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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: dumbdumb1234567 on November 29, 2006, 11:12:32 am

Title: PEP??????
Post by: dumbdumb1234567 on November 29, 2006, 11:12:32 am

I received unprotected oral from a sex worker.  It lasted 6-8 minutes.  When she finished she went and brushed her teeth, mouthwash, etc.  When she came out of the bathroom and added more light to the room I noticed she had 3 big red sores on her lips, looked like a herpes outbreak.  I am freaking out.

Should I start Pep?

Title: Re: PEP??????
Post by: RapidRod on November 29, 2006, 11:15:30 am

No, you don't need PEP. Receiving a blowjob is not a risk for hiv transmission.

Title: Re: PEP??????
Post by: dumbdumb1234567 on November 29, 2006, 11:53:03 am

I'm not freaking out about the "blow job".....it's about the herpes looking things.  They were big and red.

Title: Re: PEP??????
Post by: Andy Velez on November 29, 2006, 12:10:56 pm

PEP is a treatment developed primarily for healthcare workers who have had needlestick accidents related to HIV.

Those mouth sores you are concerned about have nothing to do with HIV transmission. Herpes can be passed along by skin to skin contact. You should discuss the matter with your doctor.

This is an HIV-focused website, and as you've already been told you were not at risk for HIV during this incident.   

Title: Re: PEP??????
Post by: dumbdumb1234567 on November 30, 2006, 11:21:38 am

Andy,

I was not clear in my previous post.  What I meant was would this assumed oral herpes outbreak increase the risk of hiv infection?

Title: Re: PEP??????
Post by: dumbdumb1234567 on November 30, 2006, 11:54:30 am

Anybody?

If I need to PEP, I need to go now.

Title: Re: PEP??????
Post by: HIVworker on November 30, 2006, 11:58:55 am

PEP would not be prescribed for this sort of exposure.

Title: Re: PEP??????
Post by: Andy Velez on November 30, 2006, 12:49:01 pm

Please read (or re-read) the lesson on Transmission. There's a link to it in the Welcome thread which opens this section.

In the entire history of the epidemic and countless millions of blow jobs later, there has never been a documented case of transmission to someone getting one. It's safe to say you aren't going to make history by becoming the first.

You've been worrying needlessly. Whatever has provoked your intense concern, I can tell you this is not an HIV situation. Period. End of story.

Cheers,