Oral sex?
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Can HIV be transmitted through Oral sex?
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Oral Sex Unlikely to Transmit HIV, Researchers Say
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Tuesday August 14 5:37 PM ET Oral Sex Unlikely to Transmit HIV, Researchers Say By Emma Hitt, PhD ATLANTA (Reuters Health) - Unprotected oral sex is highly unlikely to transmit HIV (news - web sites) infection, according to findings from a small study... Read more » Risk of HIV from receptive fellatio ...
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
After getting myself involved in a possible HIV exposure through receptive (giving) fellatio, I resarched the net like mad to get an idea of the risk I put myself under. I have gotten my conclusive 12-week ELISA (negative), but continue to resarch...
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