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Blowjob with listerine

Hi there, i recently met this girl and i have no idea what her sexual history is but I received unprotected oral sex from her with listerine in her mouth. After that she spat it out and continued again this time without the listerine. There was no...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi,The risk for getting HIV from oral sex is also a very low risk activity. I would not be concerned about transmission in this situation.Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

Blowjob

Yesterday night I was given a blow job by a girl who was a complete stranger.That was my first... Read more »

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Sore throat after giving a blowjob

Hello,I am writing because I am worried I might be infected with an STD. After reading all the... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Japan: Online Novel Teaches Young Brazilians Safe Sex

Communicating safe sex messages to young Brazilians living in Japan is the goal of a new project by the Tokyo-based nonprofit Assistance Service for Brazilians in Japan (ASBJ). In May, ASBJ began posting online a Portuguese translation of the... Read more »

Ohio: Sexy Ads Promote Safe-Sex Behavior

The "Take Care Down There" campaign in Columbus is using unabashedly sexy ads to promote safe sex for young gay men. Billboards depict fit, shirtless guys with arrows pointing beneath their waistlines. Columbus Public Health (CPH) Prevention... Read more »

Condom Poster Draws Protest From Taiwan's Catholics

A safe-sex poster featuring a Catholic nun holding a condom has drawn strong criticism from Taiwan's Catholic population, forcing the Taipei hospital that produced it to remove the ads from the city's subways stations, Taiwanese media reported... Read more »

Canada: Ottawan's Talking Condoms Win Peabody

The Three Amigos campaign, which uses talking cartoon condoms to promote safe sex and has been translated into more than 40 languages, is being honored with a Peabody Award. "The Peabody has been won by, literally, the world's giants in television,... Read more »

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How Safe Is Safe?

Posted by dancin_man, 4 Replies

I am newly diagnosed gay male who is trying to navigate his way through dealing with this process. Obviously testing positive brings up a whole array of issues dealing with sex, and I wanted to use this forum to raise my issues/questions, and get... Read more »

Blowjobs!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hey Everybody?

Can you get hiv from getting a blowjob? It seems like you never hear of or see people who are getting blowjobs wear condoms. Some people say NO RISK and then there are others who say LOW RISK. The explanation is that if there is... Read more »

Protected Blowjob+Handjob

Posted by indian_guy, 1 Reply

I am a male who engaged in following sexual activities with a female prostitute in notorious red light area (serving lot of customers one after the other) - bed seemed untidy - is that a worry?:
(i) Handjob without protection.
(ii) Protected blow job... Read more »

blowjob

Posted by Anonymous

I recieved a blow job from a unknown woman ,she was biting me quite a bit and broke the skin ,know i think she was possibly trying to give me hiv.does anyone know the chances i would get it this way,thanks.

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