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SIV MONKEY Study and Oral SEX in humans

Hello Doctor!  I'm new, and I tried to read as much as I could before asking a question that was already asked.  I couldn't seem to find one on this topic....I was referring to a study that was done on Monkeys exposed to SIV by mouth into their tonsils and or cheek pouches.  It seemed that this study was was saying that 6 of the 7 monkeys got infected orally that way.   Is there anything more you know on this study that you can tell me?  Is it accurate?  And if so, why do most doctors say that oral sex is low to no risk?  That's all I am trying to understand.  Because my only exposure was by oral sex (giving to a male, with pre-ejaculate, but no ejaculation).  I am a female, and I tried to read the other female cases, but this study scared the be-Jesus out of me!   Is there anything you can tell me about this study, and how it affects human cases?   Thank you, Doctor!
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300980 tn?1194929400
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In your situation a test at six weeks will give you totally reliable infomration about whether or not you have hIV.  Your risk even without a test is less than on in 10,000.  With a negative six week test your results will be less than 1 in a million.

I promise you, you are not going to be the first person I have ever heard of who got HIV from oral sex.  EWH
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300980 tn?1194929400
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This will be the last answer.  Although it is often casued by autoimmunity, hypothyroidism does not delay development of HIV antibodies.  

It is now far past time for you to get over your misplaced anxiety over possible HIV risk and move forward.  Further axciety-driven quesitons will be delted without comment.  Take care.  EWH
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Thank you Doctor!  You have been a lot of help and I think you are wonderful.....thanks again.
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One last question Dr. Hook, and I promise I will ask no more, you have been such a help!  I have hypothyroidism (like I saw other people on here have said is an autoimmune disease)....will this delay the production of antibodies?  Thank you Doctor......you are wonderful!
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Hello Doctor....Here is the link of that study, in case someone else inquires about it, but if you say it has no merit, I will have to listen to you.  It is http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept37389/files/197419.html

So the only thing I wanted to know was my risk, which you said is miniscule for fellatio without ejaculation, but pre-ejaculation.  Would a test after 6 or 7 weeks be pretty accurate?  Or should I wait the whole 3 months....thank you doctor!
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I am not familiar with the study you mention.  As a result, my comment will be rather generic in its nature.  Before I answer however, let me tell you that I am confident that the risk of humans getting HIV from performance of oral sex is minuscule.  This statement is based on studies of thousands of human beings ads well as the fact that neither Dr. Handsfield, me, nor our colleagues when polled informally have ever seen or heard of a convincing case in which HIV was convincingly transmitted through oral sex. The CDC agrees with us as well

As for the study you saw, and please realize, I am not trying to be glib about this, monkeys are not humans and SIV is not HIV. furthermore, the presence of HIV in tissue does not necessarily translate to active infection.  Sorry I don't have more detail and no matter what this paper says, the entirely of scientific experience in humans to date tells us that this is not a high risk activity.  Could it happen, somewhere, sometimes - sure.  Does is happen regularly, absolutely not.  Does that mean that you shouldn't practice safe sex whenever possible, absolutely not.

Hope this helps.  EWH
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