2006-11-22 08:15:24 · 10 answers · asked by ken4f1 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Nobody "catches" AIDS. However, one can "catch" HIV which may progress to AIDS.
It *is* theoretically possible to contract HIV orally. However, there have been *NO* confirmed cases of HIV transmission through oral sex and the risk of this type of transmission is very, very low.
2006-11-22 09:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by BubbaB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are performing oral sex on someone, there's a theoretical chance of infection because if you have open sores or bleeding in your mouth, HIV may enter your bloodstream through those openings. I think there may have been a few documented cases of transmission via this route, but they are rare because the saliva in the mouth and the acids in the stomach will kill the virus unless it can be absorbed quickly into the mouth.
If you are having oral sex performed on you, it's theoretically possible if the person performing the oral sex has HIV and has bleeding in their mouth and you have open sores on penis, but this method of transmission is highly unlikely and there have been no reported cases of HIV transmission via receptive oral sex. Some European countries take the position that the lack of documented cases means that oral sex is safe. The US tends to emphasize the theoretical risk and is reluctant to call oral sex safe sex.
2006-11-22 10:12:48 · answer #2 · answered by Rob B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically - maybe. If an infectious part of the virus comes into contact with an open sore or wound on another person's mouth, it could potentially happen. However, usually saliva kills HIV before it can infect someone.
There is no record out of the thousands of reported cases of HIV of anyone having ever gotten HIV this way though. It is always from direct bodily fluid sharing, like shared needles, sexual contact, or a mother giving it to her fetus.
2006-11-22 08:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by antheia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there are open sores in the mouth, there is a possibility, if your mouth comes in contact with the other's.
2006-11-22 08:20:57 · answer #4 · answered by identity crisis! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's possible.
2006-11-22 08:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can why are you having sex and not married yet any way. that impatient.
2006-11-22 08:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by Precious1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
2006-11-22 08:22:26 · answer #7 · answered by frank750cc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah.
2006-11-22 15:10:19 · answer #8 · answered by its a dog thang 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah... its possible, just use a condom...
2006-11-22 12:37:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you sure can
2006-11-22 08:43:55 · answer #10 · answered by I know, I know!!!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋