Do People Catch AIDS From Foreplay

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Foreplay with HIV person

Posted by travis, 2 Replies

Hi. What's the risks of havinf a foreplay with a HIV positive person? By foreplay, I mean no sex, blowjob or cunnilingus. Just mutual masturbation and little kissing.

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this is piggybacking "people who fake having AIDS"

Posted by Anonymous

then there are the extreme jackasses that are out there looking for the disease like they are trying to find some lucky golden ticket. These "bug chasers" as they are called are looking to catch the disease while we sit here waiting and praying for... Read more »

Looking for people to interview with HIV or AIDS

Posted by Anonymous

Hi,
I am writing a series of articles about AIDS and HIV infections aimed at college students in Pullman and Moscow Idaho. Many students feel their risk of catching such a disease in a small town is virtually non-existant. I have had difficulty... Read more »

Can I catch HIV this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am really worried about an incident that happened 10 months ago and am freaking out over whether I could have caught HIV infection.

I was using a public bathroom and by accident the crotch of my underwear touched the toilet seat. I didn't think... Read more »

Can you catch hiv from this encounter

Posted by kris, 2 Replies

I have a friend who is hiv positive he has been so for ten years but I just found out recently. I have some anxiety about germs in general so I dont shake hands. I always give people fist bumps. But I am growing concerned becasue I gave him a Fist... Read more »

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foreplay danger?

if take example i have hiv positive and my boyfriend have an healing ulcer on his upper lips! will he by biting or sucking my nipples cause transmission of hiv to him? i don't think he injured my nipple cos this foreplay is pleasurable to me!I...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Not a workplace question. Please submit to the forum on HIV transmission.... Read more »

HIV by foreplay?

if a man uses his fingers on a woman/man can HIV/STD be transmitted that way. I am more interested in the person who will be recieving the finger! According to some posts here open cuts represent a problem so if the man has cuts and he is hiv+ is...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

The risk of HIV transmission through fingering is negligible for either the insertive or receptive partner. There is no evidence of HIV transmission occurring in either direction. If an HIV infected person's finger is bleeding and is inserted... Read more »

touching foreplay

Can my mate get hiv from finger stimulation or foreplay...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HIThis is one of the safest ways to have sexual intimacies without intercourse. I cannot tell from your question if you are positive so I will go off the assumption that you are and as long as there are no open sores and a direct exchange of body... Read more »

Anal foreplay

During a recent sexual encounter the other person began massaging my rectum with their fingers.I was concerned and had them stop after about a minute.All other activities involved a condom and I only concerned about the massage.What was myrisk?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Try to think about the model that is used to describe the sexual transmission of HIV:HIV INFECTED FLUIDS (semen, vaginal/cervical secretions, or blood) -- coming into direct contact with -- MUCOUS MEMBRANES (the lining of the rectum, vagina, or... Read more »

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