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rimming on girl friend.

about 2 years ago i did some rimming on my ex girl friend.maybe a few times a week after we broke up she told me she had a hemorrhoid and she use to hold it out of the way.I never knew this at the time its been 2 years and no symptoms.should i still...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is unlikely that you would be at risk for HIV infection through anilingus (rimming, oral-anal contact). A person putting their mouth on an HIV positive person's anus/rectum poses a very low-risk for HIV infection. There is only one published... Read more »

Rimmed, blood on the partner's lips

Hello. Please do not ignore the question and consult me on safety of Oral-Anal Contact (Rimming).... 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 »

Odds of Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Receptve anal sex 1-120
Insertive anal sex 1-1666
Receptive Oral sex 1-2500
Insertive oral sex 1-5000
Insertive Vaginal sex 1-1000
Receptive Vaginal sex 1-500
Needle stick 1-350

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Dirty Toilet Rim Water in Eye

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was recently went to a unisex toilet, and somehow managed to have some water splash from the rim into my eye. The rim was pretty dirty but didn't have any noticeable blood, but it could have had other body fluids on it. What is the risk here? I... Read more »

risky contact, odd symptoms...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

I had a risky entounter about 2 weeks ago. I know I had some sort of infection, painful urination and a substance that was leaking. I got some Penacillin and hoped everything else would be OK. I've been very paranoid about Herpes. I realize... Read more »

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