Did I contract HIV? Lesions, sores, secretions on skin... Posted: 04-08-07 13:44pm
I am 32 male.yesterday i dated a guy for
my 1st time we just chated for a while
then he invited me to his place .we
watched TV,hugged and later on he started
caressing all my body 1st with cloth on
then pushed his hand on my bare skin and a
lil bit on my pubic area ,my feet,my back
and my stomach.my question is i shaved all
my body 8 hrs erlier.i have no bleeding at
all just the shaving lil bumps .i know he
is gay but i dont know his status.i am
negative coz i was tested few month ago.i
am not sure if he has any dried seceations
on his hands..i didnt see any cuts or
wounds ...but not sure about any dried
secreations..i know that swear doesnt
transmit HIV ..but what about dried
secreations on recetly shaved skin knowing
that he was rubbing my skin like crazy for
a while with his palms only??? would that
transmit HIV if he is positive which i am
not sure about??
I am very anxious and a lot of senarios
running in my head ...please let me know
what should I do???thank you for ur
time...
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HIV & AIDS Answer A2605 Posted: 04-23-07 03:00am
HIV can be transmitted from skin to skin
only of both surfaces of skin have fresh,
open lesions (wounds, excoriations,
erosions, ulcers…). HIV is very
sensitive to external conditions so it
can’t be transmitted by dried
secretions. HIV is not present in enough
quantities in saliva, tears, urine, stools
or sweat to be transmitted...so these
types of secretions can’t transmit the
infection. HIV is present in larger
amounts in the blood, sperm and vaginal
discharge. To be transmitted, HIV must be
transferred between these types of
secretions with fresh lesions on the skin
or mucosa. HIV won’t be transmitted if
infected blood, sperm or vaginal discharge
drops on intact skin. During sexual
intercourse, small lessons of the genital
skin or mucosa often happen because of the
friction between the genitals. That’s
why HIV is transmitted trough sex.
In your case it doesn't seem that HIV
transmission was possible. But be sure to
follow up with testing in the 6 months
following the risky contact.
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