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Can I get or transmit HIV from…?
You can get or transmit HIV only through specic activities. Most commonly, people get or transmit HIV through sexual behaviors and needle or syringe use. Babies can also get HIV from an HIV-positive mother during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding. However, every exposure to HIV does not carry the same risk, and some sexual activities are riskier than others. Many factors can increase or decrease HIV risk. Also, there are many eective options for reducing the risk of HIV infection.

Sexual Behaviors

Sexual activities carry dierent levels of risk for getting or transmitting HIV. Anal sex is the highest-risk sexual activity for HIV transmission. If you don’t have HIV, being a receptive partner (or bottom) for anal sex is the highest risk sexual activity for getting HIV. If you do have HIV, being the insertive partner (or top) for anal sex is the highest risk sexual activity for transmitting HIV. Activities like oral sex, touching, and kissing, are much less risky than anal or vaginal sex and carry little to no risk for getting or transmitting HIV.

Anal Sex

What is anal sex?
Anal sex is when a penis is inserted into an anus. The partner inserting the penis is called the
insertive partner and the partner receiving the penis is called the receptive partner.

Vaginal Sex

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Oral Sex

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Touching

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Kissing

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Needle/Syringe Use

People who inject drugs, hormones or steroids, or silicone can get or transmit HIV by sharing needles or syringes and other injection equipment because they may have someone else’s blood in them.

HIV could be transmitted when needles or syringes are shared for piercings and tattoos.

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Getting HIV from Pregnancy,Childbirth, and Breastfeeding

What is HIV transmission during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding?
When HIV is transmitted from a mother to her child, it’s called mother-to-child or perinatal transmission. This can happen during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or breastfeeding.