Can You Get Hiv From Swallowing Semen

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"Is it possible to make HIV+ semen safe to swallow?"

My HIV positive partner and I would enjoy it if I could swallow his semen, even if it was not immediately upon his ejaculation. I realize this is an unusual question, but is there any way that we could make his semen safe for me to ingest? ...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,The most direct way, though not necessarily easy to achieve in all cases, is for your HIV+ partner to work to reduce his viral load to an undetectable level. It's been shown that the risk is negligible to transmit HIV... Read more »

swallowing semen

ok my question may be weird....but pls try to understand...I practice safe sex, but have the URGE... Read more »

Response from David Wohl, M.D. »

I swallowed lots of semen!

I swallowed my own semen and it's quite many!!! can I get HIV?... Read more »

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

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Search for a Cure: Don't Swallow: A Look at the Risks of Oral Sex

Beth Dillon of the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) most recent work focuses on determining the risk of oral sex transmission of HIV. But Beth was surprised this issue made front-page news. Her findings are far from the irresponsible headline... Read more »

Even HIV-Infected Men With Undetectable HIV in Blood May Shed HIV in Semen

HIV-infected men on antiretroviral therapy sometimes still shed HIV RNA in their semen even if they have suppressed levels of HIV RNA in their blood plasma and no symptoms of other sexually transmitted diseases, according to the first-ever... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS Study -- Link to Rapid Advancement of HIV Virus Found in Semen: NIH

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a protein in seminal fluid speeds up the spread of HIV in uterine tissue. The protein, called interleukin 7 (IL-7), is from a family of proteins that regulate the immune... Read more »

Common Protein in Human Semen Increases Infectious Potential of HIV, Study Says

A common protein in human semen increases the infectious potential of HIV 100,000-fold, according to a study published Friday in the journal Cell , the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Russell, San Francisco Chronicle , 12/14). Researchers at... Read more »

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swallowed semen

Posted by micmax

I recently had a sexual experience that ended in swallowing a small amount of my partners semen (it was outside the body for approxmiately 10-15 seconds before I came in contact with it). My sexual partners HIV status is unknown to me.

He is very... Read more »

Swallowing fear

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I had an ecounter with a guy a couple of weeks ago I performed oral on him and he ejaculated in my mouth, stupid i know. Anyway about a week later i started having a crampy stomach and diarrhea. Then at about 2 weeks past possible exposure I had... Read more »

Fingering with semen and Semen in mouth

Posted by andyz

Let me try to briefly narrate all what happened to me to date.
I"m a 35 yr old gay male
On January 13th, I had a sexual encounter with a guy I randomly met. after we're done he tells me he is hiv positive!
He performed protected insertive sex on me... Read more »

HIV semen on vulva?

Posted by yummychocolate, 1 Reply

I was having some fingering and foreplay and I might have gotten some of his semen on my clitoris or labia minora(inner labia). Is this a risk for getting HIV assuming he has it? If so, high or low? Read more »

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