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Article: Health & Science.(oral sex may account for more HIV transmission than anal sex)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- September 14, 1999
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HIV
Can safer sex kill you?
Gay and bisexual men are continuing to engage in unprotected receptive anal sex, the riskiest sexual practice for HIV transmission. But as sexual behaviors change, oral sex may begin to account for a larger portion of HIV transmission, according to a report published in the August 1 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.
"This study shows that oral sex is about ten times less risky than receptive anal sex--but you can't tell for any given episode," said Susan Buchbinder, director of the HIV Research Section of the San Francisco Department of Public Health and coauthor of the study. "There are other factors ...