Period FAQs

can you get aids from period blood

by Mathias Littel Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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Can HIV be transmitted via contact with menstrual blood? Menstrual blood touching intact skin poses no HIV transmission risk. If it comes into contact with broken skin or is swallowed, then HIV transmission is possible but still unlikely.Sep 5, 2022

Can period blood carry diseases?

Period blood, just like all blood, can contain bloodborne pathogens. Consuming period blood (during oral sex) or getting it in an open wound comes with a risk of transferring or contracting known or unknown bloodborne illnesses.

Is AIDS transferable through blood?

HIV passes between people through blood and certain other body fluids, including semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

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