I was targeted last night with a drinks spiking in a bar. This was done by a woman who was trying to flirt with me the entire night and pestered me to book a hotel room upstairs. I have no doubt that I was spiked because I turned her down.

From looking at this website, I think I have nothing to worry about in respect of HIV, however, please confirm. Other than drug needles (which I don’t do), my understanding from your advice is that there is never a risk for HIV until there is intercourse or the receiving / giving of oral.

First, I can't judge the likelihood your drink indeed was spiked with a drug, but I am skeptical. But even if that happened, it has no bearing on your risk for HIV. The virus is not transmitted by kissing -- at least there has never been a proved case of HIV for which kissing was the only possible exposure. And hand-genital contact is risk free. Finally, statically a woman like you describe probably is very unlikely to have HIV.

In short, you are exactly right in thinking you "have nothing to worry about in respect of HIV." You do not need testing and cannot possibly put your own girlfriend at risk.

Let me know if anything isn't clear.

HHH, MD

Thank you for your reassuring words.

As I understand from the forum, the science is that HIV infection will never happen until one’s penis enters another’s vagina, anus or mouth.

Is this still correct? Aka. until that happens, there is absolutely nothing to worry about in respect of HIV?

Thank you

I already said you were at no risk of HIV. There is nothing to worry about in the situation you have described.