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Swollen tonsil after Oral

Hello, I am a male in my mid 20s
about 12 days ago I had an encounter with an older man from a hookup app and we met up and exchanged oral sex. I know oral sex is considered a low risk exposure for HIV however when I was giving him oral I had an irritation/cut from using nicotine pouches on my upper gums.
I don’t remember tasting or seeing any blood however I’m not sure. I gave him oral and he ejaculated into a tissue however I proceeded to suck him again for a few seconds right after and I could very obviously taste some semen that was left. He was uncut but I’m not sure that matters or not. Basically I’m worried that he might have been HIV positive and my irritated gum/cut came in contact with his semen or the fact that I probably swallowed some semen.
Am I at risk for HIV? Again I don’t know his status.  Thank you
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Actually? Oral sex is a NO risk exposure for hiV. No one has ever been proven to have gotten hiv from oral sex. Air and saliva inactivate the virus. The ONLY risks for hiv are to have had unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse or share IV needles to inject drugs. You had no risk for HIV from giving oral sex. It just doesn't happen.  I would not be worried about other std's. You can ask on the std forum but no risk for hiv

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Thank you so much for that answer, just to be clear even with the gum irritation/cut that came in contact with semen it would have been no risk still?  

Thanks again and I will no longer ask about this encounter afterwards.
You were clear and that didn't change my answer. No risk for HIV
Thank you very much and hope you have a great weekend!
Same to you!
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