Hiv Transmission Orally

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Sex with someone who is HIV+ (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2011)

Hi,I have recently been informed that a friend of mine whose load i have swallowed and who i have had sex with is HIV+ he says he has an udetectable count and not to worry but i was just wondering what the chance are of me getting HIV from this?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk is low, but not nonexistent. See below.Dr. BobTruth about oral sex and hiv - mixed messages received from a test counselor (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2010) Nov 8, 2010I have been tested at 3 months, 6 months and a year... Read more »

Can STDs Facilitate HIV Transmission by Oral Sex?

Dear Ryan,I hope you can help me - I've read your archives but can't find an answer to... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

Oral sex from HIV positive. (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX 2010)

Dear Dr Bob, I have posted a question before, but now as i have update on the situation i am... Read more »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Primary HIV Infection Associated with Oral Transmission

Many persons have inquired about the results of a study presented as a poster at the recent 7th National Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held January 30-February 2. The following questions and answers contain more specific... Read more »

More on Oral Sex and the Risk of HIV Transmission

In the following article and an article by Janice Price , we will entertain two different views on oral sex transmission of the HIV virus. Detailed interviews of a cohort of gay men with acute infection provide further evidence that oral sex can be... Read more »

CDC Issues Fact Sheet on Oral Sex and HIV Transmission

The CDC has released a fact sheet informing people that there is some risk of transmitting HIV to others through oral sex, even though it is much lower than the risk of transmission from vaginal or anal intercourse, the Lakeland Ledger 's "Robin's... Read more »

Intermittent Oral PrEP May Be as Effective as Daily Oral PrEP for Prevention of Rectal HIV Transmission, Macaque Study Suggests

There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read his explanation of a study he presented at CROI 2009. My... Read more »

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Oral HI.V. transmission

Posted by Anonymous

For one, myself and her do not have H.I.V. but i had a cut on my lip when i was giving her oral (eating her out), i know the risks of recieving H.I.V. are extremly low but i'm scared that something could happen because what if my blood got into her... Read more »

Conflicting HIV information for transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi there,
I am getting a little more worried. During the summer I was seeing someone. We didn't have intercourse, but there was a couple of dates where we did a lot of open mouth kissing and I did receive a blowjob from her for a couple of minutes... Read more »

HIV transmission question

Posted by smr, 1 Reply

I posted this earlier and it seems to have disappeared - forgive me if I'm overlooking something and making a duplicate posting. I am just wondering if anyone out there has personal knowledge of an HIV-positive woman who's viral load is... Read more »

Possibility of HIV transmission

Posted by Anonymous

Hi folks I hope some of you can help me out. About sixteen weeks ago I had sex with a female prostitute. I recieved oral with a condom and intercourse was protected as well. A week and a half later I had an enlarged lymph node in my groin area. All... Read more »

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