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===HIV cannot be transmitted through oral sex=== Contracting HIV through [[oral sex]] is possible, but it is much less likely than from [[anal sex]] and [[human reproduction#copulation|penile–vaginal intercourse]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Yu|first=M|author2=Vajdy, M|title=Mucosal HIV transmission and vaccination strategies through oral compared with vaginal and rectal routes|journal=Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy|date=August 2010|volume=10|issue=8|pages=1181–95|pmid=20624114|doi=10.1517/14712598.2010.496776|pmc=2904634}}</ref> No cases of such a transmission were observed in a sample of 8965 people performing receptive oral sex.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Pragna|last2=Borkowf|first2=Craig B.|last3=Brooks|first3=John T.|last4=Lasry|first4=Arielle|last5=Lansky|first5=Amy|last6=Mermin|first6=Jonathan|date=2014-06-19|title=Estimating per-act HIV transmission risk: a systematic review|url= |journal=AIDS|language=en-US|volume=28|issue=10|pages=1509–1519|doi=10.1097/QAD.0000000000000298|pmid=24809629|issn=0269-9370|pmc=6195215}}</ref>
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