Is the HIV test a saliva test?
[QUOTE=Likestoplay39;1283318]You do realize that if you got the clinic for a HIV test, they swab your gums. The bug is in saliva too.
FYI, do with that as you may.[/QUOTE]
It is always best to play it safe. However, I am not a doctor, but I think you may not be one hundred percent correct:
[Quote=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
No. The test uses oral fluid, which is slightly different from saliva. To perform the test, the person being tested for HIV gently swabs the device completely around the outer gums, both upper and lower, one time around and inserts it into a vial containing a developer solution. After 20 minutes, the test device will indicate if HIV antibodies are present in the solution by displaying two reddish-purple lines in a small window in the device. [/quote]
The question is: Is HIV present in the mouth of an infected person and can it be transferred to others? Can you get HIV from the HIV antibodies present in the oral fluid of an infected partner?
[quote=A Internet source]
Oral sex with an infected partner carries a small risk of HIV infection. If a person gives oral sex (licking or sucking the penis) to a man with HIV, then infected fluid could get into their mouth. If the person has bleeding gums or tiny sores or ulcers somewhere in their mouth, there is a risk of HIV entering their bloodstream. The same is true if infected sexual fluids from a woman get into the mouth of her partner.
There is also a small risk if a person with HIV gives oral sex when they have bleeding gums or a bleeding wound in their mouth. [b]Saliva does not pose a risk. [/b]
HIV infection through oral sex alone seems to be very rare, and there are things you can do to protect yourself. For more information visit our Oral sex page. [/quote]
The internet is full of information on the subject. I suggest that everyone do the research and base their decision on their own beliefs.
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