Can You Catch HIV From Sex With A Prostitute

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Oral sex with prostitute-Scared like hell.

Dear Bob,About 2 months ago, i had oral sex with a high risk prostitute back home in Pakistan. She looked perfectly healthy, and it was a momment of madness, which i really really feel guilty about.I had oral sex for about 2 minutes, and was just...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Pakistani-Guy,Your HIV-acquisition risk from cunnilingus is extremely remote. That your mouth was apparently closed throughout the session puts the risk into the essentially nonexistent category. I'll repost below some information about... Read more »

sex with HIV positive transgender prostitute

In late January had unprotected anal sex with a transgender escort in which the condom broke found... Read more »

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. »

Risk of HIV contraction after protected sex with prostitute

Hi,I recently went to a massage parlour in macau and one thing led to another and had protected sex... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Indian Sex Workers Say Anti-Prostitution Law Will Hurt Efforts to Combat HIV Spread

On Tuesday, Indian sex workers criticized a proposed law that would crack down on brothel owners and clients and would give police more latitude in raiding the establishments. While prostitution is illegal in India, the ban is rarely enforced. At a... Read more »

More Vietnamese Men Get HIV From Prostitutes

By the end of 2005, an estimated 58,000 Vietnamese will have become infected with HIV after having sex with an HIV-positive prostitute, up from 25,000 in late 2000, Vietnam's Health Ministry said today. The number of infected sex buyers tends to... Read more »

HIV Virus Infects Vietnamese Prostitutes

A new report reveals that over one-fifth of commercial sex workers in Vietnam are infected with HIV, up significantly from just two years ago. The findings are based on a survey conducted late last year by the Vietnamese ministry of labor and social... Read more »

Rates of HIV/AIDS in Bali Prostitutes at Alarming Levels

HIV/AIDS cases are increasing among sex workers in Bali, Indonesia, and efforts to prevent new infections find little support from community and religious leaders, experts said at a recent conference. Earlier this month, Indonesian officials... Read more »

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ORAL SEX FROM A PROSTITUTE

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

HEY GUYS. IVE NOTICED A LOT OF QUESTIONS GETTING ANSWERED AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT TOO. I GOT HEAD FROM A PROSTITUTE THIS PAST FRIDAY AND IM REALLY SCARED. I CUMMED IN HER MOUTH AND I CAME HOME MY BALLS STARTED TO HURT. MAYBE ITS... Read more »

Prostitutes vs.safe sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is there such a thing as safe sex with a prostitute?
Barring condom failure, should there really be a concern?

This is not a moral issue for me, it is a serious inquiry.
Background is I am a single father raising 2 children devoting my time to my... Read more »

Oral sex with Irish prostitute

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

About three weeks ago I received oral sex from an Irish prostitute. I wore a condom, but when it was all done and over with, and after the condom was taking off by her, I noticed that I was bleeding next to the head of my penis. I went to see my... Read more »

Penetrative vaginal sex with prostitutes

Posted by Sexy25, 4 Replies

I regularly visit prostitutes but always use condoms every time I fuck them. I have had no condom failure ever. At times I use two condoms just to be sure! Am addicted to sex with prostitutes but would like to stop the habit. No symptoms what so ever Read more »

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