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Author Topic: Shaving pubic hair/hair on penis. Possible HIV transmission with sex-worker  (Read 12443 times)

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Offline Kevin5

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Hi i just wanted start off by saying thanks for all the work you guys do here, I hope you guys can help me out by providing me with some info.

So about 6 days ago I made an appointment to meet with a sex worker. About 1 hour before I was shaving my pubic hair and the hair around my penis with a trimmer. As a result I cut myself, in different areas. I had small cuts on the testicles, and small cuts on the pubic region. I am not circumcised and I also cut myself on the outside of the penis, the cut was about mid-way on the penis. When I met with the sex-worker she started giving me a blowjob while I was wearing a condom. I was not fully erected because I was nervous. After the blowjob she sat on top of me and we had sex for about 2 minutes. Then I went on top of her, and then finally we did doggy-style, all this while I was still wearing the condom. At one point I noticed that I was bleeding a little. Eventually the nerves got to me and I could not get fully hard, so I stopped the session and left. Almost immediately after I became concerned, and got the paranoia that I may have got an infection of some sort. Ever since I have been going crazy, losing sleep, not eating properly, and keep feeling that I am experiencing symptoms of some sort. I keep reading on forums that HIV transmission through vaginal fluid is impossible once the fluid is exposed to air (oxygen).

My concerns are:

1) The cut on my penis that was mid-way, may not have been fully covered by the condom. So what if the exposed cut went inside the vagina, but not deep. Is there anyway HIV could be transmitted if my cut came in contact with her vaginal fluid in the vagina even though I was not deep? How deep do you have to go for the vaginal fluids to still be viral with HIV?

2) Also the sex-worker was very wet around her vagina, and the cuts on my pubic region, testicles, and penis at some point all touched the clitoris/vagina (where it was wet). Is HIV transmission possible this way?

Its only been 6 days and I am going crazy thinking that I have to wait 3 months to get a conclusive result from an HIV test. If you could please answer my questions to the best of your ability it would be really appreciated.

Thank you.

Offline Jeff G

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You did not have a risk in any of the things outlined in your concerns . HIV is sexually transmitted from unprotected anal and vaginal sex . Your penis glans was covered during the vaginal sex so it was not a risk . If present HIV resides deep in the vagina in a mucosa near the cervix and the fluids a woman makes when excited comes from glans near the opening of the vagina and those fluids are NOT infectious . This is why condoms are an effective barrier from HIV and why vaginal secretions do not cause infections .

Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:

You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.

To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.

Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.

Although you did not have a risk and do not need to test for this specific incident , anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.

Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.

Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!
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Offline Kevin5

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Hi Jeff, thanks for the quick reply,

I do not mean to question your expertise. However I have been reading on other medical websites that HIV transmission is possible through vaginal fluids or vaginal secretions. So when you say "vaginal secretions do not cause infections" are you referring to the secretions near the opening of the vagina? Because the cut on my penis most likely went inside her vagina, so wouldn't that mean that her vaginal fluids inside her vagina were still infectious because the fluids were not exposed to any open air?

Again I do not mean to be disrespectful, I am only looking for some clarification, to calm some of my anxiety.

Thanks again.

Offline Jeff G

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Hi Jeff, thanks for the quick reply,

I do not mean to question your expertise. However I have been reading on other medical websites that HIV transmission is possible through vaginal fluids or vaginal secretions. So when you say "vaginal secretions do not cause infections" are you referring to the secretions near the opening of the vagina? Because the cut on my penis most likely went inside her vagina, so wouldn't that mean that her vaginal fluids inside her vagina were still infectious because the fluids were not exposed to any open air?

Again I do not mean to be disrespectful, I am only looking for some clarification, to calm some of my anxiety.

Thanks again.

No offense taken Kevin , If present HIV resides deep in the vagina near in a thick mucosa near the cervix and the shaft of your penis was not near that part of the anatomy .

I cant comment on what other resources say about transmission but I can reiterate that vaginal secretions are not infectious . There are traces of HIV in tears and sweat and vaginal secretion's but not in sufficient amounts to cause infections . 

Vaginal transmission of HIV needs very specific circumstances in order to happen and they did not happen or apply in your circumstance .

 
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Offline Kevin5

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Ok Jeff I understand thanks for all your input I appreciate it.

Also is there anyway you know that I can get Ann to take a look at this forum? I just wanted to get her opinion on this situation as well. Ann if you see this please let me know what your thoughts are about my situation, and if you think I may have gotten HIV through my sexual encounter.

Thanks.

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Kevin,

As Jeff has told you, you did not have a risk. As he also told you, while you do not need to test over this specific situation, as a sexually active adult you should be having a complete sexual health check up at least once a year. It's what responsible people do to protect their health and the health of their sexual partners.

Ann
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