What are the main routes of HIV transmission?
• Unprotected penetrative intercourse with someone who is infected. • Injection or transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, donations of semen (artificial insemination), skin grafts and organ transplants taken from someone who is infected. • From a mother who is infected to her baby; this may be during the course of pregnancy, at birth and through breast-feeding. • Sharing unsterilised injection equipment that has been previously used by someone who is infected. Q. How safe is oral sex? Although it is possible to become infected with HIV through oral sex, the risk of becoming infected in this way is much lower than the risk of infection via unprotected sexual intercourse with a man or woman. When giving oral sex to a man (sucking or licking a man’s penis) a person could become infected with HIV if infected semen got into any cuts, sores or receding gums a person might have in their mouth. Giving oral sex to a woman (licking a woman’s clitoris or vagina) is also considered r
• Unprotected penetrative sex with someone who is infected. • Injection or transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, donations of semen (artificial insemination), skin grafts or organ transplants taken from someone who is infected. • From a mother who is infected to her baby; this can occur during pregnancy, at birth and through breastfeeding. • Sharing unsterilised injection equipment that has previously been used by someone who is infected. Can I be infected if my partner doesn’t have HIV? No. Like all sexually transmitted infections, HIV cannot be created, only passed on. If you are sure that your partner does not have HIV, then there is no risk of contracting it even if you do have unprotected sex (whether it be vaginal, anal or oral). However, pregnancy and other sexually transmitted diseases remain a risk, so you should still use a condom or other suitable form of birth control wherever possible. How safe is oral sex? Although it is possible to become infected with HIV
The main ways of HIV transmission are • Unprotected sexual intercourse with someone who is infected. • Injection or transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, skin grafts and organ transplants taken from someone who is infected. • From a mother who is infected to her baby; this may be during the course of pregnancy, at birth and through breast-feeding. • Sharing unsterilised injection equipment that has been previously used by someone who is infected.
These are the main ways in which someone can become infected with HIV: • Unprotected penetrative sex with someone who is infected. • Injection or transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, donations of semen (artificial insemination), skin grafts or organ transplants taken from someone who is infected. • From a mother who is infected to her baby; this can occur during pregnancy, at birth and through breastfeeding. • Sharing unsterilised injection equipment that has previously been used by someone who is infected.
These are the main ways in which someone can become infected with HIV: • Unprotected penetrative sex with someone who is infected. • Injection or transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, donations of semen (artificial insemination), skin grafts or organ transplants taken from someone who is infected. • From a mother who is infected to her baby; this can occur during pregnancy, at birth and through breastfeeding. • Sharing unsterilized injection equipment that has previously been used by someone who is infected.
