A 41-year-old member asked:
could aids come from the tearing of anal walls or just unprotected sex?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
HIV Transmission.: Hiv can be transmitted via vaginal, anal ; oral sex, blood transfusion, use of contaminated needles, breastfeeding ; during pregnancy ; delivery. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) is a disease that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv).
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