Can you get HIV AIDS through oral sex?

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Two males

• Sucker (the mouth) is HIV positive: Extremely small chance of virus from saliva getting into the lining of the penis. Not dangerous.
• Suckee (the penis) is HIV positive: Chance of virus from semen going into bloodstream through cuts and sores in the mouth. Bad teeth and infected gums can catch the virus. Not dangerous if the mouth is healthy.

Two females

• Sucker (the mouth) is HIV positive: Extremely small chance of virus from saliva getting into the lining of the vagina. Not dangerous.
• Suckee (the vagina) is HIV positive: A small chance of virus from vaginal fluids going into bloodstream through cuts and sores in the mouth. Bad teeth and infected gums can catch the virus. Not dangerous if the mouth is healthy.

Male and Female

• Male is HIV positive and is the sucker: A small chance of virus from saliva getting into bloodstream through tears on vaginal lining. Danger increases from any biting or rough play.
• Male is HIV positive and gets sucked: Chance of virus from semen going into bloodstream through cuts and sores in the mouth. Bad teeth and infected gums can catch the virus. Not dangerous if the mouth is healthy.
• Female is HIV positive and is the sucker: Extremely small chance of virus from saliva getting into the lining of the penis. Not dangerous.
• Female is HIV positive and gets sucked: A small chance of virus from vaginal fluids going into bloodstream through cuts and sores in the mouth. Bad teeth and infected gums can catch the virus. Not dangerous if the mouth is healthy.

You may become infected if you have vaginal, anal or oral sex with an infected partner whose blood, semen or vaginal secretions enter your body. You can also become infected from shared sexual devices if they're not washed or covered with a condom. The virus is present in the semen or vaginal secretions of someone who's infected and enters your body through small tears that can develop in the rectum or vagina during sexual activity. If you already have another sexually transmitted disease, you're at much greater risk of contracting HIV. Contrary to what researchers once believed, women who use the spermicide nonoxynol-9 also may be at increased risk. This spermicide irritates the lining of the vagina and may cause tears that allow the virus into the body.

Yes you can. Its definitely lower risk than unprotected sex, but yes. The chances are greater if you have a cut or sore on the inside of your mouth. Chances are also increased if the exchange of fluids occurs.

HIV and aids cannot be transmitted through saliva, so you would not get it, but the other person could if you had it.

In short, the answer to this is an emphatic YES; but the answer really needs to be broken down further.

If an HIV-positive individual performs oral sex on you:

The chances of infection are almost non-existent. Whilst saliva can contain small traces of HIV, the concentrations are so low as to make transmission almost impossible.

If you perform oral sex on an HIV-positive individual:

Although some sources will tell you that the risks of transmission through oral sex are minimal; other studies have suggested that as many as ten percent of HIV transmissions could have occurred through oral sex.

The key factor to reducing risk seems to be good oral health.

Whilst your saliva and stomach acids will naturally tend to kill the virus; any sort of oral lesion, gum disease, cold sores, ulcers, cut / bleeding gums, recent dental work, sore throat / early signs of a cold or the presence of an other inflammatory sexually transmitted infection (such as gonorrhoea) opens up an infection route and starts to introduce real risk factors.

Even if your oral health is generally good, brushing your teeth can cause very small cuts to your gums - so 'safer sex' guidelines will normally suggest that you refrain from oral sex when you have just brushed your teeth.

The use of recreational drugs can also introduce a risk. Rubbing cocaine, or amphetamines, onto you gums can cause inflammation .. and taking amphetamines, or ecstasy, has a tendecy to make you chew the inside of your mouth.

Assuming that none of the above factors are present - and that the semen was not kept in the mouth for any length of time - the overall risk should however be fairly small.

General advice:

Finally, if you ever feel the need to 'freshen' your mouth before performing oral sex, do not brush your teeth. Just rub a little toothpaste onto you teeth - or suck on a mint. Do not use a mouthwash as this can temporarily neutralise the natural anti-viral properties of your saliva.

Yes, this is possible but rare. For instance, if there are cuts or sores in the mouth and there is a transfer of blood, AIDS transfer is a possibility. Also, in another scenario if bodily fluids are shared and there are traces of blood in them, AIDS can be transferred.

Yes, the male can contract HIV.

For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (HIV Insite) indicated below.

Yes, although other activities like anal and vaginal sex are riskier.

The HIV virus, which may lead to AIDS if untreated, is spread by sharing needles and by sexual intercourse. So to avoid HIV, you should never share injecting needles (get a new one, or make sure the old one is REALLY sterile), and you should always use a condom when having sex.

HIV usually can't be spread by oral sex. The virus has to pass into your bloodstream. If you have terrible teeth and your gums are all bleeding then you shouldn't be sucking any strange penises or vaginas.

HIV CAN'T be spread through toothpicks, razors, toothbrushes, cutlery, plates, glasses etc. It can't be spread through kissing or masturbation.

It probably can't be caught by licking a vagina.

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  Oral sex with an infected partner carries a small risk of HIV infection. If a person gives oral sex (licking or sucking the penis) to a man with HIV, then infected fluid could get into their mouth. If the person has bleeding gums or tiny sores or ulcers somewhere in their mouth, there is a risk of HIV entering their bloodstream. The same is true if infected sexual fluids from a woman get into the mouth of her partner.
  There is also a small risk if a person with HIV gives oral sex when they have bleeding gums or a bleeding wound in their mouth. Saliva does not pose a risk.
  The low risk of becoming infected with HIV from oral sex can be reduced still further by using condoms. Flavoured condoms are available for those who don't like the taste of latex or spermicide. For cunnilingus or anilingus, plastic food wrap, a condom cut open, or a dental dam (a thin square of latex) can serve as a physical barrier to prevent transmission of HIV and many other STIs.
  Oral sex with an infected partner carries a small risk of HIV infection. If a person gives oral sex (licking or sucking the penis) to a man with HIV, then infected fluid could get into their mouth. If the person has bleeding gums or tiny sores or ulcers somewhere in their mouth, there is a risk of HIV entering their bloodstream. The same is true if infected sexual fluids from a woman get into the mouth of her partner.
  There is also a small risk if a person with HIV gives oral sex when they have bleeding gums or a bleeding wound in their mouth. Saliva does not pose a risk.
  The low risk of becoming infected with HIV from oral sex can be reduced still further by using condoms. Flavoured condoms are available for those who don't like the taste of latex or spermicide. For cunnilingus or anilingus, plastic food wrap, a condom cut open, or a dental dam (a thin square of latex) can serve as a physical barrier to prevent transmission of HIV and many other STIs.
  Only if the girl has the HIV "virus".

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