Can I contract HIV even after protected sex with several sex workers?

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The risk of contracting HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) increases if you have unprotected sex, multiple partners, have other sexually transmitted infections, or use contaminated syringes for intravenous drugs. There are also studies indicating lack of circumcision increases HIV risk. However, each sexual activity does not carry the same risk of contracting HIV. Some sexual activities have more risk than others. Anal sex carries the maximum risk, followed by vaginal, and then comes the oral sex, which possesses little to no risk of getting or transmitting HIV. In your case, getting tested for HIV is the only way to know whether you have the disease. This statement holds for other STIs (sexually transmitted infections). However, condoms are an effective prevention tool not only for HIV but also for other STIs. If condoms have been used consistently and correctly and there was never a break or tear, HIV and other organisms can not permeate the intact condom. Pre-exposure prophylaxis is another way for persons who are HIV-negative and are at substantial risk of getting HIV to prevent it by taking one pill every day.

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