What activities are safe?

While certain sexual activities have little or no risk of HIV transmission (i.e. mutual masturbation, protected oral sex, oral to anal contact (rimming), fingering) possibilities sometimes exist for other sexually transmitted infections (STI's) to be transmitted. While HIV is transmitted only by blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk, other STI's can be transmitted by simple genital skin-to-skin contact or oral sex. For questions or concerns regarding the risks of particular activities, call the AIDS Action Hotline at 800-235-2331.