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unprotected sex then protected sex....higher risk?

Posted by WorriedinCA

2 weeks ago I had sex with a girl I met at a bar. We had sex with a condom, then started making out, and she got on top of me and we had sex for 15-20 seconds without a condom, when I said this wasn't right. I then got a condom and put it on. We... Read more »

I've "Bottomed" with Trans Sex Workers - Protected

Posted by bkkbhoy, 1 Reply

Hi all,

I've lived in Thailand for 2 1/2 years now. I got a STD test a few months ago, all negative thankfully. However, curiosity got the better of me and I've since had protected receptive anal sex with 4 transgender sex workers - a very high risk... Read more »

Protected Sex w/Sex Worker

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I made a huge mistake over a week ago by having protected vaginal intercourse with a sex worker at an Asian massage parlor. The woman was very conscience of using a condom and checked it for breakage after I ejaculated. There was now oral sex or... Read more »

protected sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

How might one become infected through protected sex? Read more »

Protected Sex - Still Worried

Posted by tatham

Hi

About 3 weeks ago I had protected sex with an american girl which included a fair amount of fingering (unprotected) beforehand. I am still worried however that I may have contracted HIV somehow. I do not know much about it, and that is a possible... 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 site. To summarize my sex history after my HIV testing, the details are the following:December 9, 2010: I had my HIV-AIDS Antigen Test after abstaining...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:The window period for HIV testing is three months. It only takes three months to get a conclusive negative test result. In fact, most people who are infected will show up positive by the 28th day. I do not consider protected penetrative sex... Read more »

Oral sex Protection

Dear Dr. Rick, When giving oral sex to a female, does Saran or "plasticwrap", prevent HIV from being transmitted to the person giving oral sex.I.e.,will the HIV and other STD's pass through these products that are usedas...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Thank you for your question. Using Saran or plastic wrap will work well asprotection against HIV and other STD's. Saran/plastic wrap acts as aneffective barrier against these diseases. Simply place a large... Read more »

Question #1: Can HIV be passed by kissing someone who has given oral sex to a third person?Question #2: Kissing and licking a small cut or scrape?Question #3: Protected Sex with a woman

Question #1: In a threesome with a couple, I kissed a guy who had just finished giving oral sex to his boyfriend for a couple of minutes. Although, the third guy was no where near cumming, he may have had some pre-cum. I have no idea. I also have no...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

In all of these instances, although technically there could have been a chance for HIV transmission to occur, realistically, the chances of infection (under the circumstances mentioned) were very small. In none of these cases was there KNOWN direct... Read more »

Unprotected Sex vs. Protected

Dr. Ryan,Based upon the entire board here, it seems most the people who are worried are at low risk. Has there been any studies as to the number of people in the US who practice safe sex vs. the number who don't and what the tranmission rates...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It's impossible to determine the frequency of condom use in the U.S. We have good ideas of condom use among certain populations in certain regions, and it is possible to generalize those findings to other populations, but it's complicated... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

72 Percent of Indian Youth Have Sex Without Protection

Up to 72 percent of sexually active young people in India do not use protection with new sex partners, according to a survey reported by the Press Trust of India. Eleven international non-governmental organizations conducted the survey in April and... Read more »

Trends in Adolescent Contraceptive Use, Unprotected and Poorly Protected Sex, 1991-2003

The authors conducted the study to estimate trends in use and nonuse of effective protection among adolescents from 1991 through 2003 and to assess factors associated with poorly protected sex in 2003. The researchers analyzed seven Youth Risk... Read more »

Kansas: Coalition Turning to Legislators to Protect Sex Ed

On Thursday, the Kansas Senate Education Committee agreed to sponsor the proposed bill from the Advocates for Abstinence Plus coalition. The measure would require school districts to offer comprehensive sex education that emphasizes "the benefits of... Read more »

Safe Sex on TV: Some Teen Shows Neglect Protection -- POZ, January/February Issue

The January/February issue of POZ magazine ranks several television shows aimed at young audiences on whether their storylines involve preventing STDs or unwanted pregnancy. On a scale of one to 10 condoms (one being the lowest), "Glee" got the... Read more »

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