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Different opinions and Hiv risk ( oral sex and clippers)
Alright, so for the past few days I've not been able to stop worrying. I've read up and the different opinions from top health bodies, researches as well as a few answers I've seen on this forum make me unsettled.
I had receptive unprotected Oral sex on 2 different occasions with 2 persons of unknown status in the past 2 months. Also after a recent haircut with the barbers clipper (I doubt he sterilised) he sprayed with after shave and it hurt as usual. That made me worried about cuts etc.
So my questions are.
1. How do I know which info to trust regarding whether I'm at risk or not? Who is reliable? The community? CDC?
2. Am I at risk ?
3. Should I proceed to test by next month?
4. Is there any risk whatsoever with clippers,as I have now bought mine.
Please detailed answers would be welcome. Because I can't stop thinking and the anxiety is not good.
Thank you.
If any doctors could give their opinion too I'd appreciate.
I had receptive unprotected Oral sex on 2 different occasions with 2 persons of unknown status in the past 2 months. Also after a recent haircut with the barbers clipper (I doubt he sterilised) he sprayed with after shave and it hurt as usual. That made me worried about cuts etc.
So my questions are.
1. How do I know which info to trust regarding whether I'm at risk or not? Who is reliable? The community? CDC?
2. Am I at risk ?
3. Should I proceed to test by next month?
4. Is there any risk whatsoever with clippers,as I have now bought mine.
Please detailed answers would be welcome. Because I can't stop thinking and the anxiety is not good.
Thank you.
If any doctors could give their opinion too I'd appreciate.
Be clear, HIV experts are in agreement that HIV Is not transmitted through oral sex. It has a theoretical risk which is different than actual risk. Meaning, it never happens. In fact, it has not happened ever in a single, documented case in all these years that HIV was transmitted through oral sex. Air and saliva inactivate the virus. Furthermore, you can't touch and get HIV through something like clippers. Also has never happened.
The ONLY risks for hiv transmission as agreed upon by experts in the field of HIV is unprotected vaginal or anal sex with penetration or sharing IV drug needles. That's it.
The ONLY risks for hiv transmission as agreed upon by experts in the field of HIV is unprotected vaginal or anal sex with penetration or sharing IV drug needles. That's it.
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Appreciate. Thank you very much
Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air ( clippers, hands, blood, vagina, lips, mouth, etc.). No hiv worries, because you can't get hiv from personal contact except unprotected penetrating vaginal or anal, neither of which you did and you didn't share hollow needles to inject with which is the only other way to acquire hiv. Analysis of large numbers of infected people over the 40 years of hiv history has proven that people don't get hiv in the way you are worried is a risk.
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the worst that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
There is no reason for a person to test when they are safe. The advice took into consideration that the other person might be positive, so move on and enjoy life instead of thinking about this non-event. Next time you wonder if you had a risk, ask yourself this question. Did I do any of the 3? Then after you say "No, I didn't" then it's time to move on back to your happy life.
We rely on the opinion of expert doctors so don't pay attention to whatever claims you located on the internet or else we will be here arguing all day.
The fact you think a barber cut could give you hiv indicates a bit of a mental health anxiety issue, so either see your doc for some reassurance or else consider a therapist because if that were a possible way to infect people do you have any idea how many million children and seniors would be infected by now?
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the worst that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
There is no reason for a person to test when they are safe. The advice took into consideration that the other person might be positive, so move on and enjoy life instead of thinking about this non-event. Next time you wonder if you had a risk, ask yourself this question. Did I do any of the 3? Then after you say "No, I didn't" then it's time to move on back to your happy life.
We rely on the opinion of expert doctors so don't pay attention to whatever claims you located on the internet or else we will be here arguing all day.
The fact you think a barber cut could give you hiv indicates a bit of a mental health anxiety issue, so either see your doc for some reassurance or else consider a therapist because if that were a possible way to infect people do you have any idea how many million children and seniors would be infected by now?
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3
So you understand why I was asking
So you understand why I was asking
Some sites use overly conservative guidelines and include theoretical risks which have never manifested in history, so their info is useless. I don't know what that link was about since we rely on the opinion of expert docs who dispense practical advice. If you are not worried now, you can move on back to your happy life.
I understand why you were asking now. It is unfortunate that some sites are so conservative that they make just about everything into a theoretical risk for people who are trying to get practical information.
Alright, so instead of receptive. I ought to say insertive , as I'm a man and I was given head.
Still doesn't change the fact. Right?
Still doesn't change the fact. Right?
Nothing you add to this event will change the assessment to anything but "no risk."
What was the answer to the question I asked on Oct 25?
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