[Question #13467] Risk of any std from dry humping m2m

1 months ago

Hey Docs, just wanted to say I appreciate what you guys do. This is a great resource. So I had a moment of weakness and met with another male for a hookup. I asked him his status beforehand, and he said he had no STDs and had been tested regularly. I don't think I can really trust what he said though, because I messaged him after and he would only show me pics of a very old std test and made excuses why he couldn't send an updated one.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure what we did was no risk. But I'd like some peace of mind from you guys. When I got there, we touched his unprotected penis with my hand for a few seconds. Then put a condom on him. I dry humped him with nothing except underwear on for probably 10 mins. He was completely naked and had a condom on. We rubbed our penises together, though he had a condom on, and I still had underwear between him and I. At one point, I put back on thin sweat pants and continued dry humping, but the condom had fallen off. There were two layers of clothing (my underwear and sweatpants) between our skin. We had a decent amount of skin-to-skin contact during this event, mostly legs/thighs/chest/abdomen. But neither of us orgasmed, and there was no fluids exchanged.

Is there any chance that I could have caught any std from this event? HIV/HSV/HVP/Sypilis? Do I need to be tested before I continue to be intimate with my partner?

Edward W. Hook M.D.

1 months ago

Welcome back to our Forum. Thanks for your continuing confidence in our service. I'll be glad to comment and hope that the information I am about to share will b reassuring.

The encounter you describe did not put you at risk for STI. While understand that your partner's excuses might be concerning, in our experience, most people tell the truth when asked. More importantly however, thre is no risk from touching his unprotected penis with your hand (the skin of the hand is VERY resistant to infection) and dry humping, particularly if your underwear remained on, was also a no risk event. STIs are not spread through clothing, even very thin clothing or clothing which gets wet with genital secretions.

I see no reason for concern about the activities you describe and no need for testing of any sort. EWH

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1 months ago

Thanks for replying doc. Is there anyway he could have had any fluids get on my pants/underwear then in my rectum? I’ve been having some strange symptoms recently, like a strong headache, joint and neck pain, and joint swelling? Any reason to believe it could be hiv/hep c? I did drive home with the same pants on could it have seeped through?

1 months ago

Also if I did want to test. It’s only been 11 days. What’s the quickest most accurate test? HIV rna pcr? Is two weeks enough time to be accurate?

Edward W. Hook M.D.

1 months ago

You need to look for another cause of your symptoms. STIs, including HIV are not transmitted through clothing, even close, thin clothing, which is wet with general secretions. No change in my assessment or advice.

The fastest way to determine if you were infected with HIV is to obtain an HIV RNA PCR test anytime more than 11 days following your encounter. The results of that test will be conclusive and I am confident they will show that you were not infected.

You have one follow up remaining. EWH

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1 months ago

Ok thanks doc. Last question I earlier that day, like 3-4 hours earlier I injected IM some medicine via a 25 gauge needle in my hip. It wasn’t still bleeding or anything. Is there any chance something could have gotten through that?

Edward W. Hook M.D.

1 months ago

No, even if it was in contact with genital secretions, the needle stick puncture wound poses no risk for infection of any sort.

This completes this thread which will now be closed. EWH

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