Ok, here goes......

[johns1000]

First of all, hello everyone.

So looking for some help here. Have read quite a few threads but would like some help on my circumstance if you don't mind.

At the start of Nov I got very drunk and went with a guy for the first time. I went to one of these late night gay cinema things in holland and before i know it I had a guys cock in my mouth. I was very drunk at this point and continued to suck the guy off until he blew which seemed a huge load in my mouth that i swallowed. I am now very paranoid about HIV and STD's. My mouth is in ok order but have some tender gums with tooth extraction from years ago, get the usual bleeding with brushing etc but would not say have mega problems.

Ad this has been the very first time i have ever done anything like that my mind is all over the place. Are these kind of places that you will find a few guys with HIV (Sorry i know that sounds a bit off)

This was at the start of Nov. About 3/4 weeks ago i have had sore balls every day, not blisters or anything but just aching, I also have a sore throat and now getting headaches which i never get.

I handed in my sample for STD's yesterday so hopefully will get results back end of week or next week. Could by symptoms be something like Chlamydia??? Or could i have put myself at huge risk of HIV and the symptoms could be that??

Many Thanks
John

[RapidRod]

First of all, hello everyone.

So looking for some help here. Have read quite a few threads but would like some help on my circumstance if you don't mind.

At the start of Nov I got very drunk and went with a guy for the first time. I went to one of these late night gay cinema things in holland and before i know it I had a guys cock in my mouth. I was very drunk at this point and continued to suck the guy off until he blew which seemed a huge load in my mouth that i swallowed. I am now very paranoid about HIV and STD's. My mouth is in ok order but have some tender gums with tooth extraction from years ago, get the usual bleeding with brushing etc but would not say have mega problems. HIV is not transmitted by oral sex, you did not have an exposure to HIV.

Ad this has been the very first time i have ever done anything like that my mind is all over the place. Are these kind of places that you will find a few guys with HIV (Sorry i know that sounds a bit off)

This was at the start of Nov. About 3/4 weeks ago i have had sore balls every day, not blisters or anything but just aching, I also have a sore throat and now getting headaches which i never get.

I handed in my sample for STD's yesterday so hopefully will get results back end of week or next week. Could by symptoms be something like Chlamydia??? Or could i have put myself at huge risk of HIV and the symptoms could be that??

Many Thanks
John

HIV is not transmitted by oral sex.

[johns1000]

Can we be 100% certain of that Rod?

Under no circumstances?

Thanks for the reply

[RapidRod]

Can we be 100% certain of that Rod?

Under no circumstances?

Thanks for the reply

Yes we can be totally sure of that in the situation you've provided.

[johns1000]

Ok, thanks Rod, appreciate that.

I have a funny felling i might have picked up an STD but hopefully not......

[Andy Velez]

Johns, as Rod has told you, you were to at risk through giving a blowjob. Your saliva contains over a dozen elements and proteins which very effective prevent the transmission of viable HIV.

As for "a funny feeling" about having picked up an STD, if you are having any persistent symptoms, you should discuss them with your doctor. Other STDs are much easier to acquire than HIV. We advise anyone who is sexually active to at least annually have a full STD panel done, and more frequently if there are any problems showing up. We can't diagnose anything in this setting. So if something is bothering you physically that's something to take up with your doctor.

What we can say is HIV is not your problem. Sexually you just need to remember that only unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse are confirmed risk for the transmission of HIV.

[Ann]

John,

You're not going to get something like chlamydia in your penis from sucking a guy off. You CAN, however, get chlamydia in your throat that way, but you'd actually be more likely to get gonorrhea, herpes or syphilis from sucking. (or being sucked, for that matter)

If you want to check for STIs following this encounter, you need to get your throat swabbed and have a blood test for syphilis.

But you haven't had a risk for hiv.

Are these kind of places that you will find a few guys with HIV

Got news for you mate, you'll find people living with hiv EVERYWHERE. We don't hang out in certain places, we go anywhere you might go. We're people just like YOU.

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 FOR HIV SPECIFICALLY FOLLOWING A BLOWJOB, 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