Sucking Penis Scared I Have AIDS

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disease from sucking own penis ?

Hi, could you get any disease, STD, HIV or other diseases from sucking your own penis; i am a virgin, never had any sex, only lots of masturbation and more recently auto-fellatio; before and after i do it i always wash thoroughly with soap.Other...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Another personal afraid of contracting an STD, including HIV, from himself???? YIKES! You're like the fifth one this week. Can anyone really doubt we need to return to science-based sex education in our schools? Listen up King Kong... Read more »

Penis Sucking

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Tit sucking with bleeding gums (update)

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Canada: New AIDS Strategy -- If We Can't Scare Them, Let's Make Them Proud of Their Pride and Joy

AIDS Vancouver and Rethink Advertising are leading a national "Gay Men Play Safe" campaign in Canada this year. In the process, they created funny safer-sex messages in an explicit shift from the more than 20 years of occasionally dramatic,... Read more »

Circumcision Alters Penis Microbiome, Could Explain HIV Protection

Circumcision drastically alters the microbiome of the penis, changes that could explain why circumcision offers protection against HIV and other viral infections. In a study to be published on April 16 in mBio ®, the online open-access journal of... Read more »

Kansas: No Longer a Death Sentence, AIDS Has Lost Power to Scare

In an era of robust AIDS therapy, just 20 of 900 HIV/AIDS patients seen by Wichita physician Donna Sweet died last year. Unfortunately, that good news means some people believe they can engage in risky sexual behavior and IV drug use without... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Groups Express Concern About Potential for New Antiretroviral Advertising to "Scare Off" Patients

The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined a new trend for drugmakers marketing HIV/AIDS treatments to release ads that "tak[e] aim at rival HIV drugs, hinting at side effects and other drawbacks." Drug companies have "traditionally sold"... Read more »

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Just diagnosed and trying to suck it up...

Posted by wanttolive, 4 Replies

I was just diagnosed a little more than a week ago. I am still go through wild emotions. One minute I am able to clean my house and laugh at comedies and the next I feel depressed and wanting to cry. I still pray everyday that my results from the... Read more »

Way too scared now to test....AIDS leading cause

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

of death in San Francisco. The article is posted right on the main page of The Body. Read more »

stds from having your balls sucked/licked?

Posted by team1, 5 Replies

obviously in everything there is a chance? but is there a great chance of getting any STDs from getting your balls and shaft (not the head of the penis though) sucked??

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Scared and Waiting-Please Help!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hello out there. I'm currently waiting on test results for HIV, Hep B & C and I'm in total panic mode. While part of me is relieved that I am finally doing the tests, a big part of me wished I never got out of bed this morning. If anyone out... Read more »

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