How Much Risk Does Protected Vaginal Sex Carries

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unprotected oral and protected vaginal sex with possible HIV+ CSW

Dear doctor,I am sorry to ask again since not got any reply last time..:(I had an unprotected oral for 10 mins and protected Vaginal sex with a CSW in Mid June. The aftereffect left me with 6-7 swollen lymph nodes, fever, rash in neck ,night sweats...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

You have asked a question that many writing to this site have asked. Therefore, this is a standard reply I have prepared. Oral sex is a very inefficient way to acquire HIV. The mouth does not contain the type of cells that HIV likes to infect.... Read more »

Worry over "HIV risk first time EMERGENCY" during protected vaginal sex

Hey, this is my first time here and Ive been reading a lot of information from fellow users. First... Read more »

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Unprotected Oral and Semi Protected Vaginal

Hey Dr. I recieved Unprotected Oral sex for 15mins from a russian prostitute in Dubai.... Read more »

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Help! Protected vaginal sex

Posted by HannahZ, 1 Reply

Hi! First time posting and scared to death.

I am a young woman who was recently engaged in a serious relationship with a man in a developing nation. We were not sexual (aside from fingering and one occasion of him giving me oral sex) until the day... Read more »

unprotected oral, protected vaginal sex -- HELP

Posted by bluestar, 4 Replies

I just want to explain what my encounter was and my symptoms one more time to see if there was something about it that could have been risky or if I'm just extremely unlucky.

I visited a casual sex worker and initially had a shower. She then took my... Read more »

High Risk receptive vaginal sex - symptoms Please help

Posted by AloneInMyMadness, 1 Reply

I am so ashamed of myself and scared to death. My husband and I split up and were getting a divorce, I was extremely distraught and broken up about it. I went on a kick of "screw it, life is short" I got a job as a bartender, stopped going to... Read more »

Protected Sex w/Sex Worker

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I made a huge mistake over a week ago by having protected vaginal intercourse with a sex worker at an Asian massage parlor. The woman was very conscience of using a condom and checked it for breakage after I ejaculated. There was now oral sex or... Read more »

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