Hiv Transmission Through Fresh Cut

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How 'fresh' does a 'fresh cut' have to be?

Hi Dr. Bob,Well, I'll try to keep this brief. I was fisting this guy who has been positive since 1990 w/o a glove. I never got my hand in all the way but at one point when I removed it there was blood on my hand. It wasn't a lot of blood,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Flipping Out,1. As a general rule, if blood isn't coming out of a "fresh" cut, then HIV or other blood-borne pathogens shouldn't be able to get in. This does not apply to mucous membranes, which can actually absorb HIV. 2.... Read more »

Transmission through cuts

Hello: In this forum I keep seeing that HIV has not been known to transmit outside of anal,... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

transmission through cuts

About two months ago, I encountered someone who had fallen on a city street, and with the... Read more »

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Articles

Longer, Stronger HIV Drug Regimen for Breastfeeding Women Cuts Mother-to-Child Transmission Rate, Study Finds

"HIV infection rates among babies are significantly cut when mothers are given prolonged ARV treatment during breastfeeding," according to findings released at the International AIDS Society conference in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Southern Africa: AIDS Scientists Call for Month of Sex Abstinence -- Campaign "Could Cut New Transmissions by 45 Percent"

A month-long period of sexual abstinence could be a viable cultural approach to stopping new HIV infections, two epidemiologists suggest. During that month, new HIV transmissions could be cut by up to 45 percent in countries such as Swaziland, South... Read more »

HPTN 052 Study Stopped Early: Significant Reduction in HIV Transmission From Early Use of HIV Treatment in Serodifferent Partners

Although more detailed results have since been presented (see earlier report from IAS Rome conference earlier in this issue ), the following summary information was reported as a press release from the U.S. NIAID. Initiation of Antiretroviral... Read more »

San Francisco: Policy May Cut HIV for Gay Men by 60 Percent

San Francisco's policy of recommending HIV treatment to all infected patients upon diagnosis, without waiting for CD4 cell counts to fall, could cut the number of new infections among men who have sex with men by 59 percent in five years, a new... Read more »

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What is a fresh cut and has any case been reported

Posted by biznoch, 2 Replies

Hello from what i gather fingering is a low risk activity unless u had an open cut. my issue is what exactly would define a open cut? I had a paper cut that was thin but not fully healed and if u pulled at it u could see redness and light blood. the... Read more »

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 »

hiv transmission w/o vaginal intercourse

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Does anyone know what the possibility is that one could get HIV if the penis never actually entered the Vagina, but had precum and was placed near the labia and clitoris?

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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 »

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