Can You Get Hiv By Having Same Sex Intercourse

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Oral Sex: What's the Real Risk for HIV?

Table of Contents Introduction Studies on the Risks of Oral Sex Tips for Safer Oral Sex Taking Care of Yourself Introduction The chances of HIV being passed from one person to another depend on thetype of contact. HIV is most easily spread, or transmitted, through unprotectedanal sex, unprotected vaginal sex, and sharing injection drug equipment.Unprotected sex means sex in which no condoms or other barriers are used. Oral sex...

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intercourse with hiv infectedThe Body: Rick Sowadsky M.S.P.H., C.D.S, Answers to Safe Sex Questions

this web sight is one of the most valuable and informative sights around.when you have intercourse with an hiv infected person, does that mean thatyou will get aids, or does it mean you have only been exposed to it and couldpossibly get aids....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question and comment. If you have unprotected sexwith an infected person (either through intercourse or giving oral sex), youare putting yourself at risk of getting HIV. If the HIV virus enters yourbloodstream, then you... Read more »

repeated unprotected vaginal intercourse with sex workers.

i expect myself to test positive. I always been very careful and always used condom in the past when i went with prostitutes until 6 months ago, i come across a study saying that the chance of getting hiv from unprotective vaginal intercourse are 5...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I often worry that HIV statistics, such as the one you saw, could be misinterpreted. These estimated statistical risks are meant primarily to demonstrate relative risk and should not be applied to any one individual situation to assume real... Read more »

Sex without the intercourse

Mr. Sowadsky About 8 months ago my Girlfriend and I, lacking a condom, tried what she called 'sliding'. In the missionary position I began to slide up and down along her clitoris, and afterwords she used the tip of my penis to stimulate...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.If there was no penetration, that would reduce your risk of infection withHIV, since there would be less of a possibility of HIV entering thebloodstream. Based on what you told me, there may be some risk of... Read more »

HIV transmission through oral intercourse

Dear Sir/Madam,I am a male in mid-twenties. I recently had intercourse for the first time with an acquaintance of mine who is quite casual about sex and would have had it countless number of times by now, with people she barely knows. The process...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi, there:All of these questions are clearly answered in the archives. 1. Oral sex has been and remains a low-risk activity. 2. Using a condom for each and every act of penetrative sex is one of the best ways to protect yourself against HIV and many... Read more »

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UNPROTECTED VAGINAL INTERCOURSE WITH HIV POZ WOMEN

Posted by jaelitt, 7 Replies

On 7/1/2012 i had unprotected vaginal sex with hiv positive women 2 weeks after i started to fill really ill. It started with a sore throat then dehydration,nausea,headache,dry skin,sore neck,loss of appetite and energy,eye irritaion and a few days... Read more »

Intercourse for 2 - 5 sec

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi... I was wondering what are the risks of catching HIV from having intercourse for 2 - 5 sec with a body massage sex worker in Thailand. I never expected to, but when the body massage took place and I was covered in soap. It just slipped in. ... Read more »

Intercourse with a transvestite: Anal sex with condom and oral sex without it

Posted by CALEXIS, 1 Reply

Hi, mi name is alexis. I beg you pardon if my English isn't well.

I hadn't came into this forum since 2 or 3 years. In this case I met a transvestite boy through the Internet. I went to his house and e had the following sexual activities.

Oral sex (He... Read more »

Unprotected Vaginal Intercourse with a Stripper

Posted by rayk12345, 1 Reply

I had a 15-30 second vaginal intercourse with a stripper at a strip club...I was drunk and this is the only that happened..after that 15 seconds time I was scared and just left that place...I dont know about the HIV status of that lady but i feel... Read more »

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