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Semen spillage outside condom risk

I recently had protected sex with a partner of unknown status. However, when he had finished and pulled out, the condom was still stuck inside. He ejaculated after withdrawing however, but some of the semen did get on the outside of my vagina. I know HIV need a mucus membrane to penetrate through, however, I believe the only mucus membranes in the pelvic area for a woman is only INSIDE of the vagina correct? Is this an encounter I should be worried about at all?
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No risk, whatsoever.  The condom was an effective barrier. The speculation of your partner being HIV positive at the first place is questionable.  Secondly,  there was no effective contact with the fluid for contraction of HIV.  HIV is not your problem.
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This is your comment on your other thread. " I have been discussing this particular anxiety with a counselor and do recognize that it is highly irrational. "
Your post indicates you should continue seeing the counselor instead of thinking that reposting will get a different answer.
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This is a separate situation unrelated, would you be able to answer the biological side of my question?

I already told you the below before, so next time you feel anxious just reread this again. Which of the only 3 risks do you feel you had? Otherwise you are just making up your own science fiction.

This answers all of your HIV questions in more detail, and if you can think of any more just reread about the 3.
HIV is a fragile virus, which is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.  
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing needles that you inject with. These 3 are all you need to know to protect yourself against HIV. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities.
The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so if you ever wonder if you have a risk, just reread it.
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