HIV Transmission Odds

[SomeGuy17]

What are the odds of 'catching' HIV as a male if you are having unprotected sex with a prostitute.

I don't want to hear 'this is extremely risky' or 'this is stupid' etc - I want a number.

I believe this number to be 1/5000 multiplied by the % chance the prostitute has HIV/AIDS, so probably something like 1/50,000. If this number is far off the mark, please let me know and let me know why.

FWIW I have been having unprotected sex with prostitutes in Thailand on a regular basis for more than four years, I get tested regularly and I do not have HIV/AIDS (though I have contracted some curable STD's in the past, none of which I have now).

This is a serious question. I'd like to know if I've simply been lucky or if I am correct in thinking it is very, very hard to get HIV as a male, even from an infected partner, via unprotected vaginal intercourse.

Thank you

[scaredjamie]

different sources say different things
from 1 in 500 to 6.5 in 10,000 i have never seen one as low as 1 in 5,000
these are numbers i have seen searching on the internet.

You could have found these numbers quickly by searching in google

[Teak]

This conversation is over.

[SomeGuy17]

Still nobody has answered my question:

What are the transmission odds? Is 1/5,000 with an infected partner accurate?

"You already seem to have made your mind up that this is an acceptable risk before coming hear to ask, so what was the point?"

I did not come here to ask if this is an 'acceptable risk' - I came here to ask what the actual odds are, I want to be certain the numbers I am basing my decisions off of are accurate. I already know that, for me, 1/5,000 with an infected parter is an acceptable risk. If that is not acceptable for you, no problem - preaching is pretty dumb when I clearly have strong opinions on the matter, nobody is going to change my mind with emotion and fear mongering - if you want to change my mind find me some statistics that say it is easier than 1/5,000 with an infected parter.

[yaz300]

I have heard some people lived with HIV+ partners and never contacted HIV. Then I read someone had it once and got infected. So like someone said it's a gamble.

[scaredjamie]

You already seem to have made your mind up that this is an acceptable risk before coming hear to ask, so what was the point? Just think though, i doubt your having sex just once so these odds are multiplied if you are constantly having unprotected sex. Russian Rullett may only be 6 chambers but people dont play that game often.(lol, i assume no one plays that game) People have sex all the time and if you are choosing to have sex knowing you could potentially catch hiv and you are making no efforts to protect yourself you are playing a version of russian roullet.

Good Luck and i hope you never ever catch anything
but try using condoms they really aren't that bad. To me they are far better than even thinking there is the slightest chance i caught an std. The annoying part is when they break, i end up in this forum for six weeks.

[Teak]

The only anxiey you have is from YOU NOT USING CONDOMS now you have to go through the process of being tested. 3 month post exposure is when you will be able to test and obtain a conclusive negative result. If you want to play odds I suggest you go to a horse track.