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Hiv anxiety

Can anxiety get the best of a person? Ive been a pretty healthy individual, Always practiced protection when having intercourse. But lately all i can think about is if im the 1 out of 20,000. I guess usually i wouldnt be so worried but when there was noticeable blood while receiving oral. Now i find myself checking myself everday for rashes, i take everything for a symptom. I had the flu the next day 3 weeks diahree soar throat thats just ending muscel aches, fatigue the whole 9 no rashes though and lose of appetite and i love to eat. Teak actually told me its pretty much  a no risk it has helped greatly but I still have that what if in my mind.I Pride myself on being a mentally strong individual but for once i have something that is trying my mental strength and im failing.
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Oral sex is NOT a risk for HIV, regardless of blood.
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lizzie can i get you to weigh in with your opinion? very nervous
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yes my intercourse is always safe cause like most say its transfered by anal or vaginal sex... Always and still think oral sex is safe and not away to transfer hiv but when someone is bleeding in thier mouth kinda threw a monkey wrench into everything now. But what do i know im ordinary guy who scared as hell.
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So you have had safe sex (protected/condom) but you had oral and you are nervous.  I can tell you I had a "one on one" session with a doctor once & asked his views on oral sex.

He said, it is "safe" and that the real interesting question was, "why is it safe....?"  Now he als said that "Western Doctors" are not of the same opinion, but people from the west are more prone to be paraniod of everything....

That is what the doctor said...  ( in Singapore)

Now, I am not going to say that he is right or wrong....   I am just relaying the imformation.
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