[Question #1885] my glan(penis head) touch fresh blood on toilets( only second)

90 months ago

hello my situation is very special

someone used toliet and put some hiv blood on toliet

he leave only one minute and i use that toliet.

and i sure my glans touch his blood the time is very short time ( immediately)i think my glan touch very fresh blood

1.my glans touch very fresh hiv blood in that toliet and whose blood only leaving body for second so i have a big risk for that?

2. hiv infectious blood outside the body(only for second leaving body) can able to infect people?(like touch glan or wound)

3.hiv infectious blood once exposed to the air and environment or toliet and my glans (Urethra) penis head immediately touch hiv infectious blood (this blood only leave body form second) i have a big risk?

thank dr i am very sad now

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

90 months ago

Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question.

I'm afraid you are victim of inappropriate education about HIV transmission. "Blood contact' is a risk only with direct injection of infected blood, such as sharing drug equipment with other persons; or, in past years, by transfusion. Simple contact of the skin (including the glans penis) with HIV infected blood would not put you at risk. It does not matter if the blood was "fresh". Nobody in the world has ever caught HIV from the kind of exposure you describe. To your specific questions:

1) There is no chance of catching HIV in this situation.

2) If there were contact of fresh, infected blood with a new open wound (within a couple minutes of being injured), there might be a risk. But this did not happen, so no worries.

3) This is the wrong quesiton. We know that transmission does not occur in this situation. Therefore, the biological reasons for no risk are not important. Exposure to air probably does not kill HIV; but drying does.

For those reasons, there is no reason to be frightened or to be "very sad now". You are not at risk for HIV from this situation. No risk, no worries.

I hope this information is helpful. Best wishes.

HHH, MD

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90 months ago

Thank you dr but i ready about medhelp post

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http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV---Prevention/-Penis-abrasion-inflammation-cut-masturbation-hiv-risk/show/1927313

i found other dr say

Glans (glands) have mucous membranes with immune cell linings susceptible to HIV infection

While you are correct that the tissue of the penile glans is vulnerable to infection by HIV, as I said above, transfer of infection blood

and in taiwan doctor also always think tissue of penile glans (can call Urethra) is vulnerable to infection by HIV so i see about that

1. hiv infected blood Contact to tissue of penile glans (can call Urethra) is very high risk

2. tissue of penile glans (can call Urethra) like fresh wound ?

3. taiwan doctor post always think tissue of penis head is vulnerable to infection by HIV fresh blood and secretions

thank you H. Hunter Handsfield, MD so nice to meet you!!!!!

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

90 months ago

I have told you that there is no risk from this sort of event, and the reasons why.

1) This is NOT high risk at all.

2) No, not true.

3) I am not going to debate a doctor in Taiwan or anywhere else.

You came to this forum for our expertise. Accept it or not, I don't care. But this is not a debate. You are not at risk. Believe it and move on without worry.

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90 months ago

Thank you a lot H. Hunter Handsfield, MD you are really so nice

sorry nice DR i really so worry!

because i really worry about that all month and i ready a lot of posts

this is my last question

i want sure a question

1. so my tissue of penile glans (call Urethra) my glan have wound)touch fresh wet hiv blood is not a HIV infection risk

i need pep or test for that?

i promise i will move on without worry.

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

90 months ago

You are asking the same questions. There is no risk for HIV from your glans touching wet HIV infected blood and you do not need PEP or testing for HIV. However, I suggest you get tested. Clearly you are irrationally worried, and probably you will continue to worry despite my advice. Having a negative 4th generation (antigen-antibody) test at 4 weeks would be conclusive evidence. This does NOT mean I believe you were at risk. I do not; I recommend testing only for reassurance, if you feel it will help you stop worrying.

I also recommend you stop searching the internet about this. Like most anxious persons, you are being drawn to information that magnifies your fears.

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90 months ago

i also know Dr you mean

Really thank you i will accept your dr advice

and when my glan has some surface wound little bleeding touch hiv infectious blood also no risk?

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

90 months ago

But your glans does not have such a wound. So why worry? IF you cut yourself in the presence of fresh, HIV ifnected blood, you could be at risk. But that did not happen.

You came here for my professional advice. You have it. There is nothing more I can say and this thread is now over. Do your best to move on without worry. Also note that repeat questions are not permitted on the forum. Please do not be tempted to return to ask anything else about such an exposure. There is no additional information you can provide that would change our opinions or advice.

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