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I received an oral sex I am woman from someone who I don’t know if is healthy or not ,what are the chances of getting hiv that way? And also I had a situation when I bit myself and I was bleeding and I kissed someone once what are the chances he could have me something? Also I am taking pep but I didn’t see that my probiotic I was taking had magnesium salts of fatty acids and I am worried it’s not gonna work after last oral sex please answer on everything

  1. Hello , I can hear that you are worried and wondering about potential transmission risks. First I want to note that we are not medical professionals and can not comment on specific risk or potential diagnosis, for your safety. We do, however, have an editorial article that information on estimated transmission risks for particular potential transmission methods, https://h-i-v.net/transmission-risks. As you can see from the article, the risk of transmission from receptive oral sex is .04 percent. However, the only way to know for certain is through HIV testing, which is why testing is recommended for regular health monitoring. This article, https://h-i-v.net/test-types, has information on HIV test types. I am also sharing this information about transmission, https://h-i-v.net/transmission, which includes a section on kissing.

    Again, we are not medical professionals so I cannot speak to whether or not your probiotic with magnesium could interfere with PEP, and I would encourage you to reach out to your doctor or pharmacist to determine the safest and most effective course of action.

    Hopefully this information is helpful, but please let us know if you have other questions. Wishing you gentle day. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)

    1. Thank You for Your answer..because I keep thinking in my head what if the person I kissed after bleeding from my lips had also blood and gave it to me..and also about the second person if he had any blood in his mouth during oral sex

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