Is Receptive Oral Sex High Risk For Hiv

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HIV and Safer Sex

Table of Contents What Safer Sex Is What Safer Sex Is Not Practicing Safer Sex No-Risk Safer Sex Activities Other Safer Sex Tips Thinking it Through What Safer Sex Is Serious, even life-threatening, infections like HIV,syphilis, and other sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) can be passed from one person toanother through sex. Safer sex is sex that reduces the chances of spreading orgetting STDs. It involves certain actions...

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Unprotected Receptive Oral Sex w/Ejaculation

Hello Dr. Frascino:2 weeks ago I gave unprotected, receptive oral sex with ejaculation to a male I do not know. I did not swallow the semen (immediately spit it out), and I rinsed my mouth out immediately. Prior to this exposure, I know for a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello JT,Certainly no apology is needed for your question, particularly because you didn't even ask a question! All you did was provide a blow-by-blow of the blow-by-blow!What I can tell you is that the risk of acquiring HIV from oral sex is... Read more »

Receptive Oral Sex (no ejaculation) on TS escort-risk?!?!

Dr. BobThis is the scenario. Had an experience with a TS escort 3 days ago. All Sexual activities included 1. Covered ** on me (she insisted on this saying she always is safe); 2. Uncovered ** on her 30 seconds and 5 seconds (estimated). This was...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The estimated statistical per-act risk for HIV acquisition from unprotected receptive oral sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV positive is 1 per 10,000 exposures. Your estimated risk would be less, as we do not know the HIV status of your TS... Read more »

The real risks of receptive oral sex

Hi and thanks for the forum. I'm seeing this really great negative guy who really loves my oral sex skills. I've talked to him about the slight risks, but he seems unfazed and refuses to wear a condom. He says he can't maintain an...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I've covered this topic so many times the answers are now listed in the archives under the "Department of Redundancy Department." However, since repetition is indeed the mother of all learning, I'll reiterate my comments once... Read more »

Receptive oral sex and HIV

I recieved oral sex from a prostitute about three months ago. I had an open sore at the base of my penis.I wore a condom but was unsure whether the condom covered the sore.I took an antibodie test at 60 days and it came back negative.My doctor also...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

It's pretty hard to get HIV through exposure to saliva, and that's why kissing and receptive oral sex are fairly safe (even with a sore at the basis of your penis). On top of that you've had a negative HIV test at 60 days. I would... Read more »

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Risk of HIV from receptive fellatio ...

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

After getting myself involved in a possible HIV exposure through receptive (giving) fellatio, I resarched the net like mad to get an idea of the risk I put myself under. I have gotten my conclusive 12-week ELISA (negative), but continue to resarch... Read more »

Protected receptive anal sex

Posted by AnthonyMC, 1 Reply

Hello.

I'm a heterosexual guy but more or less 2 months ago I did something I will never forgive myself for, regardless of whether I got infected with something or not: I had receptive anal sex with a transexual sex worker.

Now, the intercourse was... Read more »

Study shows very low HIV risk from oral sex

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Study shows very low HIV risk from oral sex
New research estimates possibility of infection somewhere between 0-2 percent

by Eric Erickson

ATLANTA - In contrast to a report by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, a new study
shows... Read more »

LowRisk Sex with the HighRisk and salivary glands

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have had a swollen gland in the right side of my neck, under my jaw for about FIVE months. It is not tender, and flucuates in size. The GP thought it was a submandibular lymph node; however, the ENT believes it to be my submandibular salivary... Read more »

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