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From: mwfolsom%hydra.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu (Mike Folsom)
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Subject: Re: RE: oral sex transmission ?;s
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Date: 8 Dec 90 22:51:31 GMT
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In article <1990Dec8.165233.10296@cs.ucla.edu> v069paxq@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>re oral sex and precum... vs ejaculate in the mouth.
>
>in a aids training seminar. they said that the precum has a  HIGHER level 
>of concentraiton of HIV virus in an infected peson than the semen..
>hence someone performing oral sex on a partner.. the partner cannot control 
>the precum
>and a tiny cut in the mouth or bleeding gumline
>EQUALS  SEMEN(PRECUM)  + BLOOD   CONTACT
>
>AGAIN BEWARE OF ORAL SEX THAT IS UNPROTECTED 

Sorry about this but I have to ask.  Can anybody back this up with some
evidence?  Something like a citation to a published paper in a reviewed
journal.  I'm a little bit leary of thing said by someone at a training 
session.  I don't mean to flame anybody but lets try and stay with the 
facts, just the facts.               

Michael

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