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Risk of HIV Precum & fingering
« on: August 28, 2024, 01:28:56 pm »
Hello, two weeks ago I hooked up with a guy. We both jerked off and after he jerked off, before finishing he fingered me anally. I’m wondering if there was any precum on his finger and what the risk of HIV would be?

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Re: Risk of HIV Precum & fingering
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2024, 03:21:16 pm »
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I’m wondering if there was any precum on his finger and what the risk of HIV would be?

None whatsoever, relax and move on with your life.

Here's what you need to know to reduce your HIV risks:
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 and get vaccinated against HPV, Hepatitis A & B.

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; testing is the only way to know.

Kind regards

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Re: Risk of HIV Precum & fingering
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2024, 03:55:07 pm »
Thanks for your reply, Jim.

I'm just struggling to understand why precum during unprotected anal sex is a risk & has been documented in many cases of transmission.

But precum on someone's fingers inserted into the anus isn't a risk? From what I've read, HIV can survive outside the body for a few minutes.

So if someone puts their finger with fresh precum on it inside, how come that is not considered a risk?

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Re: Risk of HIV Precum & fingering
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2024, 04:21:00 pm »
Condomless intercourse is an HIV risk, the fluids remain confined inside the human body, not to mention exposure volume is greater, etc.

As for being fingered nobody has acquired HIV by being fingered and it's a common act. Whatever trace fluids were exposed outside of the confines of the human body. HIV is fragile, and the receptors degrade outside of the human body, leaving HIV unable to infect and these are only two of the reasons why it's not an HIV risk.

What's not an HIV risk due to HIV being too fragile also includes;
Injuries from Discarded needles in the community, sharing forks, spoons, knives or drinking glasses with somebody who is HIV positive, eating food or drinks handled, prepared or served by somebody who is HIV positive, sharing toilets, telephones or clothing with somebody who is HIV positive and a very very endless list of things.

In brief, your adult HIV risks are:

* Sex; Condomless intercourse & a minute (theoretical) HIV risk if you give a blowjob.
* Sharing drugs rigs (Syringes)
* Blood products/ transfusions (Rare nowadays in most nations thanks to screening)

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Re: Risk of HIV Precum & fingering
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2024, 05:12:59 pm »
My final thoughts on this one, your concern lacks the quantity to infect as HIV needs for lack of a better phrase brute force to overcome the innate immune system and it's fragile, "survives" in perfect conditions for a while prehaps, infectious outside a lab or a vacuum, no. These are only some of the reasons you had no risk and I should mention that its also why even when all the conditions are perfect HIV is not very infectious relatively compared to other infections, for example, HBV is between 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV.

I'll also mention that over the past 20 years being fingered and fingering for that matter has been asked and answered thousands of times and we have a search function - https://forums.poz.com/index.php?action=search

Please don't ask about this again, move on with your life, use condoms for intercourse, consider taking PrEP as an additional layer against HIV and get vaccinated against HPV, Hepatitis A & B.
« Last Edit: August 28, 2024, 05:33:27 pm by Jim Allen »
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Re: Risk of HIV Precum & fingering
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2024, 05:44:15 pm »
Thanks a lot for your detailed answer.

One final question, is it worth getting tested for this? And when can I be sure that my test is negative? At how many weeks after exposure?

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Re: Risk of HIV Precum & fingering
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2024, 05:49:14 pm »
You had the same HIV risk as sitting on a toilet seat, zero. So no HIV testing is needed, move on with your life.
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