Hiv Transmission Probability With Prostitute

Here's a taste of what TheBody.com has to offer on this topic:

Ask the Experts

prostitutes and std transmission

Hi Ryan,I had sex with 2 amsterdam prostitutes in the red light district with a condom on. But when I took the condom off, I wasn't real careful and could have gotten whatever was on the condom on the shaft of my penis. 1. Does that cause a...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

1) HIV infected fluids coming into contact with intact skin (skin that doesn't have any cuts or open sores) does not pose a risk for infection because skin prevents HIV's access to your bloodstream. The skin on the shaft of your penis... Read more »

Please help Dr Bob! Possible transmission from prostitute with blood in her mouth!

Please help me out here Dr Bob as I'am Freaking out! Here goes my story. Everybody has always... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

What is the risk of transmission of HIV?

Dr: I need your help 5 weeks ago I had a situation of risk as a prostitute performed oral sex on me... Read more »

Response from Shannon Southall »

Go to Ask the Experts »

Articles

Several Florida Counties Using Criminal HIV Transmission Statute to Help Reduce Commercial Sex Work

Several counties in Florida have begun charging commercial sex workers with criminal transmission of HIV -- a felony punishable by up to five years in prison -- in order to reduce commercial sex work in certain regions, the South Florida... Read more »

Sex Workers in Bali Begin Working in Remote Villages, Increasing Risk of HIV Transmission, Report Says

Commercial sex workers in Bali in response to strict monitoring by city officials have begun working in remote villages, increasing the risk of HIV transmission in the region, according to a report released Friday by the Bali Regional AIDS... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Vietnam: More than Half of Hanoi Prostitutes HIV-Positive: Government Survey

More than half of registered prostitutes in the Vietnamese capital now carry the AIDS virus, reflecting a huge surge of infection in the communist state's large sex industry, a government survey suggested Wednesday. Infection rates at the capital's... Read more »

Male Clients of Brothel Prostitutes as a Bridge for HIV Infection Between High-Risk and Low-Risk Groups of Women in Senegal

The researchers conducted a sexual-behavior HIV prevalence survey on male clients of female prostitutes working in brothels in Dakar, Senegal, to investigate the degree to which these men act as a bridge for HIV transmission to the general... Read more »

Connect With Others

transmission probabilities

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

One recent study (from Uganda sero-discordant couples) estimated The probability of transmission per act of vaginal intercourse from HIV-1-positive women to their HIV-1-negative partners was 0.0013 (13 infections per 1000 acts) , compared with a... Read more »

Prostitutes? HELP!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi all,

I have a terrible fear of being infected with HIV. About four years ago, I had sex with three different prostitutes (In Holland, I'm Dutch). Two times she satisfied me orally, one time vaginally. I am almost certain that I used condoms (I... 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 »

hand job by prostitute

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

can you get hiv from a hand job by a prostitute???
Worried.

Read more »

Connect on Our Bulletin Boards »

Tools

My Health Tracker

Assess Your Risk for HIV

Find Local HIV/AIDS Services

Resource Centers

Guides for People With HIV

View All of Our Guides >>