[Question #3813] Irritated foreskin
34 months ago
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Hi dr I am back with a question can u get hiv or std if your foreskin is Irritated or a red line in the skin of the penis from hands job with Infect body fluid thanks for the great work
34 months ago
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Dr does been un circumcise change the risk
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
34 months ago
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Welcome back and thanks for your continued confidence in our services. However, Dr. Hook's replies make it crystal clear you were not at risk for HIV. There are no other circumstances about that event that could possibly change our opinions and advice about it. I cannot think of any condition of the penis or foreskin that would show up as a "red line" -- but in any case, there are no skin conditions that would risk catching HIV from hand-genital contact.
Being uncircumcised raises the risk of catching HIV by penetrating sex (vaginal, anal) but would have no effect from the sort of exposure you have described.
HHH, MD
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34 months ago
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Dr this will be my last ? For sure how long after exposer to the environment does hiv body fluid come Unaffected or die and for last if I would that hiv test at 4 to 6 week with 4 generations test that is the Percentage that i am clear from it and again thank u dr for this great info
34 months ago
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For the foreskin it like extra skin that Is the foreskin can hiv go throw there sorry last one
34 months ago
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Worst scenario if there has a open wound in the foreskin would I still be in risk of hiv from the semen or hand again sorry last thing promise
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
34 months ago
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There is no scenario to worry about. If there has never been a case of HIV transmission by hand-genital contact, do you really fear you could be the first one? No way. You're over-interpreting stuff you find online. As an additional example, it doesn't matter how long HIV might survive in the environment. It really isn't known very well, even though you'll find common statements that it's only a few minutes, and for sure after the infected blood or body fluids dry out. But since nobody ever gets HIV from exposure to HIV in this fashion, it doesn't matter. However much HIV is there, it is never enough for infection to be transmitted.
That indeed concludes this thread, and it's going to have to be your last one about this recent exposure and the other sorts of questions you have been asking. The forum does not permit repeated questions on the
same topic or exposure. This being your second, it will have to be your last;
future new questions about this exposure and your fears about HIV/STD risk from it will receive no reply and no refund
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is designed to reduce temptations to keep paying for questions with obvious
answers. In addition, continued answers tend to prolong users' anxieties.
Finally, such questions have little educational value for other users, one of
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