Is It Possible To Get HIV From Insertive Oral Sex

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Insertive Oral Sex Risk

hello, first of all thanks, ive been in risk of contracting hiv from insertive oral sex???, im afraid that some little blood in the saliva could been in contact with my urethra, this is possible to happen, should ive get tested from hiv ???, if my...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello there-Oral sex is a very inefficient way to acquire HIV. The mouth does not contain the type of cells that HIV likes to infect. One study from Europe that followed couples where one person was HIV+ and the other HIV- failed to find a case of... Read more »

18 oral sex and inserting finger into vagina

Dear Kull, I have a big problem. I'm 18 and today my girlfriend just did oral sex on my penis... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

Insertive Oral Sex i dont undesrtood

Hello, i dont understood the answer you gave me in my last quiestion, in wich i asked if i was at... Read more »

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In the following article and an article by Janice Price , we will entertain two different views on oral sex transmission of the HIV virus. Detailed interviews of a cohort of gay men with acute infection provide further evidence that oral sex can be... Read more »

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ORAL SEX INSERTIVE

Posted by mayo_16, 1 Reply

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I'm going through a very bitter! 6 weeks ago I had my relationship risk insertive oral sex without protection (she gave it to me) desconosco the status... Read more »

Insertive ORAL sex - RISK?!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

is it true that there are no risks for insertive oral sex? all of this talk about hiv infections through oral sex, have been receptive oral sex right? meaning the person whose mouth is on the genital is at risk. not the person who is recieving oral... Read more »

Insertive Oral question a little different....

Posted by Anonymous

Ok, I was the insertive partner in unprotected oral sedx with a sex worker. Now I contracted HSV-1 on my genitals from this encounter and I am now afraid of possible HIV infection.She had no visible sores or blood in her mouth. I understand that... Read more »

Insertive Oral Sex for 1 min. Pls respond...!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hell All Doctors and HIV experts,

I am in very tesnsion due to being Insertive partner during Oral Sex in an encounter with a female sex worker...

I m wondering what are my chances of becoming positive when receiving Oral Sex from a woman for less... Read more »

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