[Question #13926] Sti risk
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2 hours ago
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25 minute vigorous lap dance. male nylon boxers, girl thong only the whole time. no direct skin/genital contact, no penetration, ?moisture transfer clothes . negative 4th-generation HIV test at 24.5 days, no symptoms. any risk and should further tests be done?
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
20 minutes ago
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Welcome to the forum and thanks for your very succinct question. My reply is similar.
HIV has never been known to be transmitted by the kinds of events you describe. In addition, if you're in the US or other industrialized country, the chance your partner has HIV probably is very low. HIV remains rare in women in such countries, even among sex workers.
The antigen-antibody (AgAb, 4th generation) HIV blood test blood test detects around 90% of new HIV infections by ~24 days. Combined with the virtually zero risk nature of the exposure, you can be completely certain you don't have HIV. But if you feel you need a truly 100% conclusive test result, you'll need to repeat the same test 6 weeks after the event. Or you could have an HIV RNA PCR test at any time; this test is conclusive any time 11 days or more after exposure.
I hope these comments are helpful. Let me know if anything isn't clear.
HHH, MD
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4 minutes ago
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Really dont want to re-test unless needed. Would you have tested in the first place? This was in the US. Would you recommend further testing- it causes anxiety waiting for results and concern for false positives. Want to ensure safety of future partners.