Possible Hiv transmission from bleeding shaving cut on scrotum

[MarioT1994]

Hi, I recently had protected sex with a sex worker in Sydney, about 8 hours prior to that I cut my self manscapping, the 2 cuts were between the scrotum and the shaft. It was bleeding initially and stopped after.  While having sex It reopened as I see it bleeding when I was cleaning up. I am concerned that this might have come into contact with the vaginal fluid and I might have contracted HIV. It is worrying me a lot as it been 5 days and I feel heavy headed also not sure if that's just the stress and paranoia. Please help getting testing in 3 months seems forever, the stress will kill me 1st

[diver58]

Your risk never existed. HIV transmission is only possible through exchange of body fluids INSIDE the body. Relax and move on with your life normally.

[MarioT1994]

Thank you so much for your reply, this morning Day 6 I feel like a small lump under my armpit I read swollen nodes are a early sign? I'm freaken out again

[CurfewX]

It can't be an early sign of HIV for you.  You were NEVER at risk for HIV.   As diver explained, fluid outside of the body isn't a risk.  The only sexual risk is unprotected intercourse - a penis inside a vagina or anus.  That did not happen, so whatever you're feeling has absolutely nothing to do with HIV.

[AnxiousNoMore]

It is unlikely you understand what nodes do or are supposed to feel like, so it is best to stop googling symptoms cold turkey and stop examining your body as well. You don't normally think you can diagnose diseases by poking at your body so you shouldn't be doing it now.

[MarioT1994]

Thanks all, I feel a bit at ease. So just to close it off. Even tho this cut was at the base of my penis not covered by condom. If it might have slightly entered an came into contact with vaginal fluid will I still be no risk? Sorry for all the questions I wanna put this anxiety to rest

[AnxiousNoMore]

You must be very anxious which is impeding your understanding of the advice, because you already asked that one.

[MarioT1994]

Hi all it is day 7 and I have a cold and congestion, I’m freaking out!!! A lot of if’s are going on in my mind. What if the reopened bleeding cut slightly entered the opening of the vagina, is that a risk? How deep was the cut meant to be for a exposure Risk???

[AnxiousNoMore]

This answers all of your HIV questions, and if you can think of any more just reread about the 3. You had zero risk therefore  testing is irrelevant to your situation because you had zero risk. HIV is a fragile virus, which is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.  
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing needles that you inject with.
The only way to get HIV is if you did one of the 3. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you describe to be less than that of being hit by a meteor, therefore no one will get HIV from what you did in the next 40 years of your life either. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so no detail that you can add to your encounter will change it from zero risk.
If you didn't have one of the 3 then you are just worrying about your own hiv theory - which is unrealistic for you to think that can become reality - so you should move on back to your happy life instead.