[Question #345] STD Risks from Dry Humping and Masturbation
106 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
106 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum. The activities that you describe are no risk events. STIs cannot be transmitted through material, even when wet. The organisms actually stick to the fibers themselves. Thus, irrespective of what STI we are considering, including HIV, there is no risk of infection through "dry humping" even when the clothes between the two participants become wet. Similarly, there is no risk of infection through masturbation, even when those taking part get each others' genital secretions on one another in the process. There is no risk for infection from the activities you describe and no risk for STI testing of any sort.
I hope my comments are helpful to you. EWH
106 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
106 months ago
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106 months ago
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106 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
106 months ago
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A type=specific HSV blood test may be helpful. For your partner but has no bearing on your situation since there was no risk of infection to you in the first place.
I also think you are mis-interpreting Terri's comments. I spoke with her about the details and she verifies that her study (conducted with Dr. Wald) shows that while HSV-1 blood tests may MISS up to 25% of past infections (i.e. 25% of people who have been infected with HSV-1 may have negative commercial blood tests), when the test is positive, particularly when the numerical value of the test is over 3.0, the result accurately reflects the presence and type of infection in nearly all cases. So, if your partner tests and is negative, you cannot be sure whether she was infected in the past or not, nor can you know what type of HSV she might have been infected with. In contrast, if the test is positive, believe the result.
We are now getting far from you initial question and this is my third response to your questions so as indicated in our guidelines, it is time for this thread to end. There will be no more relies. If you have more questions you will need to open a new question.
Take care. EWH