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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: derptastic on March 15, 2013, 08:35:32 pm
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Apologies of this is covered elsewhere (or a stupid question!), I've seen a lot of queries regarding old/sealed injuries to the mouth during oral, but none that seem to deal with damage that occur during it.
I had receptive oral sex with a guy last night. During the act itself (which was pretty rough), I tasted what I thought was blood, and though we couldn't place it at the time, I've since discovered a nick on the inside of my cheek. Assumedly my inner cheek went over a sharp tooth edge.
Because we couldn't see any damage at the time, we carried on, and I swallowed when he finished. I don't know the guy's status.
I do have diagnosed health anxiety, so part of me feels silly for even posting here, but am I at any risk for HIV transmission?
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Well, it is hard to quantify a risk for HIV when there have been no firmly documented cases of HIV through oral sex since the advent of serodiscodant studies in the early 2000's.
There have been no fewer than three long term studies of serodiscordant couples (where one partner is positive and one is negative) that lasted three, five and ten years. The couples used condoms for penetrative anal and vaginal sex, but chose not to use barrier protection for oral sex of any kind. At the end of these studies, not a single person seroconverted due to oral activity. Not one.
I understand your concern about the nick in your cheek - trust me, it is NOT that uncommon, and if it were a caveat to any of the three studies, there would have been quantifiable evidence to that regard by now.