Risk of HIV infection

[avhi32685]

A couple of weeks back I had a lot of frottage and then protected sex with a girl of whose HIV status I am unaware. She scratched me also. After removing the condom I accidentally rubbed my eyes with my hand. Afterwards I went to take a pee where I noticed a little blood on penis, around the foreskin and penis head (not sure if foreskin was rolled up or not at that time). I am scared that while holding my penis for pee, I would have rubbed that blood on my penis and before that may be rubbed blood into my eyes also. Also there was a small cut on my index finger with which I had fingered her before sex. Not sure the blood was mine or her.
Now I have flu like symptoms now and I have keratosis pilaris also. Please tell me what are my risks of getting infected with HIV due these conditions mentioned above.
I am very paranoid now due to this and any help will actually mean a lot to me.
Thanks.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

You keep repeating questions that were already answered.  Repeating the question does not change the answer.  Read my answer again.

this thread is now over.  There will be no further questions.  EWH

[avhi32685]

Just one last thing sir, please reply
What if the infected blood comes in contact with the cut on finger on hand? What is the risk?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Take care.  EWH

[avhi32685]

Thanks a lot doctor. God bless.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

These are repetitive, anxiety driven questions which have NO impact on my assessment ofr advice.  

(1) how long the virus can survive outside the body

This is variable and irrelevant.  As I already told you, AS SOON AS THE VIRUS IS OUTSIDE OF THE BODY IT BEGINGS TO DIE AND BECOMES NON-INFECTIOUS.

(2) blood being accidentally rubbed on mucuous membrane (like penis head, foreskin and eyes) is a risk or not

Another repetitive question.  No risk!

(3) what are the chances the hiv infected body fluid can transmit by frottage

Another repetitive question.  Zero.  

(4) is there a real risk associated to this incidence for which I should test or not?

No.  No medical need for testing.

EWH

[avhi32685]

Sir kindly reply to my questions, please.

[avhi32685]

I am really sorry to bother you again sir. This happened exactly two weeks back. But please if you could explain it a bit more like
(1) how long the virus can survive outside the body
(2) blood being accidentally rubbed on mucuous membrane (like penis head, foreskin and eyes) is a risk or not
(3) what are the chances the hiv infected body fluid can transmit by frottage
(4) is there a real risk associated to this incidence for which I should test or not?
Please help me on this and I will not bother you again about it.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our Forum.  I'll be happy to confirm what you were already told on our Prevention site.   There is no risk for HIV from frottage, from condom protected sex, or from touching your penis or rubbing your eyes at a time when there may have been some of her blood or genital secretions present on your hands.  That you had a cut on your finger when you masturbated here, similarly does not change this.

HIV is a fragile virus that only lives a few hours in the body and begins to die as soon as it is outside of the body exposed to the air and environment.  Once it is outside of the body it becomes non-infectious and does not pose a risk for infection.

You do not say precisely how many weeks it has been since your exposure but at 4 weeks currently available combination (HIV p24 antigen/HIV antibody) tests are completely accurate.  Further, if the symptoms you are experiencing were due to HIV (which I am confident is not the case), these tests would be positive at this time.

I am confident that you did not get HIV from this exposure.  I hope these comments are helpful to you.  EWH