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Can HIV Infection Be Transmitted Through Breast Milk?

can u get hiv by sucking a girls breasts who has never ever had a child? Also on pressing the breasts no milk came out,could it be possible that a few drops of milk went in the mouth without me realizing it?? Is it important to get a HIV test done or is it a no risk situation and does not need testing.I was really worried.pLEASE PUT AN END TO MY WORRIES.CAN 2,3 DROPS OF BREAST MILK BE DANGEROUS?
Wed, 5 Jun 2013
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Transmission of HIV through sucking a girls breast is negligible. Even if she is a lactating woman and few drops of milk had been sucked, carries a very low risk for HIV as the HIV concentration in breast milk is very low. Continuous suckling of the child with breast milk for months together has the HIV transmission risk around 25- 30% only.
So you need not worry for sucking the non-lactating breast. You will not HIV through this and tests are not necessary if you do not have any other risk for HIV.
Dr S.Murugan
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Can HIV Infection Be Transmitted Through Breast Milk?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. Transmission of HIV through sucking a girls breast is negligible. Even if she is a lactating woman and few drops of milk had been sucked, carries a very low risk for HIV as the HIV concentration in breast milk is very low. Continuous suckling of the child with breast milk for months together has the HIV transmission risk around 25- 30% only. So you need not worry for sucking the non-lactating breast. You will not HIV through this and tests are not necessary if you do not have any other risk for HIV. Dr S.Murugan