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Is it safe to suck?

Posit Aware. 1997 Jul/Aug;8(4):15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97702771
Vazquez E; Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD; 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

Abstract: At a recent HIV workshop held in Chicago, IL, researcher David G. Ostrow discussed the results of four clinical studies on oral sex that yielded a range of conclusions. Of the 548,102 AIDS cases that have been recorded in the United States, between 3 and 17 cases occurred because of oral sex. Workshop speakers noted that there is a much smaller amount of pre-ejaculation fluid than previously thought, and that not all men pre-ejaculate. The workshop offered some basic oral sex guidelines, including waiting two hours after brushing or flossing the teeth, spitting out, and cleansing the mouth with hydrogen peroxide.
Keywords: *HIV Infections/TRANSMISSION *Semen/VIROLOGY *Sex BehaviorKWDhivinfections/transmissionKWDsemen/virologyKWDsexbehavior
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