Bad cut and semen exposure

[Bitterbird12]

Hi all,

I was at an adult cinema and cut my finger really badly on the tissue dispenser. I had a look and there seemed to be semen on the dispenser so it may have made its way into the cut. The cut was bad and bled pretty badly for 30mins or so.

If the semen was infected with hiv or hepc can i have caught it. I would say my situation is similar to a needle stick as the metal teeth on the dispenser went in pretty deep and had semen on it. Im worried a lot of the people who go to these places may be infected.

[GuitarRox]

HIV is ONLY transmitted by unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV drug needles. This is in no way an HIV concern.  

[Paxiled]

A needle stick has fresh blood in it, not old semen.  

[GuitarRox]

To give a bit more information.  Transmission of HIV only really happens inside the body. Air inactivates the virus. So, even a needle stick alone does not transmit the virus.  IV injections would because of the method but sticking something sharp into yourself is not going to transmit the virus because it was exposed to air prior to being stuck.  Cutting yourself on an object whether it has semen or blood on it would not transmit the virus.  Again, air would inactivate it.  The only ways adults get HIV in the real world is to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV drug needles. That is it.