Transmission Through Oral Sex On A Women

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STUDIES ON ORAL SEX...Your thoughts???? (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2011)

Dr. Bob,I have been reading your forum consistently for that last several years. One of the most prominent questions that continue to be asked is regarding oral sex exposures.I notice that your website follows/adheres strictly to CDC guidelines (in...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.I haven't changed my assessment of the risk of HIV transmission/acquisition via oral sex. See link below and the chapter in the archives devoted to oral sex. (You and I are in agreement on this issue!)Dr. Bob<a... Read more »

oral sex (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2011)

my boyfriend is HIV positive and I am not, he tells me that because of his undetectable status... Read more »

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Very quick question about oral sex + piano (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX 2010)

hi! just want to ask you a very quick question, Dr Hansfield at Medhelp says insertive oral is... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Transmission of Primary and Secondary Syphilis by Oral Sex -- Chicago, Illinois, 1998-2002

During 1998-2002, the STD/HIV Prevention and Care Program of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) recorded 1,582 cases of primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis, the most of any U.S. city. 1 Although case numbers and overall rates... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Among Women Who Have Sex With Women

To date, there are no confirmed cases of female-to-female sexual transmission of HIV in the United States database (K. McDavid, CDC, oral communication, March 2005). However, case reports of female-to-female transmission of HIV and the... Read more »

HIV/AIDS and U.S. Women Who Have Sex With Women (WSW)

Female-to-female transmission of HIV appears to be a rare occurrence. However, case reports of female-to-female transmission of HIV and the well documented risk of female-to-male transmission of HIV indicate that vaginal secretions and menstrual... Read more »

Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women: A Unique Risk Group for HIV Transmission on North Carolina College Campuses

"To better understand the role that men who have sex with men and women (MSM/W) play in the spread of HIV in young adults in North Carolina, we determined the prevalence of MSM/W among newly diagnosed HIV-infected men, compared social and behavioral... Read more »

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Female to Female Transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I had oral sex with another woman, and I'm wondering how risky this is? I've read, it is risky, and then I've read it isn't. So which is it? Regardless if I ever do that again it will be with protection I don't care. I just want to know if anyone on... Read more »

Giving Oral Sex to a Women...risk?

Posted by bluejayyy, 2 Replies

8 weeks ago I gave oral sex to a women that I do not know and I have no idea of her STD status. I have been tested for everything that would show by now and am ok. I am waiting for the 12 weeks on the HIV test. I have been unable to find info on... Read more »

woman to woman transmission???

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is it possible for women to transmit the virus amoung eachother. I am aware oral sex is pretty safe, and not many cases have been reported between lesbians becoming infected this way, but what about shareing sex toys. If I use a dildo on myself,... Read more »

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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