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Oral sex on vietnamese sex worker
by stupid2008, Feb 14, 2008 11:53PM
Dear Dr:
I have been reading all your answers that relate to my question and I think you do a great job to ease the minds of people like me, who by a stupid mistake jeopardize everything in our lives! But I still need personal advice from you...
So, this is my situation: a week ago, on a Friday night and while I was heavily drunk, I visited a brothel in Viet Nam. I had protected vaginal sex (no problem with condom), but gave the viet girl oral sex and she also performed oral sex on me. I gave her oral sex twice, which I know is pretty stupid, since its been said that one in two vietnamese sex workers are HIV positive...
The next day, saturday around 14:00 pm, I noticed a severe inflammation of my lower left gum, the skin of my gum was very red and almost covered my entire teeth. I also noticed that my gum was bleeding, and some red spots could be seen between my gum and teeth.
I dont think my gums were bleeding the night before when I gave this girl oral sex, although Im not 100% sure. One thing I know is that sometimes after I brush my teeth my gums bleeds, not very much, I always thought it was normal and probably due to the fact that I use a strong brush. On sunday night my gum was fairly better.
Monday I went to a local clinic because obviously I was (and still am) freaking out. They gave me something for ghonorrea and clamydia, and told me the risk of HIV was "low". Now to me "low" means I can still get positive, so it doesnt help me very much.
Now is one week after this event, and I feel fairly good, my gum is ok, I have no fever or sore throat. In one of your answers I read that contrtacting HIV from this episode is less likely than winning a lottery. Is that so in my case?
So my questions are:
(1) What is my risk of getting HIV?
(2) If the girl had HIV and another STD (which might have caused the gum swelling), does it make it more possible for getting HIV?
(3) What other STD's could she have passed me on?
(4) Does alcohol make it worse for getting HIV via oral sex? (as it makes the mouth dry...)
Please, please give me some advice on these questions!!!
I sincerely thank you for your help and patience, God bless you Doc!
Stupid2008
I have been reading all your answers that relate to my question and I think you do a great job to ease the minds of people like me, who by a stupid mistake jeopardize everything in our lives! But I still need personal advice from you...
So, this is my situation: a week ago, on a Friday night and while I was heavily drunk, I visited a brothel in Viet Nam. I had protected vaginal sex (no problem with condom), but gave the viet girl oral sex and she also performed oral sex on me. I gave her oral sex twice, which I know is pretty stupid, since its been said that one in two vietnamese sex workers are HIV positive...
The next day, saturday around 14:00 pm, I noticed a severe inflammation of my lower left gum, the skin of my gum was very red and almost covered my entire teeth. I also noticed that my gum was bleeding, and some red spots could be seen between my gum and teeth.
I dont think my gums were bleeding the night before when I gave this girl oral sex, although Im not 100% sure. One thing I know is that sometimes after I brush my teeth my gums bleeds, not very much, I always thought it was normal and probably due to the fact that I use a strong brush. On sunday night my gum was fairly better.
Monday I went to a local clinic because obviously I was (and still am) freaking out. They gave me something for ghonorrea and clamydia, and told me the risk of HIV was "low". Now to me "low" means I can still get positive, so it doesnt help me very much.
Now is one week after this event, and I feel fairly good, my gum is ok, I have no fever or sore throat. In one of your answers I read that contrtacting HIV from this episode is less likely than winning a lottery. Is that so in my case?
So my questions are:
(1) What is my risk of getting HIV?
(2) If the girl had HIV and another STD (which might have caused the gum swelling), does it make it more possible for getting HIV?
(3) What other STD's could she have passed me on?
(4) Does alcohol make it worse for getting HIV via oral sex? (as it makes the mouth dry...)
Please, please give me some advice on these questions!!!
I sincerely thank you for your help and patience, God bless you Doc!
Stupid2008
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Stupid2008: personally I wouldn't worry at all for HIV : men do not catch HIV from oral on woman, OK??? And that's because woman's juices do not contain enough VL to contaminate. Plus your saliva and stomach juices will kill the virus. For that poor gum health, I don't know....might put you in danger for other STD, but not HIV.
Syphilis either, seems that CDC considers rate of contaminated women so low co see as an exception a man contracting Siphylis from a woman.