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Summary: When it comes to women transmitting HIV, the only situation in which it is more difficult for them to transmit the virus to another person is through sexual intercourse in which there are no open sores. Discover how the risk of getting HIV changes with exposure to blood with information from a family practitioner in this free video on health conditions, disease and medicine.
Ken Savage is a graduate of the Kansas City University school of medicine and bioscience. He completed his internship at Suncoast Hospital, and is now in private practice in Tampa,...read more
"Hi, I'm Dr. Savage. You may be wondering, how difficult is it for a female to transmit HIV virus. That question often comes to mind because the classical HIV person would be a male. And you may have heard that there is less likely for a female to transmit the HIV virus. With that said, if it's blood to blood contact, it's absolutely the same. Intuitively, any anal sex with the females in getting involved in is approximately the same. The question I'm sure you're wondering is, penis to vagina sex; sexual intercourse. That is, that question in mind, the female is less likely to transmit HIV to a male if she has it and the male partner does not. So with that said, there's also, keep in mind that if there any open sores or infections that, that person may have, that changes the scenario completely. So it actually would be possibly even more likely for the female to transmit the HIV virus in that situation. There are, there are obviously multiple factors involve there. If there any questions, contact your local physician. I trust this has been informative to you. I'm Dr. Savage and here's to your health."
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