Lesbian sex can be safe.
- The most important way for to lower your risk of HIV infection is to avoid contact with infected body fluids (blood, vaginal fluid, semen and breast milk).
- Kissing, touching the outer body, massage and fantasizing are all safe.
- Having sex with only one uninfected person who is also having sex with only you is safer.
Make riskier sex safer.- Talking with your partner can help you make good choices around safer sex.
- Use a barrier for any sexual activity that involves body fluids,. including:
- Oral-vaginal and hand vaginal contact.
- Oral-anal and hand-anal contact.
- Any sex where blood may be present
Safer sex can be fun!Knowing how to practice safer sex can help you feel more comfortable and have more fun.
- For oral sex, cover the vaginal or anal area with plastic wrap, a dental dam, or a square cut out of a latex glove or condom.
- Use latex gloves for hand-vaginal or hand-anal touching.
- Use a water based lubricant between the latex and skin to increase pleasure and safety.
- Sex toys are safe - as long as you don't share hem. If you do share, use a new condom for each partner.
- If you have sex with men, use a latex condom for vaginal, anal and oral intercourse.
Don't share needles.
- Never share needles for drugs, steroids, hormones or vitamins.
- For tattoos and body piercing, make sure the artist uses new, clean needles. inks and jewelry for each person.
What about donor insemination?
- Because HIV can be passed through semen, insemination has some risk.
- Using a licensed sperm bank may reduce your risk. Sperm banks carefully screen for HIV.
- If you are using a known donor, talk with a health care provider about HIV screening.
You may want to get tested.
- You cannot tell by looking if someone is infected with HIVB. You can be infected and not know.
- The only way to know for sure is to get an HIV test.
- Practice safer sex until you and your partner have been tested AND neither of you engage in other high risk activities.
