Is It Possible To Get AIDS From Foreplay

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Can my mate get hiv from finger stimulation or foreplay...

Response from Shannon Southall

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HIThis is one of the safest ways to have sexual intimacies without intercourse. I cannot tell from your question if you are positive so I will go off the assumption that you are and as long as there are no open sores and a direct exchange of body... Read more »

foreplay danger?

if take example i have hiv positive and my boyfriend have an healing ulcer on his upper lips! will... Read more »

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HIV by foreplay?

if a man uses his fingers on a woman/man can HIV/STD be transmitted that way. I am more interested... Read more »

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Foreplay with HIV person

Posted by travis, 2 Replies

Hi. What's the risks of havinf a foreplay with a HIV positive person? By foreplay, I mean no sex, blowjob or cunnilingus. Just mutual masturbation and little kissing.

thx

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newly infected could possibly have aids

Posted by johnjsteinbeck, 1 Reply

i was recently infected but belive i am an extremely fast progressor. after sero my immune system was basically nil. and it has slowly gotten better.

However i now have early symptomatic signs of hiv. I have recurrent bouts of angular cheiltis,... Read more »

possible to show symptoms BEFORE the 10 year mark?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm acutely aware that ON AVERAGE it takes HIV 10 years to progress to AIDS, usually at the onset of an 'AIDS-defining' illness. Have there been cases of very quick progression to AIDS (due to more maligant and mutated strains)? Are there any... Read more »

Going crazy over possible infection

Posted by insano, 3 Replies

I had an incident at a HIV testing clinic that has got me paranoid to whether or not I may have contracted the HIV virus. I had a finger-prick blood sample taken and tested with the Clearview HIV rapid test. The result came back negative but for... Read more »

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