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Precum and HIV

Posted by Anonymous

I got HIV at the end of August. I had unprotected sex with someone who told me he was "safe". The interesting thing is that he never came in me. There was only precum. In fact, he never came at all. The sad thing is, two weeks later I had sex... Read more »

HIV transmitted through precum for 4 seconds of anal sex?

Posted by mooch3r, 2 Replies

I am 20 years old male. I am growing extremely anxious about a sexual encounter I had with a man last night. I know I should have known better but I met up with a complete stranger over the net, and he took me to a gay sauna. At one point he tried... Read more »

Unsure about the risk level & precum! :/

Posted by ColorBee12, 1 Reply

I recently was engaging in foreplay with a friend and all is good until I decided to lick up his shaft and suck on the shaft and side of his dick.. his dick felt dry and had been exposed to air for at least 10 minutes.. however I do know that he had... Read more »

How bad is pre-cum?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was in a relationship with someone for 3 months. We talked about our histories before we had sex. He assured me that he did not have HIV cause he had just had a number of blood tests done (not HIV related) shortly before we were together. I... Read more »

pre-cum???

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I picked up a dancer in a gay bar to perform oral sex on me. We got naked and as I was putting on my condom, he was stroking his penis. My condom was stuck, so he used his fingers to take it off and helped me put it on inside out. I am worried that... Read more »

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HIV risk with pre-cum?

Hello Dr.I recently had a sexual encounter with someone I only knew for a few hours. I didn't necessarily know much about their sex history. I was told they were disease free, but after the encounter, he told me he slept with another man two...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:I would not be concerned about HIV transmission in this case. The risk of transmission from oral sex is low. Other STD's such as Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Herpes can be transmitted via oral sex. I do not think you need to be... Read more »

Is HIV possible through only Precum?

I'm a female and had unprotected sex for a few seconds on jan 1st. His penis did not go ALL the way inside and we were more playing around than having full on sex. I made him put on a condom after a few seconds though. I regret getting caught...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiI'm glad to hear that you were able to stop things before getting too carried away and got a condom! You are correct in that blood work doesn't contain HIV results unless they are specifically ordered. Symptoms of HIV infection would not... Read more »

exposure to HIV+ precum

Ryan,Last year I dated a guy for about four months, and during that time I performed oral sex on him. I did not let him come in my mouth and I never let him perform anal sex on me. (I did on him, but only with a condom.) About two and a half months...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

I think that your test result will give you a more definitive answer than I could, but it looks like you are HIV negative based on the negative result you received (as long as it was three months after your last exposure). There are a lot of things... Read more »

HIV Risk with Precum Through Underwear

Hi Dr. Frascino - I am scared to death and I will more than happy make a donation to your wonderful organization. I had a massage performed my a male massage therapist who performed the massage in his underwear. He got on top of me and began to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Scared to Death in Orlando,Relax Max. You are fine. The HIV-acquisition risk from a hot male rub-a-dub-dub guy grinding his pre-cum-soaked-underpants-covered joystick against your naked butt cheeks, including delving into "the valley of... Read more »

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