Enough testing??

[gwenk]

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?

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

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

[gwenk]

Thank you Dr,
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.