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Giving Oral sex while having mild Bleeding Gums
Hello,
I'm writing to ask how you would evaluate the risk in giving oral sex while having bleeding gums. I have had a few encounters with a man I have been going out with and have recently noticed blood after brushing. I also see some blood when pressure is applied to parts of my gums. While I've already made an appointment with my dentist, I wanted to ask out of curiosity how risky the encounters have been. I always wait two hours between brushing and the bleeding is, at worst, moderate but mostly has been mild. I never swallow and will stop once I taste pre-cum.
Thank you so much for your time!
PS: Both of us are HIV negative. I've recently come out of a monogamous relationship of three years where we both tested clean. The guy I'm dating has come out of similar situation.
I'm writing to ask how you would evaluate the risk in giving oral sex while having bleeding gums. I have had a few encounters with a man I have been going out with and have recently noticed blood after brushing. I also see some blood when pressure is applied to parts of my gums. While I've already made an appointment with my dentist, I wanted to ask out of curiosity how risky the encounters have been. I always wait two hours between brushing and the bleeding is, at worst, moderate but mostly has been mild. I never swallow and will stop once I taste pre-cum.
Thank you so much for your time!
PS: Both of us are HIV negative. I've recently come out of a monogamous relationship of three years where we both tested clean. The guy I'm dating has come out of similar situation.
Best Answer
No one is going to contract HIV from oral sex even if they have bleeding gums. Saliva contains over a dozen different enzymes and proteins that inhibits HIV transmission.
Yea, most studies seem to prove that. What the CDC publishes about safe sex confused me though. I guess that must be worried about any potential liabilities if someone claims to have gotten it via oral. Numerically, we´re talking 0,001% chance, per exposure assuming the other guy is HIV+, right?
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