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Receptive PIV sex has 2% transmission rate, PIA is 20%. Cis men don't have a vagina, so...

• t-writescode 2y ago
  There's also a chance that the countries they were able to / encouraged to test in are quite hostile to LGBTQ+ people
  • saagarjha 2y ago
    This is mentioned in the article.
• bobthepanda 2y ago
  To further elaborate, the anal mucous membrane is thinner than that of the vagina, so it’s easier for HIV to transmit that way.
• perching_aix 2y ago
  could you undo the abbreviations please?
  • dhaugshs 2y ago
    Penis in vagina. It's a specification. It's like "birthing parent", to be clear what hardware is being used. Given that HIV infection rates are very variable (over an order of magnitude, sometimes two) by subpopulation, clarifications detailing what hardware is doing what are very necessary.
    • IshKebab 2y ago
      We already have words for that: anal/vaginal sex.
      • a_t48 2y ago
        Yeah you’re right, I’m not sure why I wrote it that way.
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• ProfessorLayton 2y ago
  Your numbers are way, way off [1]. Receptive vaginal sex: 0.08% (1 transmission per 1,250 exposures) Insertive vaginal sex: 0.04% (1 transmission per 2,500 exposures) Receptive anal sex: 1.4% (1 transmission per 71 exposures.) Insertive anal sex: 0.11% (1 transmission per 909 exposures) [1] https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sexual-and-reproductive-health/hiv-aids/causes/risk-of-exposure.html https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sexual-and...
  • a_t48 2y ago
    Ah, I didn't read carefully - https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sexual-and-reproductive-health/hiv-aids/causes/risk-of-exposure.html#:~:text=Therefore%2C%20unprotected%20sex%20with%20an,exposures)%20for%20receptive%20anal%20sex https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sexual-and.... is my source, this was for acute infections. Regardless, it's still more than an order of magnitude of difference. Sadly too late to edit.