Lesbians and HIV

by Chansa, Zimbabwe





You always hear about gay men having HIV, but what about gay women? How do gay women catch HIV?


Editor's reply

It's a fact that gay men are an 'at risk group' when it comes to HIV transmission - this is because anal sex is more likely to be practiced by gay men - something which is a high risk act, should condoms not be used. This isn't to say though that gay women are immune from HIV. The risk of transmission through lesbian sex is low - but still possible. the following sexual activities carry some risk:
- Oral sex - particualry if there are cuts or sores present on the mouth or vagina.
- Use of sex toys. The rule here is to keep them clean and never share them.
Fingering and kissing are considered to be very low risk.


Remember - regardless of your sexuality - you can still contract non-sexually transmitted HIV from used needles/syringes, blood and other boldily fluids.



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Akshay(India) , July 09th, 2008 - 09.35
In today's fast growing
In today's fast growing lifestyle, people are just want to be on the top on any cost, industries like, IT, health, currency trading education or defense, wherever are booming and people are fast becoming skilled professional.
In this hectic lifestyle they are prone to many diseases like Diabetes, heart attack, cancer etc. But "Aids" has become a monster and engulfing the lives of the millions each year.Many organizations, Government or private stood up against it to fight, but without the cooperation of the common man, it can't be controlled. We should take care of ourselves and should not fall in any suspicious relation, which cost us to our
KELSY(Fiji) , January 04th, 2008 - 02.59
is a condom 100 percent
all i'm sayin is the condom 100 percent safe.how a person know condom is safe,cos it happen to a friend of mine.
Rex(Nigeria) , September 10th, 2007 - 18.43
Protect your self
The ultimate is protecting your self, every body needs to do. Its does not matter if lesbain or not, the ultimate is protecting urself.
Anonymous(United States) , September 10th, 2007 - 00.36
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iam a lesbian i dont have sex with men at all. my partner is hiv postive and we been together four two years and iam hiv negative. i get tested every 6 monts. and still negative but iam worried about contacting it.
lori(Brazil) , September 05th, 2007 - 23.40
lesbians
i am a lesbian and i still worry about HIV. lots of girls that i go out with are bisexual - they have sex with men. i am therefore always extra careful to stay safe.

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