I’ve been in relationships with several partners that are HIV+/ undetectable. It’s so heart breaking to me when they’d tense up and were afraid to tell me. I take my meds to prevent it, they take their meds to control it, we get tested quarterly. That’s all it takes ❤️
How risky is a single exposure to HIV? The answer depends entirely on the route.
Here is the breakdown of the estimated risk per 10,000 exposures. 👇
1. Sexual Transmission
Receptive Anal: 138 (~1 in 72)
Insertive Anal: 11 (~1 in 909)
Receptive Vaginal: 8 (~1 in 1,250)
Insertive Vaginal: 4 (~1 in 2,500)
Oral Sex: Extremely low / Negligible
2. Sharing Injection Equipment: 63 (~1 in 159).
3. Needlestick (Healthcare): 23 (~1 in 435).
4. Blood Transfusion: 9,250 (The highest risk, but extremely rare due to modern screening).
Note: You cannot get HIV from spit, sweat, tears, or casual contact like hugging/sharing a toilet seat.
The numbers above assume no protection. However, we have tools today that can bring those risks down to ZERO