Can you contract HIV from a person who has is it if they perform oral sex on you?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Contrary to popular belief, oral sex is not a completely safe alternative to vaginal or anal sex. Chlamydia, human papillomavirus (HPV), gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis (multiple strains), and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) — including HIV — can be transmitted through oral sex.[14]. However transmission of HIV through fellatio or cunnilingus is relatively rare. Any kind of direct contact with body fluids of a person infected with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) should be avoided. In 2005, a research study at the College of Malmö in Sweden suggested that performing unprotected oral sex on a person infected with HPV might increase the risk of oral cancer .[15] The risk from most of these types of infection, however, is generally considered far lower than that associated with vaginal or anal sex.

Furthermore, oral sex should be avoided when either partner has wounds or open sores on the genitals or mouth, or bleeding gums in the mouth, or has recently brushed, flossed, undergone dental work, or eaten crunchy foods such as potato chips, all of which can cause small scratches in the lining of the mouth. These wounds, even when they are microscopic, increase the chances of contracting STDs that can be transmitted orally under these conditions. Such contact can also lead to more mundane infections from common bacteria and viruses found in, around and secreted from the genital regions. Because of this, many medical professionals advise the use of condoms in the performance of fellatio (flavoured condoms are available for this purpose) and the use of plastic or latex sheets (dental dams or ordinary plastic wrap) for cunnilingus, although the latter has failed to achieve the same level of widespread use as condoms.

Answer 3

There is a commonly held belief among lay people that oral sex carries no risk. In fact, some consider oral sex a safe sex alternative. But the truth is, like any other sexual activity, oral sex carries a risk of transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The risk is even greater in serodiscordant couples (one partner is HIV positive while the other is negative), people who are not monogamous, or in people who inject drugs and / or share needles. Truth be told, abstaining from oral, anal, and vaginal sex all together or having sex only with a mutually monogamous, uninfected partner is the only way that individuals can be completely protected from the sexual transmission of HIV.

Risk is classified as being documented(transmission that has actually occurred, been investigated, and documented in the scientific literature) or theoretical (passing an infection from one person to another is possible).

While there is documented risk with engaging in oral sex with an HIV infected partner the risk is much less than with anal or vaginal intercourse. This fact makes it very hard to calculate the actual risk with oral sex. Another factor that makes risk determination difficult is the fact that most people who engage in oral sex also engage in other types of sexual practices, namely vaginal and anal intercourse. Still, there have been document cases of HIV transmission strictly from oral sex.

Answer 4

Contact with saliva, tears, or sweat has never been shown to result in transmission of HIV. HOWEVER, if the infected person has a sore, open wound, cut, or anything that could cause you to come into contact with their blood, you can contract the virus.
So ask yourself: Is it worth the risk?

Answer 5

Yes, you get the HIV virus when you come in contact with body fluids, vaginal discharge, semen, blood, saliva...so yes, if you have or give someone oral sex who has HIV you could possibly get it.

Answer 6

You can if there is any open sores, like if they have bleeding gums, and or cankor sores, or if they have an open sore, and they go down on you, and their teeth cut you. In short, you can only get the virus from blood to blood contact.

Answer 7

yes, yes, yes, and yes. and time bodily flids come in contact. I.E. a blow*job, oral sex on a female, kissing, any time fluids are in volve.

a tear drop can contain it.

Answer 8

While there is a SMALL risk, it's not something that you should work yourself into a frenzy about. Seriously.

http://www.aidsmeds.com/

Answer 9

yes, but less likely