Peeled lip, irritated throat, & oral sex.

[DD1238]

Dear Forum Members,

I'm a 25 year old gay male. Late last night, I had unprotected oral sex with an older man (35 years old) who was a stranger & whose HIV status was unknown to me. Earlier that afternoon, I was picking at my bottom lip with my teeth & peeled off a little bit of skin. From what I recall, there wasn't any blood, nor did I taste any blood. However after performing oral sex, I did notice that specific area of my bottom lip was then covered by a small film of translucent skin, and almost raw-looking. But today, that same area is a little sore & a little darker shade of red...which would indicate to me that it was & is still in the process of healing. Still, no signs of blood...just redness & tenderness.

I've also had a chest cold & a severe nasty cough for about 3 days. Knowing this, I made a conscious effort not to deep-throat his penis because my throat was already so irritated from coughing heavily (although I can't guarantee that his penis or his fluids didn't contact the back of my throat). I should mention that my throat isn't sore, just possibly irritated from coughing up phlegm. Also, there was some pre-cum present...but whatever I accumulated in my mouth I just spit back out & used to jerk him off. Altogether, it was a very short process.

I was wondering what the overall risk of transmission would be, considering these circumstances? I'm mostly concerned about the peeled lip & the irritation in the back of my throat (which appears to be somewhat red & veiny). I'm also concerned with the fact that my immune system may have been compromised due to my chest cold & may have increased any risk.

Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[DD1238]

Thanks Vance. Much appreciated!

[Vance2335]

To add one line from Dr.Hook you have a better chance of getting hit by lightening while reading this responce then you do of getting HIV from oral sex.

[Vance2335]

In theory anything is possible, but in reality oral sex is not a risk. Several studies have shown that it is not a risk.

And the immune system is only really compromised when you have something serious going on...like chemo and organ transplant, everything else your immune system is fine.

[DD1238]

Thanks for the responses. I wasn't aware that there is zero risk for HIV transmission in oral sex. I always thought that was a myth? And that there is always a theoretical risk, although very low...

Also @getitright77 I wasn't claiming that my symptoms were related to the encounter...but rather my cough was irritating my throat & my immune system may have been compromised due to the chest cold.

[RainLover71]

Transmission of the hiv virus via oral sex is zero,protected or unprotected.you had no risk.your symptoms are not related to hiv.you,ve just got a common chest cold and sore throat.hiv testing is not required,however you might want to consider testing for common std,s.

[joggen]

Oral sex is not a risk for HIV regardless of cuts, sores, chapped/peeled lips, or sore/irritated throat. Despite the common occurrences of the factors that you cite, there have been no confirmed cases of anyone catching HIV through oral sex. Thus, those factors are completely irrelevant regarding HIV transmission. You should just forget about this as far as HIV is concerned, although other STDs are a possibility.