3 weeks ago I met a girl whilst out. One thing led to another. There was alcohol involved, however, I was not drunk and completely aware of what went on.

There was no intercourse at all, nor did I give or receive oral sex. All that happened was 15-20 mins of open-mouth French kissing, I fingered her vagina and she gave me an unprotected handjob.

My concern is that there was a small blood patch on the bed once we were done and she had gone home. Either she was on her period or I innocently fingered her too hard.

I have spoken to my Doctor this week about this event. He told me to stop worrying about HIV and to move on - citing that HIV is only transmitted by unprotected penile-vagina/anus intercourse, or by injection of another’s blood into tissue using a needle.

He has advised that even if this girl had HIV, and even if she had vaginal fluids or some blood on her hand when she gave me the handjob, no testing is needed. He said the same about fingering contact with blood (even though I bite my nails).

This has been reassuring hearing this from a medical professional, however, I would also like to hear your views as experts in the STI world.

Kind regards