[Question #13662] New Exposure

4 hours ago

Hi Doc

I had following event with my ex girl friend, she is divorced and not sure of her HIV Status -

Had an intense kissing for more than 5 min (she told me 10 days prior to this exposure that she had some wisdom tooth ache which was being treated through medicines), sucked her nipples (no milk), kissed her on her shoulder and on her back and noticed 7-8 small dark brown blood spot that i licked before noticing them but they were not leaking (not sure) like old blood maybe, I rubbed her cilotris with my finger which was dry as much as i remember and after 30 seconds i used same hand to masterbate myself. No intercourse happened. I have already started Pep within 24 hours and its been 7 days now. Please help me understand -

1. Am I at risk of HIV from the above exposure?

2. Licking those 7-8 old blood marks on her back put me at high risk exposure?

3. Was Initiating PEP a good idea or can I stop it?

4. Please let me know if Testing is necessary and when.

1 hours ago

One more thing Doc,

Those Small Brown Blood Spots were like dark skin spot that we sometime have a if there is a cut on skin or something which is healing or healed - same way but round and very small and could be removed by scratching a nail on it maybe.

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

1 hours ago

Welcome back to the forum. However, it is apparent you remain way over concerned about HIV; you were at little or no risk for HIV from the events described in your previous four questions going back almost four years.

The events described here also were no significant risk for HIV, even if your ex GF has HIV. Presumably you know some things about her sexual lifestyle: is she likely to have had sex with gay or bisexual men? Or with an African immigrant? Or to be an injection drug user who shares needles with other persons? If she has none of these risks, the chance she has HIV is virtually zero. And even if she were infected, the events you describe with her could not have resulted in you being infected.

1. Those comments respond to your first question. No risk of HIV.

2. Oral contact with skin never risks HIV -- even if she is infected and they were "blood spots".

3. PEP was not warranted based on the events you describe. However, we never advise specific medical treatments or to stop treatment prescribed by their own health care provider. You should discuss continuing or stopping PEP with the doctor or clinic where it was prescribed.

4. There is no need to test for HIV in this situation.

HHH, MD

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