Oral Sex HIV Transmission Rate

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Oral Transmission rate?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was the giver of oral stimulation to a dancer at a club, are there any statitics of transmission rate for oral being the giver then the reciever. whats a good day to test, 25 days, 45 days or just a 90 day? Thanks in advance

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Oral sex and HIV

Posted by Anonymous

What is the transmission rate for HIV+ women getting oral sex without protection? Contact was made for about 5 minutes...

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Oral Sex Unlikely to Transmit HIV, Researchers Say

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Tuesday August 14 5:37 PM ET

Oral Sex Unlikely to Transmit HIV, Researchers Say

By Emma Hitt, PhD
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) - Unprotected oral sex is highly unlikely to transmit HIV (news - web sites) infection, according to findings from a small study... 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
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Oral Transmission Questions

Posted by Anonymous

About a year ago I performed oral sex on a woman and became worried about HIV. I used the Home Access test at 3.5 months, and tested negative. How accurate is the Home Access test? Would it be worth it for me to test again? Thanks a lot.

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how risky is oral sex hiv transmission?

how risky is oral sex transmission of hiv if im a man and im the receptive?what takes tha hiv to infect?is there a way that having unprotected sex with a infected person does not necesarily constitute transmission?...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

In studies that have looked at the rates of HIV transmission among couples in which only one partner was HIV+, oral sex did not seem to carry a high risk of HIV transmission. That said, the risk is probably not zero.I am unsure what your other... Read more »

oral sex transmission (DOCUMENTED ORAL SEX TRANSMISSION, 2010)

Amazing Doc,How many cases of HIV infection through oral sex did you face in your professional life?I've donated 200 usd for your most admirable foudationMike...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Mike,It is very difficult for any of us to give an accurate count because we have no way of knowing if the HIVer in question really did have only oral sex as his or her only risk behavior. I certainly had a number of patients who claimed to have... Read more »

Oral Sex Risk of HIV Transmission

Hello Dr.'s4 weeks ago I gave oral sex to a male without protection as this married man (I am also married) told me he had been tested more than 6 months since the last time he was with a man. I did this for close to 5 minutes but he did not...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:1. Oral sex has been and remains a low-risk activity. The risk to the receptive partner is 1 in 10,000. That is extremely low.2. That is correct, saliva does kill the virus. As far as I know, we only have a theoretical knowledge of HIV... Read more »

Who to believe (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2010) (BAREBACKING, 2010) (HOW DOES THE TOP GET INFECTED DURING ANAL SEX, 2010)

Years back I read an article where a doctor did a study on oral sex. Her findings were that it was absolutely not possible to become HIV+ from giving oral sex.The very next day an article I had read years before was released and said: "It is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Conflicted,Yes, it's possible to acquire HIV from oral sex. See below.The physician who "believes" you are "likely safe" if you are topping (presumably bareback) is a total idiot. I'd fire him immediately and find... Read more »

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