Can You Contract HIV From Licking Penis

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dog lick my penis

i'm 21 yr old malei'm scare because yesterday dog lick my penis is it normal?causing any disease pls tell me possibility of disease like HIV, sextiual disease.(pls tell me possibility)i heard dog saliva is dangerous any possibility it...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Dramu,You're wondering if it's normal for your dog to lick your penis? Well, that depends. Is your dog gay? Usually dogs like to lick their own penises (lucky dogs), but there really is no harm done if a pooch tongues your... Read more »

i licked his penis after he cum

dr. bobto night i had a treesum with two guys(im a married man) one of which ive know a while and... Read more »

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dog licks penis

Hi, sometimes, my dog lick a little bit peanut butter on my dick and near of my anus. I would like... Read more »

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stds from having your balls sucked/licked?

Posted by team1, 5 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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Penis Glans and the risk of contracting HIV

Posted by dopey33, 3 Replies

I am seriously concerned. Yesterday, I had a guy give me a blow job and then we masterbated each other. The thing that concerns me is that some of his cum ended on my penis when he finished. Although the cum landed in the middle on my penis, it... Read more »

Likelihood of contracting HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

7 weeks ago I made the stupid mistake of having unprotected sex with this girl, a one-night stand. I was having [vaginal] intercourse with the girl for maybe 10 minutes at most, when I felt like I was about to ejaculate, so I pulled out (I wasn't... Read more »

Contracting HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Recently my husband found out he is HIV+. At this time I am HIV - but I have only had one test and no viral load test done. We know he was negative in the beginning of last year and now he ha HIV. When I asked him about how he got this he told me... Read more »

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