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Originally Posted by $$$$$$$$$$$$
Hi Dr Tan, thanks very much for your kind replies.
Just to check, is there a difference, in HIV risk, between unprotected oral sex and using saliva as a handjob lubricant?
Meanung, is there Hiv Risk when there is exposure to saliva as a lubricant for non-insertive masturbation (handjob)?
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The honest answer is I don't know. In fact nobody knows.
This goes back to my point on evidence based medicine. I am not aware of any large scale studies done on the risk of HIV using saliva as a lubricant. So I have to say I do not know.
I know many people (Doctors included) who would draw their conclusions from their understanding of physiology. Personally I think this is very dangerous.
So my answer to your question is: since the risk of getting HIV from oral sex is insignificant, it stands to reason that the risk of getting HIV from using saliva as a lubricant for masturbation is also insignificant. But I have no proof of that.