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Oral sex and canker sore (apthous ulcer)....
Hello,
I recently had several nights of sexual experience with a girl that I would not necessarily consider high risk, but she at first was not very interested to use a condom, so that might raise some questions. That being said, I used a condom every time during intercourse (except for briefly (half a minute) at the start, but I soon pulled out and put one on so I dont believe this part was so risky, right?). What I am really concerned about, however, was the fact that I performed cunnulingus on her several times when I had a fairly large canker sore (apthous ulcer) on my tongue. I am just wondering in general what the risks of this kind of encounter would be if she were HIV positive (which is not at all certain)? Is HIV transmissable through a canker sore and should I be wary of this in future encounters? Thanks for your insight.
Shaq77
I recently had several nights of sexual experience with a girl that I would not necessarily consider high risk, but she at first was not very interested to use a condom, so that might raise some questions. That being said, I used a condom every time during intercourse (except for briefly (half a minute) at the start, but I soon pulled out and put one on so I dont believe this part was so risky, right?). What I am really concerned about, however, was the fact that I performed cunnulingus on her several times when I had a fairly large canker sore (apthous ulcer) on my tongue. I am just wondering in general what the risks of this kind of encounter would be if she were HIV positive (which is not at all certain)? Is HIV transmissable through a canker sore and should I be wary of this in future encounters? Thanks for your insight.
Shaq77
Hi Teak. Thanks for the advice man. I'm just wondering if you could clarify though a little. Why would it be that a canker sore wouldnt be a viable entry point for HIV? Is it just not an open track to the bloodstream? I get these pretty often, and it would be nice to know that I dont have to worry every time I go down on a girl and I have canker sore on my tongue? Any clarification would be most appreciated.
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