[Question #3700] Massage and HIV
87 months ago
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Hello sir , i went for simple massage with back rub without any vaginal , oral , anal sexual exposure. she was clothed the whole time. i didnt notice any major bleeding wound , but i am not sure about the minor cuts on her hands or my body. she just stroked my groin area with her nails for brief moment , without any manipulation of genital organ.
i am worried about HIV from this ??
Am i at risk for HIV ? after last handjob encounter i went for fourth generation HIV and P 24 antigen test after 3.5 weeks came negative
Can i consider my status to be negative ?? i havent had any sexual encounter except oral and handjob and got tested at 3.5 weeks.
Do i need more testing for HIV after the simple massage encounter ??
THank you
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
87 months ago
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Welcome back to the forum.
However, I'm sorry you found it necessary. This question is essentially the same as the one you asked last time, and the answer is the same. As I wrote back then, "With no penile penetration, there was no risk of HIV or any other STD from this event. Penis contact with skin -- anywhere on the body, including breasts, inner thighs, or abdomen, is risk free, as is hand-genital contact. You don't need testing for HIV or any STD, and if you have a regular partner, you can continue your normal sexual practices without worry of transmitting any infection." Common sense should tell you that other kinds of person to person skin contact, not involving the genitals, also is no risk.
The only difference is this time you have already been tested. As just stated, it was unnecessary: had the result been positive, it would have been necessary to look for other exposures you haven't mentioned. There is no possibility of HIV from the events described. But still, the tests you had were around 95% conclusive. If you feel you need a truly conclusive result, have another 4th generation test 6 weeks or more after the event.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
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87 months ago
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Thank you sir for reply , there was no absolutely any sexual contact. she did stroke my Groin region for brief period with nails nothing else , she was clothed fully. anyways i will take your word of not getting tested for HIV or std based on massage , is this correct ??