I assume that that is the Spanish study. The "theoretical" terminology I get the reason for using, but if there is no risk then what about the "low" or "lower than anal or vaginal"?
Government, like the doctors on here obviously will never say "never". The CDC is an intersting organization re: their take and claims that it IS possible. Has the World Health Organization taken a stance yet?
Despite the seriousness of this illness, it is a very interesting study.
Science says i'm right also based on a couple of different studies. One study lasted 10 years with a HIV+ and HIV- couples. Over 18000 acts of oral sex happened unprotected and no new HIV infections were reported.
The thing with theoretical risk is that in theory anything can happen. The sun could burn out tomorrow in theory, you could be hit by a comet, the earth's core could start cooling...all possible in theory but in real life we know these things are not going to happen.
Also when you look at government sites you have to realize that they have to be ultra conservative.
Everything that you said was what I figured and have read also. With the amount of oral that goes on, I too would excpect to see more if not some concretly confirmed cases (especially with so many youth having oral sex so often, freely and young).
But my curiosity comes from the discrepancy between these facts and the variety of risk assesments from various "official" (government or hiv / aids) and std sites of which many / most state that oral sex "IS" a risk - albeit low or "lower" than anal or vaginal.
I certainly understand that most who partake in oral also have other forms. Using myself as an example, Was tested 1 year ago (mortgage insurance requirement) and got neg. With the exception of my brief oral 5 weeks ago, I have been 100% faithful to my wife and have never been a drug user so my risk is what? Zero? Theoretical (so theoretically possible to be other than zero? Low (if statistics quoted then there must be confirmed case(s)). Where do these organizations that say it can happen get their facts to back it up if there aren't any?
I think that this is what concerns many who are looking to be told optimistically what there risk truly is.
Common sense says you're right, but the science seems to be vague at best.
Because in over 25+ years of the HIV virus no one has ever gotten HIV from receiving oral sex. There have been a few and I mean few reported cases but those cases have turned out to be false based on other risky behavior found out.
Do you really think that if it was a risk that a lot more people would have HIV? Because oral sex is a very very common practice to be done without protection.
Also there have been several studies that have shown that HIV is not passed via oral sex.
So we can make such statements because of science and common sense.