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Hiv Transmission from cut on hand?
I'm worried I may have exposed myself to HIV after having sex with a sex worker.
I used protection, however I did use my fingers on her vagina and anus before sex with a condom.
Where the concern with transmission comes in is that about 8 hours earlier I cut the palm of my hand, the cut was only small and wasn't bleeding when I was with her. The cut was bottom of palm, near the thumb. So I can't say with 100% certainty if this would have come into contact with vaginal fluid at any time.
Just over a week later I have mild flu symptoms, could be a coincidence but I'm fearing the worst. I feel like I need to wait a couple more weeks to have an accurate test and the suspense is horrible.
I've read about transmission via unbroken skin but can't tell if this is applicable to my situation. Some clarity would really help
I used protection, however I did use my fingers on her vagina and anus before sex with a condom.
Where the concern with transmission comes in is that about 8 hours earlier I cut the palm of my hand, the cut was only small and wasn't bleeding when I was with her. The cut was bottom of palm, near the thumb. So I can't say with 100% certainty if this would have come into contact with vaginal fluid at any time.
Just over a week later I have mild flu symptoms, could be a coincidence but I'm fearing the worst. I feel like I need to wait a couple more weeks to have an accurate test and the suspense is horrible.
I've read about transmission via unbroken skin but can't tell if this is applicable to my situation. Some clarity would really help
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No, there is absolutely NO WAY you could get HIV from this. The only wound situation that would be of concern would involve both parties needing immediate medical attention - not having sex. At the point where a wound would be a concern, you'd have WAY bigger worries than HIV, like bleeding to death or losing a limb.
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Thanks so much for the reply. My initial research had me worried because it's so unclear what kind of cut on the skin would allow for transmission. The ambiguity makes it so much scarier for people like me who are worried and just want clear answers that relate to their experiences.
Appreciate you taking the time to help put my mind at ease. Been a horrible few days worrying
Appreciate you taking the time to help put my mind at ease. Been a horrible few days worrying
You were told above "next time you wonder if you had a risk, ask yourself this QUESTION. ...."
Since you didn't answer the QUESTION I will do it for you. >>>>>>>>>> ANSWER No there wasn't a penis in my anus and mine wasn't in anyone's vagina or anus and she didn't inject me with a hollow needle so I had no risk and should move on from hiv.
Since you didn't answer the QUESTION I will do it for you. >>>>>>>>>> ANSWER No there wasn't a penis in my anus and mine wasn't in anyone's vagina or anus and she didn't inject me with a hollow needle so I had no risk and should move on from hiv.
Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air (vagina , body, 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.
Any symptoms you had were Covid or flu etc. - anything but hiv.
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.
Any symptoms you had were Covid or flu etc. - anything but hiv.
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Thanks so much for the quick response. Sounds very reassuring. Gonna ask again just to put my mind at rest if that's OK.
So is there not even a slight risk of transmission through direct contact with vagina/anus on the hand with a cut that happened that day? (even a small cut that's not bleeding at the time).
I just want to understand how this situation is not likely to result in transmission
So is there not even a slight risk of transmission through direct contact with vagina/anus on the hand with a cut that happened that day? (even a small cut that's not bleeding at the time).
I just want to understand how this situation is not likely to result in transmission
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