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Risk Factor Of Contracting HIV From Giving Oral Sex To A Female

by Bassist29, Oct 18, 2007 07:41PM
I'm a 15 year old male.
In February of 2007 I proformed oral sex on a female (not sure of HIV status) about 3 or 4 times, each time lasting about 1-3 minutes. A few weeks later I got what I think may have been the flu, I had a headache, a fever, body aches and chills. I took a home test in May which came out negative.
In may I started getting hives and shortness of breath which I think may have been caused by stress.
In June my muscles started feeling weak and achey and still do in October.

From this, what do you think are the chances I contracted HIV?
Member Comments (21)

by Teak, Oct 18, 2007 07:50PM
Zero.

by LIZZIE LOU, Oct 18, 2007 07:58PM
Zero

by ExtremeStress, Oct 18, 2007 08:15PM
ZERO

by zebba, Mar 10, 2008 06:01AM
Why would you say zero?
I gave oral sex to a girl nearly 6 months ago and in the last 6 months seemed to have had a lot of sore thoarts and colds aswell as a stiffness in my toes so i have been slightly worried myself

by snippets69, Mar 10, 2008 06:18AM
It's 0. There's never been a confirmed case of someone contracting HIV from performing oral on a female.

by zebba, Mar 10, 2008 06:31AM
I think you are getting confused with someone receiving the oral sex. I know you cannot get anything say if i had oral sex from a women but i thought you can get it if you give them the oral sex because you are coming in to contact with thre vagina.

On most sights is says you can get infected from oral aswell. I am confused now?

by snippets69, Mar 10, 2008 07:13AM
No...You are incorrect Zebba.  There has never been a confirmed case of transmission through cunnilingus.

If you want to talk about guys getting oral or giving oral.  There is a tiny risk.  Giving oral to a man would put the person at 1 in 50,000.  A man recieving oral... Risk = 1 in 100,000... That's if the person was infected.



by snippets69, Mar 10, 2008 07:15AM
should read "If a person is giving oral to a man or a man is receiving oral from somebody with HIV"

by zebba, Mar 10, 2008 07:27AM
I am talking about giving oral to a women , not a man and the risk of getting HIV from it.

by snippets69, Mar 10, 2008 07:30AM
Yea Zebba...I know... I was TRYING to put it in perspective for you...But I guess you're not getting the picture.  Forget the second paragraph in my previous post then and concentrate on the first.

by Uniquelymen, Mar 10, 2008 08:07AM
To: Zebba
Hi there,

It has been established that HIV transmission takes place in four ways :
1. Unprotected sexual intercourse wIth an infected partner
2. Blood transfusion wIth contaminated blood and blood products
3. Sharing contaminated syringes and needles
4. From infected mother to child during pregnancy, at birth or through breast
feeding

You are not in any of the above.  Those you read is only a theory but has not happened.

by zebba, Mar 10, 2008 08:41AM
So why does it seem to say on every health website that HIV can be transmitted through oral sex even though the risk is low!

by Teak, Mar 10, 2008 08:48AM
To: zebba
It only says it on websites that don't keep their websites up to date. You were given your answer now unless you have another question move on.

by snippets69, Mar 10, 2008 08:50AM
It can be, and it has been documented before.  But only if it involves a penis.  Never a documented case of it transmitted through cunnilingus...

by zebba, Mar 10, 2008 09:01AM
Is it pointless going for a test then. I know the women that i gave oral sex 2 has only been with one other person and used protection for intercourse so she would have only caught something herself by giving oral.