The actual risk of transmitting HIV through the oral route is infinitesimally low. It's like winning the lottery. Even transmitting it vaginally- and over many years- is low. Two studies conducted during the 90's found that straight couples, where one partner was HIV-positive, caused transmission less than 20% of the time to their healthy partner. And that was after YEARS of having unprotected sex. While it's only common sense to wear a condom when having sex with someone new, your real rate of infection is actually pretty low. That is, if you're straight. If you're gay, then infection rates are higher. And if you're gay and promiscuous, then your risk is sky high. At least, that's what the science says.
As you so correctly state, the risk of transmitting HIV thru oral sex is infinitesimally low as long as the precautions I mentioned in my previous post are observed. As a cocksucker I've made it my business to know these things.
It is receptive anal sex that is a problem. If you do this, USE CONDOMS.
Except for no contact sex such as masturbation, either alone or in a group setting, there is no such thing as no risk sex. Any time you have any kind of contact with another person you are exposing yourself to some risk, though for many kinds of contact the risk is exceedingly small. As MasonA has so wisely said, what are you going to do, live in a plastic bubble? Sorry Matt's Wife, but this was not a stupid remark.
Giving a man a blowjob, even taking him to climax and swallowing his sperm, is not a high risk activity. It's not, of course, no risk, but it's not high risk either as long as two precautions are observed. Don't do it if he has an open sore on his dick or if you have an open sore on your lips or in your mouth and don't do it within one hour after brushing or flossing your teeth.
And if you're going to suck a guy's dick, you might as well go all the way and take him to climax and swallow his sperm. Once a guy's dick goes in your mouth you've already exposed yourself to pretty much the maximum risk, small as it is. The additional risk from allowing him to ejaculate in your mouth and from swallowing is so small that it is negligible.
From Matt's Wife: In reality it?s hard for researchers to determine how risky oral sex is, since most people who engage in oral sex also engage in other sexual behaviors, making it impossible to know the way that an STD was transmitted. Exact numbers are impossible to know but it can, will and does happen so it is better to just be safe.
So what are we going to do? Abstain from sex or limit ourselves to masturbation? That ain't gonna happen. Everyone must make his or her own risk/benefit analysis hopefully based on sound facts and act accordingly.
From Matt's Wife: Actually I did nothing and so have no need to apologize. What people should do is have protected sex in most curcumstances like not knowing someone or such. Acting accordingly to me is being sexually responsible
It is receptive anal sex that is a problem. If you do this, USE CONDOMS.
Giving a man a blowjob, even taking him to climax and swallowing his sperm, is not a high risk activity. It's not, of course, no risk, but it's not high risk either as long as two precautions are observed. Don't do it if he has an open sore on his dick or if you have an open sore on your lips or in your mouth and don't do it within one hour after brushing or flossing your teeth.
And if you're going to suck a guy's dick, you might as well go all the way and take him to climax and swallow his sperm. Once a guy's dick goes in your mouth you've already exposed yourself to pretty much the maximum risk, small as it is. The additional risk from allowing him to ejaculate in your mouth and from swallowing is so small that it is negligible.
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