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passive_fist comments on Open Thread, January 11-17, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: passive_fist 12 January 2016 10:08:46PM 3 points [-]

I wouldn't put too much faith in the 1/2000 figure for chance of HIV transmission. There is no known way to calculate that with any reasonable confidence. Estimates vary from something like 1/500 to 1/2500 (this is for vaginal sex; anal sex has much higher transmission risk).