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Condom and sanitizer risk

I had oral and intercourse with a lady. Before anything started she sprayed sanitizer on my hands then after few minutes she sprayed sanitizer on my penis. Then rolled the condom on the penis, followed by oral and vaginal sex. When I pulled out the semen was in the condom. Not sure about any holes.  However the area beyond condom was also wet. She removed the condom and sprayed sanitizer again on my penis.
Question:
1. Can hand sanitizer compromise efficiency of a condom. If it does will it be visible like condom failure (completely ripped).
2. If there are any holes will they be very evident.
3. Is the uncovered portion of penis (not the penis head) is a thing to worry about.
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Only the head needs to be covered. Therefore you don't have hiv.  hiv prevention is straightforward, so there are no "more details" for you to keep providing.

For an example of what negative people like you should do about your rash or diarrhea, if a baby gets a rash or diarrhea his mother doesn't take him to a hospital and ask for an hiv test. She takes him to a doctor if she can't get rid of it with creams etc. so you should do the same + move on from hiv ideas instead of studying your body for no reason.
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1318465 tn?1614894302
Hi

Ouch to the sanitizer on your penis if she got any on the tip/hole; you lady friend sounds like she knows what she is doing .

Answers:
1.  Sanitizer is unlikely to compromise efficiency of a condom against HIV.  And yes, it the condom ripped you would know.  
2. Yes.
3. No.

Great job on wearing condom as far as HIV.
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Thank you Jessy. I was calm and moved on until 2 days ago when a sudden rash appeared in my right armpit. 6 Inch in length towards rear end of armpit. Had 2 days of diarrhea ( just loose stools not watery). Sorry for gross description. It can be because of food too. Then sudden weight loss (4 pounds in 2 days). Not sure whether it’s dress driven as I am unable to eat. Appetite didn’t dip much.  Only question is about rash. Almost all professional doctors say that rash happens 100% on torso, thorax  and neck and it is bad enough for everyone to notice. My rash is in armpit. Reddish but not sure whether it is like distinct spots or confluent.  Since it’s in armpit, it is difficult to say whether it’s bumpy or flat.  It doesn’t itch but burns slightly because of contact. This rash started to made me think of the event and the condom. No signs of breakage but questions about whether it’s really latex. I have learnt that these doubts make no sense.

No signs of fever, nausea, flu, swollen lymph nodes or appetite suppression.

Request your comment on rash. This will give me such a peace of mind.

Sorry not dress it’s stress*.  Just one more point to add. The rash abd diarrhea started on the day I had shell fish (Shrimp).
Sorry. Just more details for better evaluation. I am an uncircumcised man.   The event happened 22 days ago. Condom was on but didn’t cover complete penis although penis head was completely covered.  
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Micro tears and holes are an old myth. If a condom fails it is a large rip down the seam and it hangs in tatters so that is obvious especially when you try to take it off. Only the head of the penis needs covering, so you are safe and should move on.
Sanitizer on the penis is a waste of time if you are worried about  std, Maybe she did it as a Covid killer, although I have no idea how well that would work.
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