Well, charlie445, As the risk factors in oral transmission of STDs often are lumped in with the rest of the risk factors, you'll have to do what the rest of us do: search the Internet. Here is an old report, but it's OLD. And when you do a search, you'll find that most reports target the MSM population (men who have sex with men).
If you're worried about the demographics of plain vanilla heterosexuals contracting HIV through oral sex, it's going to be difficult. You may find something in drug user studies or street prostitution studies, but the DEMOGRAPHICS themselves may be hard to come by, unless they are describing the drug users or the prostitutes themselves. And, assuming you're a customer, you aren't going to find that much. Isolating demographics is not the salient factor in such studies - vectors, transmission and prevention of the virus are. And, as we have said before, orally transmitted HIV is not superhigh on the list.
If you find something, let us know, the Love Goddess
most studies focus on transmission and vectors. For ORAL TRANSMISSION, which is what you asked about, it's less prevalent to discuss demographics per se, UNLESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MSM (Men who have sex with men)Then there's a whole slew of info. And then, the demographics issue is of less importance, because there's less interest in finding out demographic data on MSM who practice oral sex, than HOW they are practicing oral sex. In other words, income, education level, etc. is less important to find out than if these guys are blowing each other, swallowing, etc. That's what's important in terms of prevention and those are the kinds of studies that get funded.
But are you a MSM? That was my initial question. Now, if you're discussing the entire HIV issue, then it's a different issue. But strictly oral - there isn't a specific body of research detailing just that one factor in terms of demographics. Transmission route, epidemiology, viral research, yes - demographics for strictly oral - not really.
But if you find something, let us know, the Love Goddess
only a theoretical risk. I think several years ago I read about a few cases of the oral transmission of hiv but they were unusal in nature with a lot of blood transfer involved. I will admit I have not checked this out lately as I just am not worried about getting hiv via oral sex. If I am misinformed about this I appreciate anyone out there who has evidence that it is more of a risk than I think it is.
The risk of hiv via oral is very low if you do not have inflamed gums or open sores; do not however, over look the transmission of HPV (which predisposes to throat cancer when transmitted to you orally) and herpes as well as good old bacterial infections. DATY remains a favorite of mine, but our decisions should be made on the basis of understanding the facts.
I read on the GD board you did a lit review of transmission of HPV and throat cancer. I was going to PM you this question but eveyone might as well benefit from your effort. How would rate the risk of the transmission of HPV and the incidence of throat canceer via oral sex based on what you read or is there not enough information yet to make that assessment?
Yes I do get tested periodically for the good ol bacterial infections.
In one good study, men who had had oral sex with six or more partners in their life time had a three fold increase in their risk of developing throat cancer over those who had never had oral sex (they probably just died of boredom.) This sounds scary BUT the absolute risk of getting throat cancer is about 1 in 10,000. So the risk may rise as much a three fold and still be around 3 in 10,000.
To be precise, that is 1/10,000 elevated to 3/10,000 a year, not in a lifetime. So if you live another 30 years, and assuming there is no progress, the lifetime risk could go as high as a total of 9/1,000 over that 30 years. I will almost certainly not live that long, but the odds would still be pretty good if I did.
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