Chances Of Getting HIV From Sex Toys

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Are New Sex Toys, Anal Lube, and Toy Cleaners Safe? (SEX TOYS, 2009)

Hi Doctor,Great website! I will be making a donation. Ive learned a lot about HIV. I found some answers in the archive but was not really specific to my problem. Youre probably tired of answering questions like these. Anyway, I hope you can help....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Glad you found the information here enlightening and helpful. I find it unfortunately that you "have never had sexual contact with anybody" and yet are still worried about STDs, including HIV! Your fears about contracting HIV from your... Read more »

HIV through Sex Toy?! Please Help!

Please Help! I have not been able to sleep, I even went to the E.R for anxiety but I don't want tosay anything to anyone until I'm 100% sure that I should. I used someone else's vibrator anally and I'm not sure if it was infected...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

You are at no risk of having acquired HIV from this event. The cleaning you did sounds actually quite thorough and there is no way there would be virus lurking on the toy anyway. So, no worries there. To answer your hypotheticals, yes, sex toys... Read more »

The chances of getting HIV from upprotected sex

What are the chances of a women getting HIV from a male who knows he has it. What are the chances of a women getting without using a condom?...

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D.

Columbia University

When there is unprotected penetrative sex between and HIV+ person and an HIV- person there is a risk for the transmission of HIV. There are relatively different levels of risk associated with different behaviors (e.g., anal vs vaginal vs oral... Read more »

Sex toy and oral sex

Hi Robert. I have read through your answers before asking this but I feel I need a personal response from you. A few days ago I went for a brazillian wax. The male therapist was feeling aroused when massaging the after-wax creams onto the areas that...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You got a Brazilian wax? OUCHAMAGOUCHA! And you've never had sex with anyone before? Hmm. Then why were you getting the Brazilian wax job? Perhaps you resemble Cousin Itt from the Addams Family and wanted to do some monospacing because... Read more »

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whats my chance of getting AIDS by giving oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

About 3 weeks ago I gave oral sex to a sex worker in China. It lasted for about 1-2 minutes and I didn't feel any cuts in my mouth. What would be the possibility of me contracting AIDS this way assuming if she was HIV positive?

This is the most... Read more »

oral sex and chances of getting disease

Posted by yasar2040, 1 Reply

Hi,

I am a married man, my wife does not like to have oral sex. But I have been really crazy about it.

I had taken a massage service by a lady, out of excitement I paid extra money and asked lady to massage private part. I also touched my tongue to... Read more »

HIV from sex toys.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

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my chances of getting HIV...

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

ok, heres the situation: back in october I met a guy online for sex. He came over to my house, supplied me with some condoms cause I didn't have any and had me top him. I used the condom and had sex with him but didn't ejaculate in the condom. A few... Read more »

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