[Question #1593] Hiv risk
96 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
96 months ago
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This is your 4th, repetitive question in the past 6 months regarding sexual practices which do not put you at risk for HIV or other STIs. Our policy is to not encourage anxiety-related, repetitive posts and so, consistent with this policy, following this response there will be no further replies, this thread will be closed, and future repetitive, anxiety driven posts regarding no risk activities will be deleted without response and without refund of your payment.
HIV is sexually transmitted ONLY through penetrative sexual activity. The infection (as well as other STIs) is NOT transmitted through material, even when it becomes wet with genital secretions. Similarly HIV is not transmitted by kissing, even when secretions are exchanged in the process, even one or both of the persons kissing has open sores, bleeding in the mouth, or gum disease.
A low lymphocyte count is non-specific and does not indicate the presence of HIV.
There is NO need for additional testing for HIV or other STIs.
This thread is now over and as noted above, future questions of this sort will be deleted without comment. EWH