How infectious is pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum)?
Pre-seminal fluid has been found to contain HIV in infected persons. For this reason any penetrative sex without a condom must be considered unsafe. This includes coitus interruptus (withdrawing the penis before ejaculation). Any pre-seminal fluid involved in oral sex would also pose a theoretical risk of infection, however the actual risk would seem to be low. Studies are presently being conducted to measure to levels of HIV virus in semen. Can you become infected by kissing? Although HIV has been detected in saliva in some HIV positive people, it is in much lower concentrations than in semen, blood or vaginal fluid and therefore is not considered a risk for transmission of HIV. It is believed that some of the proteins in saliva may partially inactivate HIV. Can you become infected with HIV through mutual masturbation? The skin is a very effective barrier that keeps things like blood and sexual fluid, and therefore HIV, out of the bloodstream. It is not possible for HIV to enter the b
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