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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: oren on November 09, 2012, 01:10:00 pm
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Hello, Im a little Worried and wanted to know if my Worry is real or its just Anxity.
I Have met up with a transexual 3 months ago, we did not have Anal sex of any kind. We just touched each other and i didnt even let her suck my Penis. She asked if she can lick my balls, i agreed. Now i know from reading response here that my risk is 0, thought im worried becouse around the summer time i scratch My Testicles a lot to the point where it has cuts sometimes, And a round the time when i met up with her i was scraching them alot prior to that.
Again, had no anal sex and she did not suck my dick but licked my testicles area,
Thanks in advance for any response .
oren
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Oren, you are worrying needlessly. Nothing you are reporting put you at risk for HIV.
The only confirmed risks for the sexual transmission of HIV sexually are unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse. That's it. As long as condoms are used consistently and correctly for those activities you will be well protected.
There's no need for testing nor for further concern on your part about HIV in relation to that incident.
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Your only real risk for HIV infection in a sexual setting is unprotected intercourse. If you wear a condom for penetrative sex (anal and/or vaginal) you will avoid HIV infection. It's really that simple.
Kissing, sucking, getting sucked, licking any/all body parts, getting any/all body parts licked, are NOT viable means of HIV transmission.
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Oren,
I think you missed the memo - saliva is NOT infectious where hiv is concerned. Not only is saliva not infectious, but it also contains over a dozen different proteins and enzymes that damage hiv and render it unable to infect.
And before you start fretting about blood in the mouth, unless you're in the habit of repeatedly punching a person in the mouth before they use their mouth on any part of your body, then there could not possibly be enough blood present to cause concern.
The key to hiv prevention is condom use and condoms have been proven to prevent hiv infection. There have been three long-term studies of couples where one is positive and one is negative. In the couples who used condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, but no barrier for oral activities, not one of the negative partners became infected with hiv. Not one.
Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:
You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.
To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.
Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.
ALTHOUGH YOU DO NOT NEED TO TEST SPECIFICALLY OVER BLOWJOBS OR BALL LICKING, anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.
If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.
Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!
Ann
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Thanks, i feel much more calm!:)
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Hello, firs of all would like to thank you for your great job here.
I would like to point to 3 separate occasions that happened to me.
1st was about 6 months ago i went to a sex worker (massage with happy end) she performed unprotected oral on me and i fingered her vagina.
2sd- about a month ago went to a different Thai happy end massage and she performed unprotected oral , licked my anus and fingered my anus as well. i had hemorrhoid problem around that time and had bleeding happening from time to time.
3d. a week ago i had an encounter with a transsexual prostitute...protected anal sex me to her. and i fingered her ass , a day after i noticed i had a reddish Cut/pilled skin probably from eating the nail and skin around it(i know bad habit;) and it freaked me out a little.
Am i at any risk? do i need to get tested? i know your always say that there is no need in testing unless its unprotected anal or vaginal.. but still i read in other websites that the risk still exist but its minor...and reading stuff like that provocates anxiety...so am i over thinking it?
it might also be guilt because i have a partner that I'm afraid to give something to....
thanks for the reply in advance
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Please only post in this one thread no matter how long between visits ...or the subject matter . You can find this thread by visiting your profile and selecting show own post and it will take you here .
HIV is sexually transmitted from unprotected anal and vaginal sex and not from the things you are concerned with . You have not had a risk for HIV and do not need testing for this specific incident . We do not comment on what other web sites say about HIV ... we rely on the latest peer reviewed science for our assessments and stand by the information we provide .
Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:
You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.
To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.
Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.
Although you did not have a risk and do not need to test for this specific incident , anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.
If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.
Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!