Foreplay Risks

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any risk from foreplay?

Hi Doc,Great response to the Vatican's crazy claims! What are those guys thinking?Anyway, I've looked around on the forum but can't really find the answer to my question. The question is, is there any risk of contracting HIV through...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You couldn't get a "straight" answer from the CDC, so you came to me? Yeah, I guess that makes sense --Good idea! Foreplay without penetration, frottage, "outercourse" dry-docking, or whatever you want to call it, is... Read more »

Nipple foreplay and he bit too hard causing bleeding: HIV risk for me??

I was having foreplay with my new boyfriend. He is in the military and is clean but is due for his... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

HIV by foreplay?

if a man uses his fingers on a woman/man can HIV/STD be transmitted that way. I am more interested... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Understanding Recent Increases in the Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Having Sex With Men: Changes in Risk Behavior From Risk Avoidance to Risk Reduction

The authors of the current study sought to explore risk behavior and transmission routes in men having sex with men (MSM) newly diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Physicians participating in the sentinel study completed a... Read more »

AIDS Programs Fail to Reach High-Risk Groups: UN

Those most at risk of acquiring HIV worldwide -- high-risk drug users, homosexuals and sex workers -- are often the least likely to be targeted by national surveillance, prevention and treatment programs, the World Health Organization said today.... Read more »

Risk of HIV Reinfection May Be Similar to Risk of Initial HIV Infection

The risk of HIV reinfection, sometimes called superinfection, has not been clearly established. Given the risk of initial sexual HIV infection from a single exposure in population studies is commonly calculated as generally low (although these... Read more »

Sexual Risk Behavior Six Months Post-High School: Associations With College Attendance, Living With a Parent, and Prior Risk Behavior

The current study examined sexual risk behavior (SRB) among a community sample of youth in the fall after their senior year of high school. In particular, the researchers looked at the associations between college and residential status and three... Read more »

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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.

thx

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am i at risk?

Posted by team1, 1 Reply

i know many might find me clueless but i'm only a 21 yr old guy and bicurious. i never had any anal sex.

but this guy first fingered me w/ lube. then he used his penis to probe my anus (frottage i guess) and i supposed there was precum there. then he... Read more »

Risk of breast secretions to adults

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I had cheated on my wife with an old girl friend sometime in mid september of 2003. This friend of mine is married with 2 kids. During the sex and foreplay, I swallowed some sugary secretions from her breast. They were present in only one breast. it... Read more »

Infection vs anxiety and test

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i had a low/medium risk encounter (had proctected sex, but during foreplay my penis touched her pubic hair, and had oral sex unprotected for small time). since then i exprienced tyrhoid inflamattion (difficulty to breath), light abdominal pain, and... Read more »

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