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HIV Risks from Oral Sex
Hello everyone,
I've looked around posts on this site saying practically there's no risk from oral sex, which has reassured me to some extent.
For my case, the circumstance was a bit different. I gave my boyfriend, whose status is unknown, a blowjob on May 13th, and I brushed my teeth right after that. When I spat, I found some light blood, which indicates I accidentally injured my gum when I brushed my teeth.
I got an HIV test at 7 weeks post-exposure (not sure which generation the test was, but the lab used Architect i2000 analyzer) and the outcome was negative. I'll test again but I'm dying waiting.
Am I at high risk?
Thank you for your time.
I've looked around posts on this site saying practically there's no risk from oral sex, which has reassured me to some extent.
For my case, the circumstance was a bit different. I gave my boyfriend, whose status is unknown, a blowjob on May 13th, and I brushed my teeth right after that. When I spat, I found some light blood, which indicates I accidentally injured my gum when I brushed my teeth.
I got an HIV test at 7 weeks post-exposure (not sure which generation the test was, but the lab used Architect i2000 analyzer) and the outcome was negative. I'll test again but I'm dying waiting.
Am I at high risk?
Thank you for your time.
Glad you asked and it is okay to ask. Oral sex is not a risk for HIV because saliva and air inactivate the virus. People simply do NOT get HIV from oral sex. No one ever has . . . not one single proven case! Even with bleeding inside the mouth. The only ways that adults get HIV is from unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse or sharing of IV drug needles. So, you get the good news that you had NO risk!
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Thanks a lot. I feel relieved now :-)
No one on this site says there are ANY risks from oral. You need to stop interchanging the words zero with "practically no" as if they were the same. You must be focusing on the people who come here looking for advice instead of those who know the answer.
You need to move on from HIV and blood in saliva still means dead HIV virus so any test you did was a waste of time. If you do further useless testing that will indicate HiV phobia, so you should see a therapist instead since you are unable to accept the real science and are making up your own.
You need to move on from HIV and blood in saliva still means dead HIV virus so any test you did was a waste of time. If you do further useless testing that will indicate HiV phobia, so you should see a therapist instead since you are unable to accept the real science and are making up your own.
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Brushing dead virus is purposeless too, so no need to worry that your mouth has live HIv in it that needs removal.
Thank you for your info. My question wasn't quite clear. I was worried that by injuring my gum when brushing my teeth after the oral sex, I created a route for the virus to get into my bloodstream. Is it possible?
I'm sorry if I seem paranoid...
I'm sorry if I seem paranoid...
Your mouth would need sores so deep you couldn't stand the pain and his penis would need the same - so that didn't happen to either of you or you would have fought each other off to avoid letting the other even touch the cuts.
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