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Article: Study: Oral sex linked to HIV risk
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- February 17, 2000
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Marcie Young
University Wire
02-17-2000
(The Diamondback) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- It all comes down to a debate between what's considered sex and what isn't.
Many people, including University of Maryland students, don't consider oral sex "real" sex, nor do they consider it risky behavior. As a result, a recent study shows, many people are putting themselves at risk for diseases such as HIV and AIDS.
The study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that oral sex carries a real risk of contracting and spreading HIV and AIDS. Although the study focused on a recently-infected gay population in San Francisco, HIV specialist for the CDC Kathryn Bina said that ...