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Im worried i have caught HIV
I recentley had unprotected oral sex (recieved and give) with another man i did not know who is 35. It was only for 1 min. He did not ejaculate in my mouth.
I am a healthy male (in my 20s) with no cuts or sores in my mouth that i no of. I am really worried that i have caught HIV.
I can not sleep,eat or go out of the house where i am so scared that i have it, its driving me mad. I hear the risks are low, but i cant get on with my life until i no im ok. Hope you can help me.
Martin
To back up Lizzie even more, there have been a couple of well documanted studies done where 1 person is HIV negative and 1 is HIV positive. In one study they took 108 people and followed then for 10 years in there relationships. They had unprotected oral sex approx 19,000 times and protected vaginal and anal sex. Of those people not 1 person had gotten HIV from there partner.
Another study in SF backed up this earlier study. It was not as long but involved unprotected oral sex with HIV positive men and not 1 new infection.
Another study in SF backed up this earlier study. It was not as long but involved unprotected oral sex with HIV positive men and not 1 new infection.
i am not going to comment on information you read via the internet. what i will do is give you the most up to date (based on research) information available.
ONCE AGAIN...
There is no debate (among experts) about the HIV risks associated with oral sex. The risk is so low that almost nobody who cares for HIV infected patients has ever had a patient believed to have been infected that way. Among experts, it's a semantic issue about using terms like "no risk" and "very low risk". There is no difference between my or Dr. Hook's use of "low risk" and other experts' "no risk".
DR. HANSFIELD
"And oral sex is basically safe sex -- completely safe with respect to HIV and although not zero risk for other STDs, the chance of infection is far lower than for unprotected vaginal or anal sex. Please educate yourself about the real risks. If you stick with oral sex and condom-protected vaginal or anal sex, you have no HIV worries and very little worry about other STDs. " DR HANSFIELD
"I am sure you can find lots of people who belive that HIV is transmitted by oral sex, but you will not find scientific data to support this unrealistic concern..." DR HOOK
"HIV is not spread by touching, masturbation, oral sex or condom protected sex."- DR. HOOK
in the public HIV Prevention forum of MedHelp, TEAK and the other moderators maintain that oral sex in all forms is a zero risk activity. Would you agree with this assessment?
I TOTALLY AGREE / DR GARCIA
studies done on serodiscordant couples who ONLY used condoms for vaginal/anal intercourse, show that hiv is not transmitted through oral sex.
the mouth has over a dozen different proteins and enzymes that inhibit hiv...render it inactive...and unable to infect.
fact is fact. we are not going to continue to argue or try and convince you of the evidence provided. our answers on THIS forum do NOT change.
kindly move on...you have been assessed as not being at risk. discussion over
ONCE AGAIN...
There is no debate (among experts) about the HIV risks associated with oral sex. The risk is so low that almost nobody who cares for HIV infected patients has ever had a patient believed to have been infected that way. Among experts, it's a semantic issue about using terms like "no risk" and "very low risk". There is no difference between my or Dr. Hook's use of "low risk" and other experts' "no risk".
DR. HANSFIELD
"And oral sex is basically safe sex -- completely safe with respect to HIV and although not zero risk for other STDs, the chance of infection is far lower than for unprotected vaginal or anal sex. Please educate yourself about the real risks. If you stick with oral sex and condom-protected vaginal or anal sex, you have no HIV worries and very little worry about other STDs. " DR HANSFIELD
"I am sure you can find lots of people who belive that HIV is transmitted by oral sex, but you will not find scientific data to support this unrealistic concern..." DR HOOK
"HIV is not spread by touching, masturbation, oral sex or condom protected sex."- DR. HOOK
in the public HIV Prevention forum of MedHelp, TEAK and the other moderators maintain that oral sex in all forms is a zero risk activity. Would you agree with this assessment?
I TOTALLY AGREE / DR GARCIA
studies done on serodiscordant couples who ONLY used condoms for vaginal/anal intercourse, show that hiv is not transmitted through oral sex.
the mouth has over a dozen different proteins and enzymes that inhibit hiv...render it inactive...and unable to infect.
fact is fact. we are not going to continue to argue or try and convince you of the evidence provided. our answers on THIS forum do NOT change.
kindly move on...you have been assessed as not being at risk. discussion over
(IS THIS NOT TRUE THEN?)
Risk is classified as either being documented (transmission that has actually occurred, been investigated, and documented in the scientific literature) or theoretical (passing an infection from one person to another is possible). While there is documented risk when having oral sex with an HIV infected partner the risk is much less than with anal or vaginal intercourse. This fact makes it very hard to calculate the actual risk with oral sex. Another factor that makes risk determination difficult is the fact that most people who engage in oral sex also engage in other types of sexual practices, namely vaginal and anal intercourse. Still, there have been document cases of HIV transmission strictly from oral sex.
Oral-Penile Contact (fellatio)
Theoretical Risk:With fellatio, there is a theoretical risk of transmission for the receptive partner because infected pre-ejaculate ("pre-cum") fluid or semen can get into the mouth. For the insertive partner there is a theoretical risk of infection because infected blood from a partner's bleeding gums or an open sore could come in contact with a scratch, cut, or sore on the penis.
Documented Risk: Although the risk is many times less than anal or vaginal sex, HIV has been transmitted to receptive partners through fellatio, even in cases when insertive partners didn't ejaculate.
Risk is classified as either being documented (transmission that has actually occurred, been investigated, and documented in the scientific literature) or theoretical (passing an infection from one person to another is possible). While there is documented risk when having oral sex with an HIV infected partner the risk is much less than with anal or vaginal intercourse. This fact makes it very hard to calculate the actual risk with oral sex. Another factor that makes risk determination difficult is the fact that most people who engage in oral sex also engage in other types of sexual practices, namely vaginal and anal intercourse. Still, there have been document cases of HIV transmission strictly from oral sex.
Oral-Penile Contact (fellatio)
Theoretical Risk:With fellatio, there is a theoretical risk of transmission for the receptive partner because infected pre-ejaculate ("pre-cum") fluid or semen can get into the mouth. For the insertive partner there is a theoretical risk of infection because infected blood from a partner's bleeding gums or an open sore could come in contact with a scratch, cut, or sore on the penis.
Documented Risk: Although the risk is many times less than anal or vaginal sex, HIV has been transmitted to receptive partners through fellatio, even in cases when insertive partners didn't ejaculate.
you should believe what lizzie has told you,
and you can search for other post about "oral sex",
the response never changed
and you can search for other post about "oral sex",
the response never changed
There is no debate (among experts) about the HIV risks associated with oral sex. The risk is so low that almost nobody who cares for HIV infected patients has ever had a patient believed to have been infected that way. Among experts, it's a semantic issue about using terms like "no risk" and "very low risk". There is no difference between my or Dr. Hook's use of "low risk" and other experts' "no risk".
DR. HANSFIELD
"And oral sex is basically safe sex -- completely safe with respect to HIV and although not zero risk for other STDs, the chance of infection is far lower than for unprotected vaginal or anal sex. Please educate yourself about the real risks. If you stick with oral sex and condom-protected vaginal or anal sex, you have no HIV worries and very little worry about other STDs. " DR HANSFIELD
"I am sure you can find lots of people who belive that HIV is transmitted by oral sex, but you will not find scientific data to support this unrealistic concern..." DR HOOK
"HIV is not spread by touching, masturbation, oral sex or condom protected sex."- DR. HOOK
in the public HIV Prevention forum of MedHelp, TEAK and the other moderators maintain that oral sex in all forms is a zero risk activity. Would you agree with this assessment?
I TOTALLY AGREE / DR GARCIA
when we assess someone...we have to "assume" that the partner is hiv positive...so yes, that was taken into consideration before responding.
unprotected oral sex can put you at risk for other stds...please post your questions on the std forum as this forum is hiv specific.
DR. HANSFIELD
"And oral sex is basically safe sex -- completely safe with respect to HIV and although not zero risk for other STDs, the chance of infection is far lower than for unprotected vaginal or anal sex. Please educate yourself about the real risks. If you stick with oral sex and condom-protected vaginal or anal sex, you have no HIV worries and very little worry about other STDs. " DR HANSFIELD
"I am sure you can find lots of people who belive that HIV is transmitted by oral sex, but you will not find scientific data to support this unrealistic concern..." DR HOOK
"HIV is not spread by touching, masturbation, oral sex or condom protected sex."- DR. HOOK
in the public HIV Prevention forum of MedHelp, TEAK and the other moderators maintain that oral sex in all forms is a zero risk activity. Would you agree with this assessment?
I TOTALLY AGREE / DR GARCIA
when we assess someone...we have to "assume" that the partner is hiv positive...so yes, that was taken into consideration before responding.
unprotected oral sex can put you at risk for other stds...please post your questions on the std forum as this forum is hiv specific.
Thank you, i have read hundreds of websites saying different risks of getting HIV.
Say the other man was HIV possitive or had other STI 'S, would i still be ok?
I dont no if he had sores on penis, or (pr-cum) because i have never performed oral sex on a man before. He did not ejaculate i no for sure. Thank you for taking ur time to speak to me.
Say the other man was HIV possitive or had other STI 'S, would i still be ok?
I dont no if he had sores on penis, or (pr-cum) because i have never performed oral sex on a man before. He did not ejaculate i no for sure. Thank you for taking ur time to speak to me.
nope...you dont "have it" from what you have described.
oral sex is not a risk for contracting/transmittting hiv.
please read the forum...it is FULL of posts regarding oral sex risks.
oral sex is not a risk for contracting/transmittting hiv.
please read the forum...it is FULL of posts regarding oral sex risks.
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