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Expert: John Thai, MD Date: 4/27/2008 Subject: Another question
Question Dr. Thai,
I can you receive hiv while receiveing protected oral sex? I asked a question like this the other day, I hear that you can not get it from saliva. I did not see any other visible blood in her mouth, but I hear that there have been no cases of anyone recieving it fro mreceiving oral sex from a woman. I would like to think since I wore protection that I would be ok and also I did not finish as well.
Thank you for your time and help in answering this question.
Answer Hi Leo,
No. Contracting HIV from protected oral sex is very rare. The only example would be if the condom breaks and you, the person who is giving the blowjob, could be at risk. The risk include open lesions, poor dentition or periodontal disease.
Saliva may contain HIV in an infected individual. However, the risk of contracting it through saliva is rare. As of date, I have not heard of any cases involving such as saliva has enzymes, which are active proteins, to breakdown the virus.
Kissing will not transmit HIV. You must be very immunosuppressed or have a chronic medical condition which causes poor oropharyngeal protection to contract HIV. If you are the person receiving the blowjob, you are not at risk unless the person who is performing is take a nice bite into your penis.
