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Massage and HIV
I am a heterosexual male and I had a recent Thai massage from a female that ended with stimulation of my penis and testes. She used oils for the massage. I am concerned that she may have infected me with HIV from her hands onto the tip of my penis (I am uncircumcised). Should I be worried? Should I have a test? Thank you.
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Just to add to the accurate advice already provided, hands do not transmit HIV nor any STDs, EVER.
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Thank you for your helpful and prompt reply.
My apologies for one more query, but I continue worried and guilty about the above encounter. The masseuse was fully clothed throughout (so I could not have had contact with vaginal or breast secretions) and I did not see evidence of cuts or bleeding on her hands (so no blood contact). However, she had been with a male client just a few minutes before me. What is my risk in terms of getting contact with the previous client's semen that might still have been on her hands?
You are just asking the same question about HIV being transmitted by hands, which I already told you isn't ever a risk.
The only risks for HIV in adults are:
1) Having unprotected (no condom) penetrative anal or vaginal sex, OR
2) Sharing IV drug equipment with other IV drug users.
If you do not do either of those activities, you will NEVER have to worry about HIV.
The only risks for HIV in adults are:
1) Having unprotected (no condom) penetrative anal or vaginal sex, OR
2) Sharing IV drug equipment with other IV drug users.
If you do not do either of those activities, you will NEVER have to worry about HIV.
Thank you again for your very helpful reply. My apologies for having essentially the same query. I have guilt about the encounter and I believe I have a lifelong phobia about HIV, having grown up in the 70s and 80s when there was so much fear and misinformation about it. The facts that I’m married and a Catholic also add to the guilt! Again, thank you.
There are 5,000 diseases that you can get with zero notice so it is a bit of a mental health issue when you focus on the one that you can't get and fear that one. No one ever thought you could get hiv from what you did, so that makes 40 years of unscientific fear that you have wasted your life worrying about. Consider seeing a therapist so you can lead a normal life.
No you shouldn’t be worried at all, HiV is never transmitted through hand jobs.
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Thank you for your helpful and prompt reply.
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