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Risk of HIV from receptive fellatio ...

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

After getting myself involved in a possible HIV exposure through receptive (giving) fellatio, I resarched the net like mad to get an idea of the risk I put myself under. I have gotten my conclusive 12-week ELISA (negative), but continue to resarch... Read more »

Anyone caught hiv from expired condom?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

My question is one i havent seen - I used expired condoms. With a guy that likes to party. I also gave oral sex and no ejaculation in the mouth. Im scared to test. After incident i had severe joint pain. No sickness, did have weakness and trouble... Read more »

Caught something. Scared HIV might be next.

Posted by ConcernedGuy, 3 Replies

Hi there, hopefully someone can give me some words of insight here.

Bi guy here who had an encounter about two weeks ago with another guy. We engaged in unprotected oral and anal sex (top here). After everything was over he handed me a towel to wipe... Read more »

Protected receptive anal sex

Posted by AnthonyMC, 1 Reply

Hello.

I'm a heterosexual guy but more or less 2 months ago I did something I will never forgive myself for, regardless of whether I got infected with something or not: I had receptive anal sex with a transexual sex worker.

Now, the intercourse was... Read more »

Oral Sex - Receptive

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

What is the risks, for a female giving oral sex to a male. He cums in her mouth and she spits it out.
Everywhere has mixed risks on this topic and i'm confused. Should I be really worried. Read more »

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HIV and receptive anal intercourse

If the estimated "per-act" risk for contracting HIV (from an HIV-positive source) is 0.5 to 3.0 percent for receptive anal sex, does that mean that 97% of people wont contract HIV from a one-time exposure?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,No. Unfortunately population statistics don't work that way. (See below.) It is indeed possible to contract HIV from a single exposure!Dr. BobInterpreting HIV and testing statistics (HIV STATISTICS)Oct 10, 2008 Greetings. I recently... Read more »

caught HIV through oral and no one beleives me!

Dear Dr Bob;Im in a pretty damn nasty situation, im 17 years old and 8 weeks ago I received an unprotected bj, and im pretty damn sure im now infected with HIV. I freaked out from the word go and have been a stressed paranoid wreck since, unable to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Some of your reasoning is quite rational, and I agree with it totally:1)"ARS doesn't usually start this early or last this long."2)"I know it's a hard virus to transmit."3)"There's never been a... Read more »

receptive vs. insertive in oral sex

mr. sowadsky. i am confused i need your help,if a woman has my penis in hermouth am i the insertive or rective partner? i ask that because you have a question where a man sayshe was performing oral sex and he called himself {insertive}. also in...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your questions.When talking about oral sex, I talk about the person giving oral sex, and theperson receiving oral sex. But at times, people may misinterpret what givingand receiving oral sex means. That's why when I talk about... Read more »

magnetic couple: + male and receptive cunnilingus

I apologize if I'm asking a question that has already been answered here, but I can't seem to find an answer that fits my situation specifically.I recently began dating a very good friend of mine who is HIV+. His viral load is currently...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The risk of HIV-acquisition/transmission from cunnilingus is exceedingly low, barring extenuating circumstances. See below. Thanks for your donation to the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org).Dr. BobcunnilingusSep 18,... Read more »

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