HIV Virus on Fabrics or Surfaces

[jake71221]

Hello, my partner just got tested positive of HIV and I'm worried that I was infected. I deep kissed him, he rubbed his penis on my penis and I also received a blow job from him. He told me that the rashes he has is from the year 2020, I suspect that he was already positive since 2020 but just got tested today.

I did read posts in different threads that blowjobs are non risk but what if his viral load is high? I even deep kissed him. He never penetrated me because I am waiting for the result although he sometimes put his finger on my anus (with my underwear), he did precum, but he wiped it out in our bed sheet. Then he just keep on poking my anus with his finger, not penetrating it or whatsoever but just poking it.

And what are the risk if he rubbed his penis on mine with like pre-cum? Does it elevate the risk? Just in case there is a pre-cum or a pre cum that just got wiped out.

I'm planning on getting tested 4 to 5 weeks after this exposure, I'm very worried, what are the possibility of me getting infected?

[Jim Allen]

Hiya,

Kisses, fingering, rubbing and receiving a blowjob isn't an HIV risk to you regardless of viral load or fluids on your partners fingers.

You had no exposure from the activities mentioned here, so you didn't aquire HIV from these activities.

Here's what you need to know to avoid HIV infection:
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse correctly and consistently, with no exceptions. Consider talking to your healthcare provider about PrEP as an additional layer of protection against HIV

Keep in mind that some sexual practices described as safe in terms of acquiring HIV still pose a risk for other easier acquired STIs. So please do get tested at least yearly for STIs, including but not limited to HIV, and more frequently if condomless intercourse occurs.

Also, note that it is possible to have an STI and show no signs or symptoms, and the only way of knowing is by testing.

Kind regards

Jim

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[jake71221]

I'm very anxious right now on me getting infected or I am already infected. My partner is HIV+, he just got tested last time and I'm worried that my bed sheets, and surfaces in my room have traces of HIV.

So one time, we are at bed, he just precum because he is rubbing is penis on mine (with his pants on). He look at his penis and there is a precum and wipe it on our bed sheet. I'm hugging and cuddling him, then a second I started picking my nose at the bathroom and without knowing, I'm already having a nose bleed.

Is there a way I'm already infected since my fingers have maybe touched surfaces/clothes/linens where he wiped his precum and was infected with HIV? I assume that he was HIV+ since 2020 so I'm scared that his viral load is high.

I'm scared that I got myself infected since I picked my nose for sometime that I accidentally scratched it and made it bleed which I exposed my finger on an open wound in my nose (my nose was just healing because it was bleeding the other day, but I scratched it again that it bleeds again). I'm still waiting for like 4-5 weeks before I will get tested but thinking I will be positive is making me anxious and think of it everyday and that I will die sooner or later.

And does breathing carries HIV? Sometime we look it each other in the face that I can feel his breath on my eyes which is a mucous membrane? Is this also a risk?

He also kisses me in the forehead and sometimes on my eyelids, Is this also a risk for acquiring HIV?

We've been doing it for like 1 month already since I'm still on the process that time to convince him to take the test. And now he tested positive, we stop kissing each other now and cuddling while we are awaiting for his treatment.

Am I at risk already? Do I expect a positive result on my test on the 30th of June?

[Jim Allen]

No!

You can not aquire HIV from hugging, cuddling, kissing, breathing or touching surfaces, bedsheets, or nose picking.

Whilst we are on the subject, you can also not acquire HIV from eating food or drinks handled, prepared or served by somebody who is HIV positive, sharing toilets, telephones or clothing, sharing forks, spoons, knives or drinking glasses etc.

HIV is not acquired through day to day contact, and hugging, breathing etc. is a day to day contact activity. HIV is fragile, and sexually HIV is only acquired inside the confines of the human body, as in never being exposed outside the body.

Your adult risks are essentially limited:

- Intercourse
- Sharing drug rigs (syringes)
- Blood transfusions (extremely rare in modern times)
- Giving a blowjob (Minute risk)

https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=68441.0
https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=68627.msg

Am I at risk already? Do I expect a positive result on my test on the 30th of June?

You did not acquire HIV from the activities posted here, that much is certain, also these activities require no HIV testing whatsoever and I am not going to pretend they do.

his treatment.

Glad to hear your partner has access to treatment, what you need to know is that once a person living with HIV (PLHIV) is on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and has achieved an undetectable viral load* in their blood for at 6+ months, they can not sexually transmit HIV.  Meaning even if condomless intercourse was to happen it would be no HIV risk to you. https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=71864.0

[jake71221]

Thanks Jim for the reply.

One more question. I did received a blow job from him, I'm worried I got infected with it since he somewhat bit some skin on my penis (it was like a skin of my penis got stuck on a zipper).

I'm worried it made an small cut on my penis and I was infected by it. He did like suck my penis like very deep. Does it make a difference? He is HIV+ and I do think he's viral load is high since it was still last 2020 I suspect, this was his first test and yes his positive but now waiting for the treatment.

Is there a risk on it? Or does the virus went though the opening of my penis and made it through my bloodstream or what.

[Jim Allen]

I already had mentioned that receiving a blowjob isn't an HIV risk to you and this is regardless of your partner's viral load or broken skin.

So, you did not acquire HIV from receiving a blowjob.