Hi<\/p>\n
Oral sex is generally a much lower risk than penetrative sex without a condom.<\/p>\n
However, approximately 5% of infections in gay men (or men who have sex with men) are thought to be from oral sex. This risk is from cum or pre-cum getting into the mouth (ie for the man who is doing the sucking).<\/p>\n
This usually need to involve a cut, ulcer or sore in the mouth, poor gum health (bleeding gums), or other direct route into the blood. It also probably requires the HIV-positive person being sucked to have a high viral load. In someone who is recently infected, viral load is extremely high. Generally low-risk activities like oral sex then become a much higher risk because they are more infectious.<\/p>\n
Receiving oral sex (getting you cock sucked) is not a route for HIV transmission.<\/p>\n
If you only had your cock sucked, then your risk of HIV would be highly unlikely, even if your partner was HIV-positive. This is because saliva generally inactivates HIV.<\/p>\n
If you also sucked your partner’s cock, then the previous unhealed dental work would increase the risk from oral sex.<\/p>\n
Having an HIV test will be the only way to know whether you are now HIV-positive. HIV is a difficult virus to catch.\u00a0At the moment, your symptoms might be unrelated, but it sounds like this might be good to test.<\/p>\n
If you contact a testing centre, you may be able to access earlier testing, depending on an individual assessment of both your risk and your symptoms.<\/p>\n
Information about testing is at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n