Hiv Transmission In Lesbians Grinding/frottage Or Oral Sex

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Lesbian Sex and HIV

Hi Dr. Thank you for this service. I will be sure to donate right after I finish typing this. I am not sure if I have a case of the crazies or a real scare.I am a lesbian and have been dating a close friend (girl) for a few months. Recently it...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi there,There is risk for her having unprotected sex with the man from the bar not just for HIV but for other STI's (Sexually Transmitted Infections). Many women feel that their annual OBGYN exam includes an HIV test. It is a test that needs... Read more »

Transmission with coughing/frottage/hand holding?

My HIV-negative boyfriend and I are very intimate, although we don't have intercourse. We hold hands often, caress each other and hug a lot. We wear latex gloves and he wears a condom when we give each other hand jobs. We often simulate sex...

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Please submit this question to The Body's Safe Sex and HIV Prevention Forum... Read more »

Lesbians and HIV

OK I am a 19 year old lesbian. I have never been with a man but alot of the girls that I have been with have. Am at high risk for them having been with men I have very paronoid. Thank You for you time....

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV transmission among women who have sex with women seems quite uncommon (there have only been a few documented cases). This can be explained by the low risk for transmission involved in oral sex, especially to someone who is performing oral sex on... Read more »

Lesbian Sex

I am a women that is HIV-negative and very much in love with a women that is HIV-positive. I want love having oral sex with my partner, now knowing that she is HIV-positive can I continue to have oral sex? ...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello there-Oral sex carries the lowest risk of HIV transmission. However, cunnilingus can put you at risk for other STDs such as herpes, gonorrhea, or syphilis. To lessen your risk even further I would encourage you to talk with your partner about... Read more »

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frottage exposure - scared to death

Posted by devilangel, 1 Reply

hi,

can anyone help me here? i am a little - in fact a lot , freaked out. i dont know wht to do. well i recently visited a private sex worker. we started with kissing and fondling. i rubbed her vagina and used some saliva to lubricate it. i then made... Read more »

Oral Sex Lots of Grinding that created raw spot

Posted by Panic, 2 Replies

Hello,

About 4 weeks ago I was at a strip joint. I had a private dance with a lot of grinding. The girl also inserted my penis in her mouth a couple of times. I noticed the next day a raw spot on my penis. I went into a panic. About 2 weeks... Read more »

frottage

Posted by Liloki, 2 Replies

I am a gay male who is worried that I have exposed myself to the hiv virus. My last partners is hiv positive, undetectable viral load and has otherwise good health. A week ago while we were naked in bed I began rubbing my penis on his anal region.... Read more »

Female to Female Transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I had oral sex with another woman, and I'm wondering how risky this is? I've read, it is risky, and then I've read it isn't. So which is it? Regardless if I ever do that again it will be with protection I don't care. I just want to know if anyone on... Read more »

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