Question
Can I get HIV from oral sex?
15 January 2018. Related: All topics, HIV transmission.
I’m a male, 30 years old. Yesterday, I had unprotected oral sex with a female who I don’t know her HIV status. I only had oral sex with her. She gave me a blowjob.
I am afraid that if she has HIV, I will be at risk of HIV infection. I’m so worried. Do I need to get HIV test?
Thank you very much!
Answer
Thank you for your question.
You cannot get HIV from oral sex this way. Anyone who is receiving a blowjob is not at risk. You also cannot get HIV from giving a woman oral sex.
Although up to 5% of HIV infections might be giving someone a blowjob, this probably depends on two factors. One is that viral load need to be very high in the positive partner and the second it that the negative partner probably need to have mouth problems, for example if they have bleeding gums, a cut in their mouth or recent dental work.
More information about HIV sexual transmission is included in this guide, which has a section on oral sex.
This answer was updated in January 2018 from an original Q&A from July 2010. i-Base no longer answers individual questions about HIV transmission and risk. (See: Question 1 at this link).
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My question is i have met a person who has hiv positive then we both doing the sex having protective sex & oral sex unprotective sex what is the hardous or the explanation having non reactive sucking an infected person. To
Infected person sucking a non reactive?
Hi Katlego,
i-Base is a project focused on HIV treatment. However, all frequently asked questions about HIV risks have already been answered here.
if I give a man who is hoc positive a blow will I be infected?
Hi Tamara, i-Base doesn’t answer questions about testing and transmission. All these questions are answered here.
I did give oral sex to a men I know if he have HIV , my question is can Get HIV by giving him oral sex please I did 4 generation text for HIV at 4 months after exposed come out negative, and I did also the early detection on 12 days after exposed also was negative, is a 4 generation text good 4 weeks
Hi Sebastian, i-Base doesn’t answer questions about transmission and testing. All frequently asked questions about risks and transmission are answered here.
1. Can a guy get HIV from a lady who was exposed to HIV less than two months?
2. Can a guy get HIV from a lady by giving her oral sex two months after the ladies exposal to HIV?
3. What is the risk that someone can get HIV through the mouth?
Hi Erica,
Please see the above post and Q’s 1 and 9 here:
http://i-base.info/qa/what-are-the-most-asked-questions
If you give a a person that is HIV + a blowjob could you get HIV?
Hi Mr L,
Please see Q1 here:
http://i-base.info/qa/what-are-the-most-asked-questions