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STDs (Expert Forum)
Enough testing??
Answered by
University of Washington
Seattle - WA
Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
Enough testing??
by gwenk, Jul 18, 2005 12:00AM
Hi Dr.
I had 2 episodes of receptive fellatio. One was 9 weeks ago: fellatio with ejaculation and one was 5 weeks ago: fellatio without ejaculation.
I am a heterosexual female & have performed on hetero non-iv drug using males.
I just had a negative Elisa test (3rd generation)
Is HIV testing recommended for oral sex at all?
If so, is this enough testing in your opinion?
*also, I haven't had a sore throat or oral lesions pop up since then, do you think its safe to say I didn't pick up anything or should I be tested for other STDs?
I had 2 episodes of receptive fellatio. One was 9 weeks ago: fellatio with ejaculation and one was 5 weeks ago: fellatio without ejaculation.
I am a heterosexual female & have performed on hetero non-iv drug using males.
I just had a negative Elisa test (3rd generation)
Is HIV testing recommended for oral sex at all?
If so, is this enough testing in your opinion?
*also, I haven't had a sore throat or oral lesions pop up since then, do you think its safe to say I didn't pick up anything or should I be tested for other STDs?
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Jul 18, 2005 12:00AM
, Jul 18, 2005 12:00AM
Sexually active, non-monogamous heterosexual men and women should be tested for common STDs and have an HIV test about once a year. This frequency should increase with certain kinds of partners (known HIV+, injection drug users, men who are believed to have sex with other men). The HIV risk with receptive fellatio is very low, and I don't recommend testing at all after specific exposures, unless you subsequently learn that a partner was especially at high risk, especially if HIV+.
I hope this helps. Best wishes--
HHH, MD
I hope this helps. Best wishes--
HHH, MD
That is very reassuring. I have no reason to believe that these 2 guys were anything other than hetero, non-IV drug users. In fact, they were both tested for HIV (in my presence) shortly before these incidents. I am always paranoid, though.
Have you ever seen verified case(s) of oral sex transmission?? If so, what were the contributing factors? ie: ejaculation in the mouth, blood, etc??
I want to make sure that I am performing oral sex as safely as possible sans condoms.