Gave Oral And Got A Mouth Ulcer Two Days Later

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HIV and the Mouth

Other Oral Conditions of HIV Disease The two most common conditions that may not be caused by an infection include dry mouth and small round mouth sores, called aphthous ulcers . Dry Mouth Dry mouth, or xerostomia , is a common condition in HIV disease that may have a variety of causes. HIV disease itself may cause dry mouth because HIV-related salivary disease causes swollen salivary glands (glands in the mouth that produce saliva, or...

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Mouth ulcers two weeks after sex

I'm a guy and I have had an unprotected sex recently-- (I received an unprotected oral sex from a prostitute, I never inserted my penis into her vagina though.) A couple of weeks after that, I developed mouth ulcers. Does this mean that i have...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is highly unlikely that you would have been infected through receiving oral sex. There is no evidence that HIV is transmitted this way, the primary reason being that saliva is not a fluid that transmits HIV. Furthermore, mouth ulcers are commonly... Read more »

Mouth Ulcers

CD4 27 with VL 160k. Totally healthy other than mouth ulcers occurring regularly. Is there anything I can do to prevent or get rid of them?Is there a danger from having these ulcers?Thank you. Your time and knowledge is greatly appreciated by all of...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thank you for your post.Whoa, CD4 24 and "totally healthy"? If your CD4 is really 24, your totally not healthy, but have a extremely poor immune health. You need to be talking to your doctor about HIV medications and other preventive... Read more »

aphthous ulcers in mouth

In two phenotype tests, a year apart, I show general resistance to all available anti-HIV meds. I've started a new 5-drug militia one month ago, a regimen with tenofovir (pmpa) and ABT378r, along with 3tc, agenerase and ddi (the last 3 which I...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Hmmmm, could be the ddI but I wouldn't jump ship yet (?? abacavir as a substitute). I would treat any gingivitis with chlorhexidine and use a magic mouthwash prep (maalox, tetracycline, viscous xylocaine, +/- dexamethasone) over the next... Read more »

oral sex and mouth ulcers

Hi dr BobI read your column all the time as I am constantly anxious about hiv and find great comfort. Sometimes I give oral sex to guys, usually of unknown status; people I meet in parks and saunas. But I also constantly have mouth ulcers on my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The overall HIV risk of oral sex is very low. Yes, it is true that oral ulcers or trauma (cuts, dental work, flossing, etc.) could increase the risk of HIV transmission theoretically by increasing the chances that HIV-infected ejaculate could... Read more »

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Herpetic ulcer in the mouth

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi everyone. Im 26 years old female from Western Europe.
I had unproteceted sex with someone several times. Since then I think i m living a nightmare. Every symptom that happens to my body i think its hiv. I'm a hypochondriac person anyway and i... Read more »

Oral sex and mouth ulcers

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Few days ago I had protected sex with a partner of unknown status. We also had unprotected oral sex.

However, over the past week weeks I have been experiencing discomfort under my tongue and have discovered that I have a small mouth ulcer on the... Read more »

mouth ulcers

Posted by Anonymous

Since a couple of days (end of week5), I am developping mouth ulcers which are not painful and go away after 1 or 2 days. Is this related to ars or to stress ( I am so stressed that I do not eat a lot) ? Does also anybody know the percentage of... Read more »

Mouth Ulcers and Strip Clubs

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

the talk about mouth ulcers has me really worried. I wnt to a strip club about two weeks ago and ended up sucking on a woman's nipple for a few minutes. Was on a business trip. Shouldn't have gone out like that. It's been bothering me ever since.... Read more »

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