Can You Catch HIV From Insertive Oral Sex

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Insertive Oral Sex

I received oral sex from a guy on 11 Jan (whom i now suspect he might be HIV+), his saliva remained underneath my foreskin for about an hour or so until i went to the bathroom to wash it.Then I realized there were some seemingly abrasion near the...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi, Ray:I would not be concerned, nothing you described sounds like it is HIV related. In addition, there are only four fluids that can transmit the virus. They are blood, semen including precum, vaginal secretions, and breast milk. Saliva can not... Read more »

Insertive Oral Sex and a Worried Well's Post Trauma

Hmm, where to begin? I think it all started in an alley way in Bangkok, Thailand. Actually, truth... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

risks of hiv infection after insertive oral sex

Hey doc,I have been seeing someone for the last one month and we have had safe sex until "days... Read more »

Response from David Wohl, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Methamphetamine and Sildenafil (Viagra) Use Are Linked to Unprotected Receptive and Insertive Anal Sex, Respectively, in a Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men

In 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 »

Money Well Spent: Opt-Out Testing in Prisons Can Catch STD Cases and Save Taxpayers Money in the Long Run

How much do you think it would cost the health department of a major American city to reduce the amount of gonorrhea, Chlamydia, syphilis and possibly even HIV by 20%? More importantly, if you had to devise the simplest and most cost-effective way... Read more »

Overweight Teen Girls More Likely to Start Sex Early

The amount of food their daughters are consuming, or the extra pounds they are packing on, may now be the least of parents' worries. According to a recent study (registration required) presented at the annual meeting of the American Congress of... Read more »

The Buzz Factor: Most Talked-About Stories on TheBody.com in 2010

As an action-packed year for the HIV/AIDS community draws to a close, TheBody.com takes stock of 2010 in a new series of articles, "HIV/AIDS Year in Review: Looking Back on 2010 (and Ahead to 2011)." Read the entire series here . Every year,... Read more »

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STDs in Insertive Oral Sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi,

I had an unprotected Insertive Oral Sex for a while. I want to know what STDs can transmit in this way.

I have been told that SALIVA does not transmit HIV. But can it transmit other STD...What are they and how dangerous they can be.

I have sore... Read more »

INSERTIVE ORAL SEX

Posted by nightsunami, 3 Replies

I HAVE TESTED 5 MONTS AND 3 WEEKS AGO FROM MY EXPOSITURE OF INSERTIVE ORAL SEX... ITS CONCLUSIVE THIS TEST??IM NEGATIVE Read more »

unprotected insertive vaginal sex-Jazz and others

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Would like to ask a few experts on this board......Jazz and others. Here is my story.

I was on a business trip a couple of weeks ago and met a girl (unknown status) in the bar of the hotel I was staying at. She was very hesitant on going back to... Read more »

Risk of Catching HIV in Single Sex Act Low

Posted by Anon_E_Moose, 2 Replies

By DANIEL Q. HANEY, AP Medical Editor

CHICAGO (AP) - A study of heterosexual couples in Africa
concludes that the chance of catching the AIDS (news - web sites) virus from a single
sexual encounter with an infected person is one in 588.

This risk is...

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