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Morning i had protected sex with a lady whom i just met, protected penetration and protected oral but at the end when i removed the condom she gave me a handjob and she used her saliva on my penis the saliva was white but couldnt see if there is any red in it so im scared to catch HIV , although my friend is studying microbiology and immunology and confirmed to me that no way hiv can be transmitted that way because even if there is blood in the saliva it wont be concentrated and the saliva has...

Hi, and thanks for your question Well, the short answer is that your friend is absolutely right! HIV is not transmitted this way. It is not present in saliva, which is why we don’t see HIV passed through things like kissing. In addition, the virus does not survive outside the body for more than a second or two. So even if there was blood in her saliva, there isn’t really a risk for it to have... Read Full Answer

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Hi, while having a relation an escort spit on the top of my penis and rubbed it as lubricant, an i at risk ? Thank you. Worried man.

Hi, and thanks for your question I’m going to assume that what you’re worried about is the risk of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) from the encounter you’ve described. Generally speaking, we don’t see STIs passed this way. HIV and different types of Hepatitis are passed through blood and body fluids like semen and vaginal fluid. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are passed through... Read Full Answer

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Is HPV warts just treatable? Or is it cureable? Does your body rid of the virus eventually?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common virus. In fact, it’s the most common sexually transmitted infection. There are over 100 types of HPV. About 40 of them can affect the anal and genital region and are sexually transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. There are now vaccines that protect against themore common HPV types. Without the HPV vaccine, most sexually active people will get one or... Read Full Answer

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My husband and I have Genital Herpes. I had a C section due to this. We were recently away on vacation with our 8 month old. There was only a stand up shower in our hotel so my husband showered with my 8 month old. In the shower there was a sitting area. My husband sat down on it and then briefly rested my baby on his lap to wash him. He only did this for about 5-10 seconds because I saw and reminded him not to. He doesn’t have any open sores or symptoms of an outbreak and has had the virus...

Based on what you have shared with me it sounds like there are no significant exposures to indicate an HSV infection. Herpes is passed by skin-to-skin contact between one person who has the virus and another who does not. This contact needs to be directly with the part of the body where aperson has the virus. For example, if someone has oral herpes, their mouth is the area of the body that... Read Full Answer

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Dear Sir, I am here to write you an e-mail because I have some concerned about HIV . I am again in relationship with Egyptian Girl Friend. We kissed each other that was lips to lip wet kissing. I did not taste any blood nor I did not see any blood. Tongue was not involved during Kiss. I asked her that do you have any gum disease. She told me that some time when she brushed her teeth, sometime blood comes, but not often or every day. In the light of above is there any chances that I...

Based on what you've shared with me, there is no risks for HIV transmission. Below I have highlighted means of HIV transmission for you. If you would like to learn more about HIV I recommend you use our website and search for keyword HIV. HIV can only be passed by these five body fluids: blood semen (including pre-cum) rectal fluid vaginal fluid breast milk HIV can be passed when... Read Full Answer

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