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HIV transmission form very brief oral sex
Hi. I have been very nervous about a very spontaneous sexual discussion I made a few days ago. A woman who is an escort was giving me a hand job but as I began to ejaculate she put her mouth on the head of my penis for a few seconds. I did not anticipate this and I became very nervous. I do not know if she is positive and I doubt she knows. I understand that HIV transmission from felatio is rare but it is not helping my worry. I went to my doctor and told him how concerned I was and he agreed to start me of PEP a combination of truvada and isentress. And being the worrier that I am I am now worried about the side effects of the medication. Can someone please help me. Thank you!
There are a handful of very specific cases, like an individual who got HIV by kissing, that person and his partner had extremely bad mouth health and their gums were bleeding profusely by the time they kissed.
But those extreme cases shouldn't be a concern for the general population, the reason why CDC doesn't say oral sex is zero risk, is because there is a theoretical risk it could happen, but reports say the opposite.
There is a theoretical risk that a meteor hits me today while I'm living my house, but I don't worry too much about it or take any measures, like living in a bunker, to prevent that.
But those extreme cases shouldn't be a concern for the general population, the reason why CDC doesn't say oral sex is zero risk, is because there is a theoretical risk it could happen, but reports say the opposite.
There is a theoretical risk that a meteor hits me today while I'm living my house, but I don't worry too much about it or take any measures, like living in a bunker, to prevent that.
Hi thank you for your response. I too have read others say what you said about no reports of oral transmission and zero risk. However, what I read on the cdc website is that although it is low or lower risk than vaginal or anal sex that it is still not zero risk. Also, I thought I read that there have been reports of people transmitting hiv via the mouth. I have read a lot of information. I also know part of it is my uncontrollable worry about the situation. Thanks again.
How can we help you? The only thing I could tell you is that oral sex is not a risky activity. There are no reports, zero, of people getting HIV by oral sex only, so you didn't even need to be tested for HIV. PEP wasn't needed either.
But you talked to your doctor and he agreed to give you PEP, you both decided that, now is his responsibility to guide you through to whole process.
But you talked to your doctor and he agreed to give you PEP, you both decided that, now is his responsibility to guide you through to whole process.
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