Also, using a douche with a nozzle can cause tiny cuts. Douching can increase the risk of HIV infection because it removes the mucous lining leaving you vulnerable if having sex without a condom, when PrEP or treatment as prevention are not being used. Sex toys that are shared but not covered with a condom or cleaned between uses can also transmit other STIs.ĭouching is a way of cleaning your arse or vagina before being fucked and is done by inserting a tube or douching bulb into your arse and flushing it with water. Alternatively, you can wash sex toys thoroughly with soap and hot water after each person.
When PrEP or treatment as prevention are not being used, putting a condom on toys and changing the condom before using it on a different person will prevent HIV being passed on. HIV can be transmitted from person-to-person via sex toys such as dildos, vibrators and butt-plugs, if they are being shared. Latex gloves are important for protecting both participants. The person doing the fisting could also get HIV if they have any cuts or scratches. Fists can create serious cuts in the lining of the arse or vagina, which can allow HIV to be passed on if the person being fisted is then fucked without a condom. However, trimmed fingernails and thorough hand washing is a good idea to help prevent damage to the wall of the anus or vagina and to lessen the risk of passing or acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI).įisting means inserting your fist in someone’s arse or vagina. Playing with someone’s arse or vagina with your fingers is a low risk activity for passing on HIV. For more detailed information, check out our Oral Sex page. Oral sex carries a very small risk for HIV transmission. HIV is not present in urine so watersports carry no risk of HIV transmission. The terms ‘watersports’ and ‘piss-play’ refer to sexual acts involving urine. Saliva does not transmit HIV meaning kissing is completely safe. However, hepatitis A and gut infections such as shigella are easily passed on this way. You cannot acquire or pass on HIV by rimming (licking or eating out someone’s arse).
Massage and rubbing bodies against each other presents no risk of passing on HIV. There are a number of sexual practices that present no or low risk for HIV transmission that you and a partners can enjoy.