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Who to believe (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2010) (BAREBACKING, 2010) (HOW DOES THE TOP GET INFECTED DURING ANAL SEX, 2010)

Years back I read an article where a doctor did a study on oral sex. Her findings were that it was absolutely not possible to become HIV+ from giving oral sex.The very next day an article I had read years before was released and said: "It is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Conflicted,Yes, it's possible to acquire HIV from oral sex. See below.The physician who "believes" you are "likely safe" if you are topping (presumably bareback) is a total idiot. I'd fire him immediately and find... Read more »

Safer Sex and anal/oral sex "Question about high risk and low risk"

I have been reading your Q&A for quite a while, and I found it's informative. But recently I'm a little unsure about the HIV transmission risk. Basically, to have single partner who you know his status should be safer, compared to...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for the questions,I can understand how some of this might be confusing, let's tease the pieces of your question apart.Firstly, your risk was <b>very low</b>. It's important to note that protected sex poses <b>no... Read more »

Anal Sex

How much risk is there for a negative top, to be fucking a positive bottom with non detectable viral load and in good health taking Haart? I have heard it to be extremely rare if at all possible for a top to contract HIV from a positive bottom...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Unprotected anal sex with a partner known to be HIV positive carries the highest possible risk for HIV transmission. Yes it is true: the receptive partner is more at risk than the insertive partner. And yes it is true: having an undetectable HIV... Read more »

Unrprotected Anal Sex

Hi Dr.I recently was diagnosed HIV positive. I had sex with two partners in a short frame of time. When I asked both of them a month later if they were negative (they both said they had been tested), they both said they were negative, yet I am...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The real culprit is your decision to have unprotected receptive anal sex! Either of your barebacking buddies could have transmitted virus. HIV can be transmitted via precum; however, there is certainly a greater chance if full ejaculation... Read more »

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why anal sex is more riskier than oral sex

Posted by mick, 2 Replies

i hope i will keep posting my questions here and i'd like to ask why anal sex is more dangerous than oral sex? Read more »

Intercourse with a transvestite: Anal sex with condom and oral sex without it

Posted by CALEXIS, 1 Reply

Hi, mi name is alexis. I beg you pardon if my English isn't well.

I hadn't came into this forum since 2 or 3 years. In this case I met a transvestite boy through the Internet. I went to his house and e had the following sexual activities.

Oral sex (He... Read more »

crixivan and anal fissures

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is there anyone else out there who has been troubled with anal fissures (small tears in the rectum) since starting Crixivan? I've always been anally healthy until recently. Since they started, I have restrained from anal sex and keep a high fiber... Read more »

How risky is INSERTIVE anal sex

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi, I am well aware of the risks of unprotected receptive anal sex, but how risky is unprotected insertive anal sex? Would it be more or less risky than unprotective insertive vaginal sex? Anyone have any knowledge on the subject?

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