[Question #14026] Question on STD risk from mutual masturbation, protected oral insertive

1 days ago

I am back with some more anxious questions from my dating world.I met someone off a dating app and we decided to get to the next level.Here’s my question, can any of these activities cause HIV or HSV2 or any other STD transmission?. Sorry for graphically describing this, my apologies.

1. I fingered her for 2 to 3 minutes, as per her directions and she led my hand to my penis, which means I definitely touched my penis after touching her vaginal fluids for sure. She did have lubricant that she used after a minute of fingering, so not sure whether that amplifies or reduces transmission chances.
2. She gave me a covered blowjob for a while and took the condom off and gave me an uncovered handjob then
3. She was not having any clothes on and neither was I and there was definite body to body rubbing and friction, for more than 10 minutes.
4. No intercourse, I have decided not to have intercourse with any non permanent/ non tested interests, the above itself is above the risk level I intend to allow myself

Q1
Am I at risk of contracting HSV1 or HSV2 or any STD, should I test at all or ask her to get tested too or can I forget this incident and move on?.
Q2
We both know that this is a short relationship and we will see other people, probably soon, as soon as we move back for work. Should I safely resume sexual contact with anyone else or should I get tested?

Edward W. Hook M.D.

1 days ago

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your questions. I’ll be glad to provide the information you have requested. Congratulations on your practice of safe sex. None of the activities have put you at any risk whatsoever for STI as I will explain about below.

1. Receipt of masturbation is a no risk activity. There is general agreement about this from the WHO and the CDC. This is the case, even when a partner’s genital secretions or saliva are transferred to the recipient on in the course of masturbation.

2. Condoms are highly effective for HIV prevention. Further, there are no proven cases of HIV acquired from receipt of oral sex.

3. Body to body rubbing which is often referred to as frottage is a virtually no risk activity. Certainly there is a theoretical risk that if a partner had an active herpes lesion at the time, the infection might be transferred through this activity, however and practice this does not occur. I would not be worried about this activity.

4. This practice will effectively prevent you from being at any risk for STI’s including HIV.

Q1. I see no medical reason for testing and would encourage you to move on without concern.

Q2. Same answer. There is no reason to abstain from sexual activity from the interactions that you describe. Please don’t worry.

EWH

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1 days ago

Thanks, doctor, last question on this. Can you confirm please that the mutual masturbation, followed by touching oneself does not carry a risk of Herpes to me?

Edward W. Hook M.D.

1 days ago

Your summary is correct. Herpes is not transmitted from person to person through indirect contact, either on inanimate objects or on a person's hands. EWH---