Gay Oral Sex And Hiv

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Oral Sex: What's the Real Risk for HIV?

Table of Contents Introduction Studies on the Risks of Oral Sex Tips for Safer Oral Sex Taking Care of Yourself Introduction The chances of HIV being passed from one person to another depend on thetype of contact. HIV is most easily spread, or transmitted, through unprotectedanal sex, unprotected vaginal sex, and sharing injection drug equipment.Unprotected sex means sex in which no condoms or other barriers are used. Oral sex...

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Gay HIV+ partner has bareback sex with other HIV+ people

Hi, I'm in an open gay relationship with my HIV+ partner whereas i am HIV-. We always have protected anal sex (oral unprotected)My partner continues to have unprotected sex with other positive guys even though i have stressed that this is bad....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Regarding the risk of poz-on-poz barebacking, see below.As for a well "recegonised" resource on this topic, HELLO! You're reading it. Check out the archives! Finally, regarding the risk of STDs from oral sex, we have an entire... Read more »

Unprotected Oral Sex but Protected Anal Sex between Gay Men

Hi Mr. Cordova:I'm 24 year old male, had casual sex with an online member of a gay/bi dating site. To summarize my sex history after my HIV testing, the details are the following:December 9, 2010: I had my HIV-AIDS Antigen Test after abstaining...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:The window period for HIV testing is three months. It only takes three months to get a conclusive negative test result. In fact, most people who are infected will show up positive by the 28th day. I do not consider protected penetrative sex... Read more »

Gay sex with an HIV+ Man

Recently I engaged in sex with a man that I knew to be HIV+. We both had unprotected oral sex, and we performed protected anal sex where I was the receiver. No ejaculation occurred on his part, nor do I recall tasting any pre-ejaculate fluid while...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

The risk of transmission to you when performing oral sex on an HIV positive man is low. This means that there is some risk for transmission, but it is much less likely when compared to anal sex without condoms. Most studies to date say that the... Read more »

sex with a gay HIV person

Hey How are you? My friend is HIV positive. He is gay or bisexual. He want to have sex (like male to male). What is the risk of it? Can condom protect him and his parting from the HIV. Can jacking off each other be sex. please holla back...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Hey. I'm doing great, thanks for asking.There's lots of things that people can do sexually that greatly reduces the odds of HIV infection/transmission. The main activities to avoid are unprotected insertive and receptive anal sex (fucking... Read more »

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gay safer sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi guys, I am into a +/- relationship for a couple of months now, and while I generally feel comfortable with my partner's HIV status (he is the poz) every now and then I still get sick worried. I was thinking we should share experience on safer sex... Read more »

New gay boyfriend is HIV+

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Just started started seeing a guy who told me he was HIV+ before our relationship went any further. Him being positive is not an issue for me. I just need some advice on what I can expect in the future and what the problems with sex can be???? Read more »

gay=HIV?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am bisexual male and had my first sexual expierence with another guy about three weeks ago. I had anal sex using a condom and oral sex without using one, no ejaculation. I am now experiencing soar throat, stiff neck, headaches,
and diareah. I... Read more »

Gay man peeling lips oral sex risk

Posted by James99, 1 Reply

I'm a gay man and I constantly peel skin off of my outer lips, some times without noticing it just because they're so chapped. If i gave oral sex to another guy without knowing his status after peeling some skin off (i'm not sure if it was bleeding)... Read more »

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