HIV prevention question

[blackjojo]

Dear Dr/experts
I am from China where millions and millions of sex workers work in big cities. I DO believe the vast majority of them are in good heath. Many people in China want to provide their appreciation and gratitude to this forum, which have been continuously an authority for them and helps them build idea in a right way.

A bare penis (without protection) inside a vagina or inside an anal, OR an oral sex (thought to be barely risky) would provide risk. Except those, man CAN NOT get any risk for any other sex related concerns, can that be concluded?      

[blackjojo]

so if the penis happened to touch a fresh vagina secretion on a moist tissue, is that a zero risk for hiv?  

[blackjojo]

Thank you very much, may the experts in this forum all the best

[HowardH]

In general, this is true:  no risk for HIV. Of course this assumes there was no unrecognized condom failure. If this is your lifestyle, you will never reduced your risk of HIV to zero, but you can keep it very low. To remain maximally safe, also ask your potential partners whether they have recently had a negative HIV test and avoid sex with those who don't know their HIV status, haven't been tested, or who don't seem to give straight answers.

For other STDs, even consistetn condom use carries some risk for herpes, HPV, and syphilis, due to skin contact above the condom.