Really, what is "high risk" and "low risk"

[prachanter]

I've read things calling unprotected insertive intercourse low risk, but I've also read things that say fingering is low risk. What do doctors generally consider high risk and low risk lifestyles?

[exww]

High risks are,
1.Reciving anal
2.Insertive anal
3.Reciving vaginal
4.Insertive vaginal

[OrionQuest]

High risk and low risk refer to the chances of acquiring an infection given a specific set of circumstances.  Usually doctors and epidemiologists look at risk per act numbers/estimates.  So highest risk is blood transfusion with an infected source, followed by sharing a drug needle with an infected person, then unprotected receptive anal sex with a known HIV partner, then unprotected insertive anal sex with a known HIV partner, then so and so for vaginal.

If the status of partner is unknown, the risk is considered to be less given the prevalence of HIV infection in a population.

Low risk activities are those where it has not been proven to transmit HIV infection, such as getting a blowjob or protected sex with a condom.  We can't say no risk because we're covering our asses.

[regularjoey]

In the US/Europe high risk groups are MSM and IVDUs

[MiamiLat]

Actually, the risk from High to Low is as follows:
Blood transfusion
IV drug use
Receptive anal
Needle stick
Receptive vaginal
Insertive anal
Insertive vaginal
Receptive oral
Insertive oral
Go to http://www.aegis.org/pubs/mmwr/2005/RR5402-1.html
Table 1.

[Teak]

[abcdlr111]

wow, good site.

receptive oral says its 1 in 10,000....thats basically nothing.

[MiamiLat]

Yes, oral is very low risk... way at bottom of risk spectrum...

[abcdlr111]

well I thank you for posting tat article.....calms my nerves :)

[OrionQuest]

according to aidsmeds, 1 in 10,000 is actually theoretical based on mathematical models.  In reality, there has yet to be a proven case.

[OrionQuest]

for insertive oral, I mean

[abcdlr111]

is for giving a blowjob or having a blowjob performed on you?