{"id":4707,"date":"2018-02-01T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T12:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2018-02-01T12:59:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T12:59:16","slug":"can-hiv-be-transmitted-through-oral-sex-fellatio-and-cunnilingus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=4707","title":{"rendered":"Can HIV be transmitted through oral sex (fellatio and cunnilingus)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Yes, but the risk is relatively low.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/HIV\/Pages\/Introduction.aspx\"><strong>HIV<\/strong><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"385\" height=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4708\" title=\"HIV photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HIV-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"HIV photo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HIV-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HIV-photo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Using a\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/contraception-guide\/Pages\/male-condoms.aspx\">condom<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> during sex, including oral and anal sex, is the best way to prevent <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/Sexually-transmitted-infections\/Pages\/Introduction.aspx\">sexually transmitted infections (STIs)<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">, including HIV. Avoid using an oil-based lubricant, such as Vaseline or baby oil, because they can weaken the condom and increase the\u00a0risk of it splitting.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You can use a dental dam to cover the anus or female genitals during oral sex. A dental dam is a latex or polyurethane (very thin, soft plastic) square, measuring about 15cm by 15cm. It acts as a barrier to help stop STIs passing from one person to another. <strong>(Source: Australian Federation of AIDS) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transmission of HIV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HIV is transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids, such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 seminal fluid<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 vaginal fluids, including menstrual fluids<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 breast milk<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 blood<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 the mucous found in the rectum<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 pre-cum (the fluid that the penis produces for lubrication before<\/p>\n<p>ejaculation)<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can&#8217;t catch HIV from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 kissing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 being sneezed on by someone with HIV<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 sharing baths, towels or cutlery with an HIV-infected person<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 swimming in a pool or sitting on a toilet seat that someone with HIV<\/p>\n<p>has used<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 animals or insects such as mosquitoes <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, but the risk is relatively low. 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4707\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}