[Question #10513] HSV2 exposure concern
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22 months ago
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Good afternoon,
I went out drinking with a good friend of mine. We ended up back at his place to kind of sober up before my drive home. He suggested I shower to try and get refreshed. While in the shower he decided to join, caught me by surprised and spoon me having his penis touch my butt and a few times as I was trying to make my way out the shower . I can’t say the exposure was long but there was definitely skin to skin contact . What are my odds of having genital herpes, especially since I usually have butt acne which would be consider an open wound for easier infection . I know it’s usually mainly sexually transmitted but what if the water made it easier that travel to my genital area? I can’t remember if I washed with soap or was just letting the water run down me. I did ask about his status but he brushed me off. I’m in a serious relationship and I’m scared that I could expose my boyfriend because of a stupid mistake
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
22 months ago
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There is no risk in the situation that you describe. His penis touching your butt presents no risk as the skin of the butt is too thick to allow transmission of any viruses. Even if there was acne present at the exact location of the contact, it was so brief AND if there was soap involved, soap destroys the lipid layer around the herpes virus. All in all, this situation, with the very brief contact, the location of the contact and the fact that there may have been soap involved all lead me to believe that there is no real risk in this situation of herpes transmission
Terri
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22 months ago
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I did go an get tested at 20 weeks for
Both hsv1 and 2 and came back negative so in your opinion I should be ok ?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
22 months ago
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Yes! I cannot know if you had herpes before this encounter but this encounter does not present a risk for HSV 2 acquisition.
Terri
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22 months ago
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I have always tested negative and my last partner was also negative … that’s why I was concern and trying to make sure that a 20 wk negative test after this exposure will be enough to put my mind at ease
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
21 months ago
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The timing is correct - if you are negative at 20 weeks, there is a 92% chance that this is a correct answer and you don't need to test any further. In addition, it's probably far higher because the situation did not present any risk for transmission. I think you can relax now and believe that you are not infected.
Terri
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