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So I had nipple/kink play with a woman who wasn't lactating. During play I bit her nipple and noticed some small speck of blood smeared on her nipple, which I'm sure I ingested. Am I at risk for HIV/std? Should I test? She said she was std free. Just want to be safe. No other sexual contact was made. Received several different answers. Thanks
Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air (body, maybe fluids, 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. There are no different "answers" on this forum (and we don't pay attention to other people's "answers" that you have found somewhere,) so you should move on.
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. There are no different "answers" on this forum (and we don't pay attention to other people's "answers" that you have found somewhere,) so you should move on.
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Thank you
Sorry I asked this same question and received this answer: Now I am confused. "The risk of HIV is low. You may get a 4th gen Combo test 6-7 weeks after this incident. A negative result will provide reassurance". Should I test?
We rely on the opinion of expert doctors so do not pay attention to whatever advice you received from some other place or we will be arguing all day. The advice here doesn't change.
Thank you again. I was very nervous especially when I saw a little dried up blood on her nipple.
Sorry to keep bring this us but another HIV expert said this: "This all depends on if she has HIV or STD. Since there has been an exchange of bodily fluids such as blood, there is risk of HIV if she has that. If she doesn't have anything, then it is not possible to get this". I will just get tested because receiving different answers thinking it was that straightforward. Thanks
I have no idea what "expert" said that, but no one gets infected with HIV from ingesting blood or bodily fluid.
Yes, I was surprised as well, and I was following the advice given on here because I trust the information but this through me for loop. Fyi, it was from just answer HIV/Aids expert Dr.Kemal Geyik
That doctor is NOT an HIV/AIDS specialist I can't even find that he is a practicing physician, but definitely not an HIV specialist. I see the answer he gave, and it is not correct, and I'm sorry to see that a medical doctor is giving out incorrect information. Doctors who are experts in the field of HIV would not have given you the same advice. They would have advised you that you had no risk for HIV, and that ingestion of blood is not a route of HIV transmission.
Ok, understood. Thank you for your all of your help.
You're welcome. I just get so mad that, more than 40 years after HIV was identified, some doctors are STILL giving out horrible information.
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