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Papercut on hand and fisting
Dear Doctors, I' m a gay male recently I had a fisting encounter with another male (I fisted him with my bare hand). The day before that I had al little papercu on the knuckle of my thumb - No active bleeding. I can't be sure about his HIV status. Do you think this a is a risk for me?
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance
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The only risks for HIV in adults are:
1) Having unprotected anal or vaginal sex, or
2) sharing intravenous needles with IV drug users.
HIV isn't transferred via your hands or your fingers, no matter what. It is transmitted by inserting an unprotected penis into a vagina or anus. HIV is not particularly easily transmitted, and if it were transmitted via minor cuts and scrapes, everyone in the world would have HIV by now.
1) Having unprotected anal or vaginal sex, or
2) sharing intravenous needles with IV drug users.
HIV isn't transferred via your hands or your fingers, no matter what. It is transmitted by inserting an unprotected penis into a vagina or anus. HIV is not particularly easily transmitted, and if it were transmitted via minor cuts and scrapes, everyone in the world would have HIV by now.
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