Risks Of Contracting AIDS From Docking

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Does being a homosexual increase one's risks of contracting AIDS?

I asked such a similar question before, but I do not know if it was ever answered, so I'm asking again, forgive me. I'm doing a project on AIDS for my high school anatomy class, and I've been getting mixed messages about the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There is a common myth that HIV/AIDS is a gay disease. However, the reality is that anyone, gay or straight, black or white, male or female, intelligent or Republican, can acquire HIV/AIDS. The AIDS virus is transmitted through unsafe sex,... Read more »

Docking

What is the risk of HIV transmission from docking? Does it matter if there is pre-cum? Should it be avoided?I saw a previous post in the archives from 1998 but with all the discussion lately about oral sex, I'd thought I'd check. It seems...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Yes, the risk for transmission is low. When HIV infected fluids like semen (the pre-cum of infected people can also contain HIV) come into contact with the mucous membranes of your penis, there is the potential for transmission. However, HIV is only... Read more »

Docking and Penis-Rubbing

Hi Dr Bob, I sent you a question before and would be grateful if you could answer it.I did a search for docking. A post (http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Archive/Symptoms/Q164134.html) was posted around 2005 and that post refers to a man...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The risk of "dick-docking" for 10 seconds versus "for like a minute or something" would be the same: essentially nonexistent!As for "the mucous membranes along the shaft of the penis and on the head," well, there... Read more »

Dick Docking and Penis Rubbing 2: Foreskin

Hello Dr Bob, Thanks to your last reply.That's my second time I sent this question. I've re-done a thorough research about the anatomy of male genitalia. In short, it turns out that information out there is inconsistent. In Wikipedia,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Nate,1.My opinion regarding HIV transmission/acquisition related to frottage (penis-to-penis rubbing, "dick-docking") remains unchanged. It is not considered to be a risk. Could you shoot a load and hit the urethra? Yes, it's... Read more »

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