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STI from auto fellatio, please help, really worried (CAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF HIV OR STD, 2010) (AUTOFELLATIO, 2010)

I am a 17 year old boy and have never have sex (including oral). I performed auto fellatio a few times, never for longer than 30 seconds, i do get mouth ulcers but am pritty sure i didnt have a mouth ulcer during the times of auto fellatio. I have...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You're wondering if you can give yourself an STD or HIV via autofellatio. This is a QTND (Question That Never Dies), but usually comes up as a worry about masturbation rather than autofellatio (most likely because most guys aren't... Read more »

Private Medical Testing Centers For STD's/STI's

Dear Dr. Frascino - How reliable are the private medical testing centers that can test you for... Read more »

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STD/STI or Not

I've been on Atripla going on 3 years. I live in an arear of the US that has a high pollen... Read more »

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New Zealand Launches Sexual Health Campaign Targeting Young People to Address High STD Rates

New Zealand's Health Minister Annette King on Monday launched a new sexual health campaign encouraging young people who are sexually active to use condoms in an attempt to control the high rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the country, ... Read more »

U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Mass Treatment for Curable STDs Has Mixed Results, Study Finds: Some STD Rates Fall, But HIV Incidence Remains Unchanged

Community-wide treatment of curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) reduced STD rates, and improved pregnancy outcomes, but did not reduce new HIV infections, in a recent study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious... Read more »

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Highlights Studies Presented at STI Conference

Several studies were presented at the 2006 National STD Prevention Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., on Tuesday and Wednesday. Summaries appear below. "Burden of Repeat Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Young Women in New York City": Ellen... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Changes in Sexual Behavior and STD Prevalence Among Heterosexual STD Clinic Attendees: 1993-1995 Versus 1999-2000

The researchers examined trends in sex behaviors and STD prevalence over time among heterosexual STD clinic populations from three urban US clinics. Using a cross-sectional analysis comparing baseline data on risk (self-reported) and STDs... Read more »

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STD

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was recently diognosed with a STD that I received from receptive oral sex. I keep reading that people with STDs are more likely to contract HIV whikle I also read that it is very unlikely that a person would contract HIV from receptive oral sex.... Read more »

STI

Posted by run417, 4 Replies

when it called sexually transmitted infections is that part of HIV Read more »

can i get std from...

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

my friend and I were walking down a street recently, and he found 2 condoms that were unopened laying on the ground, with their original packaging. he picked it up and start playing with it and opening it and stuff. afterwards we went to a mall and... Read more »

STD

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Can one get an STD from ejaculation? [no partners, just discharge of fluid] What is the difference between masturbation and ejaculation?

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