Can Someone Get AIDS From Sucking Penis

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disease from sucking own penis ?

Hi, could you get any disease, STD, HIV or other diseases from sucking your own penis; i am a virgin, never had any sex, only lots of masturbation and more recently auto-fellatio; before and after i do it i always wash thoroughly with soap.Other...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Another personal afraid of contracting an STD, including HIV, from himself???? YIKES! You're like the fifth one this week. Can anyone really doubt we need to return to science-based sex education in our schools? Listen up King Kong... Read more »

fear of aids because of sucking

Dear Ryan i got a blowjob from a sexworker. i noticed a tiny cut on the skin of my penis and washed... Read more »

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Washing Penis Soon After Sex Increases Risk of HIV Among Uncircumcised Men, Study Says

Washing the penis minutes after sex might increase the risk of HIV infection among uncircumcised men, according to a study funded by NIH 's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and presented on July 25 at the 4th IAS Conference on... Read more »

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Australia: Post-Sex Washing Doesn’t Lower HIV Risk, Study Says

Researchers who had hoped post-sex washing of the penis might confer circumcision-like protection against HIV infection were disappointed by a study presented today at the 4th International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney. The trial, involving... Read more »

Female Hormone Estrogen Could Help Prevent HIV Transmission in Men, Study Finds

The female hormone estrogen when applied to the penis boosts a defensive protein that acts as a "living condom" and could reduce a man's risk of contracting HIV, according to a study published online Wednesday in PLoS One , the AAP/ New Zealand... Read more »

Five Sad Truths About AIDS

If you listen closely you can still hear the sounds of faraway snare drums and marching bands. Occasionally a cymbal crashes. Those sounds are the remnants of the Protease Parade that high-stepped its way through the AIDS community over the last... Read more »

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stds from having your balls sucked/licked?

Posted by team1, 4 Replies

obviously in everything there is a chance? but is there a great chance of getting any STDs from getting your balls and shaft (not the head of the penis though) sucked??

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3rd gen sucks

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Lack of Screening Test Sensitivity During HIV-1 Non-subtype B Seroconversions

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Objective: To evaluate the serological consequences of HIV-1 group M diversity we studied the ability of screening tests to detect anti-HIV antibodies in early... Read more »

this sucks!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

i'm tired of living with hiv. there is no hope at all! Read more »

can I suck agin

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi, two years ago I was WW and almost went nuts. I totally believed I had HIV. Didn't believed the Neg test and all that stuff. Well two years later i have had very little sex I am gay.
I like oral but have been sucking with condoms. i have had it... Read more »

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