[Question #13450] Reassurance

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1 months ago
Hi Doctors. Apologies for wasting any time here, but an unexpected event happened which threw me and just looking for reassurance, even though I already know the answer to me question. I went for a massage in a place I though was a standard massage parlour. At the end though I was really shocked when the masseuse (Thai female) offered a whole range of extras ranging from a handjob to blowjob through to full sex (I didn't ask if this was all with or without a condom). I didn't avail of any of these options and left. Masseuse was fully clothed and there was no handjob/blowjob/sex. However, she had been massaging me for an hour before this and there had been a lot of 'inadvertent' contact of her hands/arms with my penis and testicles and buttocks. I know logically this is a 'no risk' event but I was thrown by this event and worried that she might be engaging in high risk behaviours. Just wanted reassurance that without any blowjob or actual sex there is absolutely nothing to worry about for STIs and HIV. Thank you. 
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
1 months ago
Welcome back to the forum. Thanks for your continued confidence in our services.

I can understand why you "already know the answer to [your] question":  it is almost identical to your two previous ones about one and two years ago (10204, 11702). Of course no STIs or HIV ever are transmitted by massage or by contact of hands, arms, etc with any part of the body, including genitals. You are not at risk, should not seek testing for anything, and if you have a regular partner, you can safely pursue your usual sexual practices without putting them at risk.

Let me know if anything isn't clear.

HHH, MD
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1 months ago
Thank you Doctor. The only other thing to mention is that I'd been experiencing a mild fungal balinitis at the time, for which I had applied an anti-fungal cream much earlier that day, but I think that is not a relevant factor that would impact anything?  
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
1 months ago
I agree it's not relevant. Balanitis is a trivial (if inconvenient and unpleasant) exceedingly common condition that almost never is an indicator of HIV or any STI. ---