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Should I be scared? Please help!!!
Recently I met a guy and we made out and he performed oral on me (I received the blowjob). However, I did not perform oral sex on him. I only touched him with my hand, but other than making out and receiving a blowjob, that is all we did. Later on, I find out that he is HIV positive and on atripla, which he says makes his viral load undetectable. At the time, I have been getting canker sores in my mouth ever since I was little and I had a few in my mouth when we were making out. What are my chances of transmission?? Should I be worried? Please help me :(
Thank you so much!!! I appreciate everything you have said! Have a great day!
Still no risk, I promise. Canker sores don't bleed and even if they did, there is still not a sufficient amount of virus that could get in. And again, saliva inhibits the transmission of HIV anyway. You didn't have a risk- don't worry!
Thank you flipperz19 for that long scenario...i appreciate it greatly. One more question and I will be done, please. Any knowledge about my risk with me having my canker sores in my mouth?
There is really just not a risk here. And for your peace of mind- say he was bleeding from his mouth. Truly, for this to be a risk, a number of things would have had to happen. He would have to have A LOT of blood- I mean, you would see it, and if he had that amount of blood in his mouth he certainly would not be giving you oral sex- plus you would have seen the blood on your penis afterward. Additionally, you would need a HUGE open, bleeding wound on your penis that his blood would have had to get DIRECTLY into in sufficient quantities. Even this is not possible because saliva, again, inhibits transmission. Additionally, he was on medication and his virus was suppressed to undetectable levels. HIV is not in huge amounts circulating in the bloodstream as some other viruses are. He even had this small amount suppressed and there is simply no chance that enough virus could have gotten into your huge, gaping, bleeding wound on your penis from his openly bleeding mouth. Many people are under the impression that it simply takes one little virus- fortunately, in the case of HIV, the needed amount of virus to initiate an infection is very large compared to other viruses where only a few are needed for infection- i.e., the common cold virus.
Oral sex is NOT a risk. I posted this "scenario" for you so that you can see it really is impossible you contracted HIV from this. Being a worrier myself, I know that sometimes it takes more than just a "you didn't have a risk" to convince the anxious person. I hope you feel better- you're fine!
Oral sex is NOT a risk. I posted this "scenario" for you so that you can see it really is impossible you contracted HIV from this. Being a worrier myself, I know that sometimes it takes more than just a "you didn't have a risk" to convince the anxious person. I hope you feel better- you're fine!
Thank you flipperz19 for your response. It makes me worry a little less now from hearing what you said. I am definitely not going to be engaging in any type of sexual activity anymore until I find the right person. Do you know by any chance how much bleeding from the mouth is needed in order to be scared at all??
And even if he was bleeding from his mouth (which I know he wasn't- the type of wound and blood he would have to have for this to pose a risk would be HUGE) you still weren't at risk.
Infectious disease experts agree that oral sex is virtually no risk because saliva has dozens of enzymes that inhibit the virus. It does not matter that your partner was HIV+ because oral sex is not considered a risk. Plus, HE gave YOU oral sex, which eliminates even a theoretical possibility of transmission.
You were NOT at risk. There are zero chances of transmission. No need to test whatsoever. But for the future, it's always a good idea to know the status of your partner before engaging in any sexual activity. But as far as this exposure, you did nothing to place yourself at risk and you are fine. Enjoy your day!
You were NOT at risk. There are zero chances of transmission. No need to test whatsoever. But for the future, it's always a good idea to know the status of your partner before engaging in any sexual activity. But as far as this exposure, you did nothing to place yourself at risk and you are fine. Enjoy your day!
Forgot to mention....I don't think he was bleeding in his mouth, but you can never be too sure of that.
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