I REFER to Dr Rose Ong's column (South China Morning Post, May 31) where, in reply to a correspondent's query regarding the link between AIDS and oral sex, she generally discounted the possibility but concluded by stating that 'the only foolproof way to avoid AIDS is abstinence'.

I think that Dr Rose is doing a great disservice to a large chunk of the population who do not inject themselves with drugs or who practise monogamy (be it homosexually or heterosexually).

My wife (or you could say partner) and I fall into the above category. We can indulge in sex in any conceivable shape or form either with or without a condom. We are not going to contract AIDS in a million years.

I apologise to anyone who is either shocked by my complacency or offended by my 'normality', but I would suggest that people in high risk groups take a long look at themselves to find the simple solution to the problem of AIDS.