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Hello,
I recently went to a massage parlor and got a happy ending massage. During the massage, while laying on my stomach, the masseuse rubbed across and on my rectum repeatedly. At the time I may have had a rectal tear (from constipation/hemorrhoids). Ever since I have been freaking out about the possibility of HIV transmission from this interaction, in the event that she had ejaculate/sperm on her hand from a previous client who could possibly be hiv+. If I had an open tear the sperm could have made contact with it. Since then I have had a couple instances of diarrhea and the lymph nodes in my groin area and armpits have become enlarged and painful.
I am looking for expert advise regarding the risk factor of hiv transmission through this interaction. Please help.
I recently went to a massage parlor and got a happy ending massage. During the massage, while laying on my stomach, the masseuse rubbed across and on my rectum repeatedly. At the time I may have had a rectal tear (from constipation/hemorrhoids). Ever since I have been freaking out about the possibility of HIV transmission from this interaction, in the event that she had ejaculate/sperm on her hand from a previous client who could possibly be hiv+. If I had an open tear the sperm could have made contact with it. Since then I have had a couple instances of diarrhea and the lymph nodes in my groin area and armpits have become enlarged and painful.
I am looking for expert advise regarding the risk factor of hiv transmission through this interaction. Please help.
Agree and just reiterating that you had no risk from this event. Risks are only to have had unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV drug needles. Air and saliva inactivate the virus. So, you didn't risk hiv from this.
Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air (body, maybe fluids, maybe sperm, maybe blood etc. ). You will be happy to learn that you had no risk, because you can't get hiv from personal contact except unprotected penetrating vaginal or anal with a penis, neither of which you did and you didn't share hollow needles to inject with which is the only other way to acquire hiv - there are only 3 ways to get hiv. Analysis of large numbers of infected people over the 40 years of hiv history has proven that people don't get hiv in the way you are worried is a risk.
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the WORST that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
There is no reason for a person to test when they are safe. The advice took into consideration that the other person might be positive, so move on and enjoy life instead of thinking about this non-event. hiv prevention is straightforward since there are only 3 ways you can become infected, so next time you wonder if you had a risk, ask yourself this QUESTION. "Did I do any of the 3?" Then after you say "No, I didn't" you will know that it's time to move on back to your happy life.
No one got hiv from what you did during 40 years of hiv history and no one will get it in the next 40 years of your life either. You can do what you did any time and be safe from hiv.
The other person's status is irrelevant when you have no exposure to live virus.
You likely don't know what lymph are supposed to feel like so should stop poking then diagnosing and scaring yourself.
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the WORST that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
There is no reason for a person to test when they are safe. The advice took into consideration that the other person might be positive, so move on and enjoy life instead of thinking about this non-event. hiv prevention is straightforward since there are only 3 ways you can become infected, so next time you wonder if you had a risk, ask yourself this QUESTION. "Did I do any of the 3?" Then after you say "No, I didn't" you will know that it's time to move on back to your happy life.
No one got hiv from what you did during 40 years of hiv history and no one will get it in the next 40 years of your life either. You can do what you did any time and be safe from hiv.
The other person's status is irrelevant when you have no exposure to live virus.
You likely don't know what lymph are supposed to feel like so should stop poking then diagnosing and scaring yourself.
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Ok. Thank You so much for your clear and thorough response. I will try to put my mind at ease and move forward from this event!!
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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