Odds Of Getting HIV Receiving Head

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HIV+ rimmer to HIV- receiver (RIMMING 2008)

i am hiv- & have met a guy who is hiv+... he says that he would love to preform oral to anal on me... which I enjoy very much but he says it is a pretty nonexsistent risk for him to rim me... i asked him about dental dam usage but he said there...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,There have been no cases of HIV transmission/acquisition from rimming or getting rimmed. See below.Dr. Bobsorry (RIMMING 2008)Jul 26, 2008 Dear Dr. Bob, Please help.I went to a massage girl, and she did anal licking on me.It was only for a few... Read more »

Odds of Different Result This Time?

Hi Dr. Bob.Here I am, 27 weeks post exposure - nearly 7 months - and I'm off for another test... Read more »

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Are there any reported cases of getting HIV from receiving oral sex?

Hi Rick,I had two questions regarding transmission of HIV. I know it's unlikely to catch HIV... Read more »

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Odds of Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

What are the odds/chances of being infected with HIV from a one-time oral sex encounter? I am a male who received oral sex from another male whose status I did not know. That is my ONLY risk. It was something that I was curious about, but after... Read more »

Playing the odds while barebacking

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I am planning a bareback Halloween spectacular and I am a gay male bottom. I read that the odds of contracting HIV from a known positive could be 1 in 25 and as good as 1 in 100 so if I am receiving ejaculate from 5 men then my odds would be 1 in 5... Read more »

What are my odds???

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi, I read this bulletin board quite often and now I need your advice. I'm married and have had protected vaginal sex with prostitutes, oral a few times unprotected. I cannot deal with the consequenses of possibly being hiv positive, so I... Read more »

Those who receive oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

It's virtually impossible to get HIV from someone giving you head. Have never heard of a case of someone getting HIV through saliva, even through a bite. Please get on with your lives. There are those of us who have actually been exposed to semen... Read more »

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