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Risk of HIV from swallowing semen

I was in Japan a few days ago and met a transsexual (they use the term Newhalf). We ended up giving each other unprotected oral sex. There was no anal sex either way. I have never done that before and I didn't catch the signs she was about to cum so her semen went in my mouth and I swallowed a decent bit due to gag reflex. I have an area on my gum near the wisdom teeth that bleeds sometimes and some semen might have gone there but I do not know for sure. I read so many posts on here and also on other sites and I am scared and confused about my risk for HIV, Hepatitis C and other STD's, but especially HIV from me giving her oral and her giving me oral. I think my risks are pretty low for any STD's based on what I have read on here, but then on other websites I read that the risk for HIV, Hep C, and ghonnorea are really high. I know there is some risk of the last one, but I am really scared and confused about all of it.  
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3191940 tn?1447268717
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As an adult, the only risks for HIV are:
1) having unprotected, penetrative vaginal or anal sex, or
2) sharing IV drug needles with other IV drug users.

If you don't do either of those activities, you will NEVER have to worry about HIV.  Nothing else you can think of, including the event you described, is a risk for HIV.   This includes giving oral with cuts, scrapes, wounds, etc.
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