[Question #12672] Hiv risk through fingering with cut
6 months ago
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Hello
Congratulations for your site!
Two days before I received fingering but one of the fingers of the boy had a cut that took place about 30 minutes ago (it was fresh) but not obviously bleeding at the moment of fingering
I forgot it this moment that he had cut his finger minutes ago, I remembered it then and now I am worried because I did everything else right , we used condom etc and now I am sad this happened.
I don't know his hiv status , he seemed OK
Thank you in advance
6 months ago
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It was a small cut
6 months ago
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Also there is a possibility that I swallowed a bit if semen during oral sex
What's the risk of it? Thank you
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
6 months ago
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Welcome to our forum. Thank you for your questions. I’ll be glad to comment. The activities you describe were virtually no risk events. Masturbation (fingering) is a no risk activity. This fact is agreed-upon by the WHO, CDC, and experts in the field. The presence of cuts or scrapes, even recent ones do not change the fact that these are no risk activities.
In the unlikely event that your partner did have HIV, there is a very, very small risk of HIV infection. Current estimates which are likely to be overly conservative, suggest that the risk from performing oral sex on the HIV infected, untreated partner it’s less than one infection for every 10,000 episodes of oral sex.. Swallowing semen from an infected partner does not further increase this tiny riskfor HIV acquisition.
I see no reason for concern and in fact, I see no reason for testing unless you were concerned that your partner was infected.. I hope this information is helpful for you to you. If any part of my response is unclear, please don’t hesitate to use you were up to do follow ups for clarification. EWH.
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6 months ago
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Thank you, doctor for your clear response.
I feel much better now.
The only that's not absolutely clear for me is that you say that even swallowing from an infected partner is not a real/high risk
So why should I get tested?
I don't think he is infected he said he had a girlfriend for 4 years recently and he seemed ok
But I don't know him well and he also said that his father was in the past drug addicted but I didn't asked what kind of drugs and I was just having bad thoughts about him been contaminated by his mother during labor in case she was infected from his father
But I didn't see any drugs for treating hiv though I spend some nights in his house, they are all alive now and I think this is a round of negative.... i fs made by my brain
Thank you once again very much
6 months ago
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I am also diagnosed with ocd
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
6 months ago
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Thank you for acknowledging your OCD. I understand that this can be a struggle.
I agree that your encounter sounds low risk, both because of the activities you describe and characteristics of your partner. Certainly having a family member with a drug problem does not mean your partner was high risk.
The overall risk from what you describe is so low that, like you, I see little reason for testing. EWH
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6 months ago
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Yes , it is a struggle, so, honestly thank you for your kind help, doctor
6 months ago
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So you think I should get tested?
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
6 months ago
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As you know, this will be my final response as part of this thread.
Testing is always a personal choice. I have no particular concern about the encounter that you describe and would not worry. If you choose to test, I am confident the test will show that you were not infected. On the other hand for persons who have more than one partner or whose partners have other partners it is advisable to periodically get tested. Periodic testing can be carried out every 6 to 12 months depending on just how many partners might be involved. If you choose to test, please commit before you do do all my testing once.
I hope the information I have provided has been helpful. Please don’t worry. EWH.
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