Can HIV be transmitted through oral sex ?

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HIV is transmitted through seminal and vaginal fluids, including menstrual fluids. The virus can enter the body through the bloodstream or by passing through delicate mucous membranes, such as inside the vagina, rectum or urethra.

If a person gives fellatio and has
-bleeding gums
-a cut or an ulcer

inside their mouth, HIV could enter their bloodstream through infected fluid. This could also happen if infected fluid from a woman gets into the mouth of her partner during oral sex.

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-qu...ed-through-oral-sex-fellatio-and-cunnilingus/



CDC - How You Can Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Adolescents, Technology and Reducing Risk for HIV, STDs and Pregnancy

Can sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) be prevented?
The most reliable way to avoid infection is to not have anal, vaginal, or oral sex. (src)



HIV is transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids, such as:
  • seminal fluid
  • vaginal fluids, including menstrual fluids
  • breast milk
  • blood
  • the mucous found in the rectum
  • pre-cum (the fluid that the penis produces for lubrication before ejaculation)
You can't catch HIV from:
  • kissing
  • being sneezed on by someone with HIV
  • sharing baths, towels or cutlery with an HIV-infected person
  • swimming in a pool or sitting on a toilet seat that someone with HIV has used
  • animals or insects such as mosquitoes

You can use a dental dam to cover the anus or female genitals during oral sex.
 
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