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Hepatitis C from dirty tissue
3 days ago I went to a chinese massage parlour and also got a happy ending. The place was clean enough, with the tissues on a small clean table... except for the sink which was FILTHY, bits of hair, dirt and god knows what else - it looked like it hadn't been cleaned for months - the sink is also where the masseuse kept the bottles of oil, but I didn't think it was a big deal and ignored the sink.
During the happy ending I had forgotten about the sink and after I orgasmed she wiped my penis and anus with tissues almost immediately. I noticed that she grabbed the tissues from the side that the sink was on, which means she may have wiped my penis and anus with the tissues from the filthy sink - although I did not witness her doing this. When I got up I noticed a tissue in the sink which was either one used to wipe the oil off my body or a leftover from wiping my penis and anus.
Am I at any risk of Hepatitis C entering my body through my penis or anus? Let me re-iterate that the sink was filthy, with what almost looked like droppings or small black bits of dirt around the edge and hair, direct in the bowl.
Since then I haven't really had any symptoms besides some itching in the pubic area which I had before that day anyway.
During the happy ending I had forgotten about the sink and after I orgasmed she wiped my penis and anus with tissues almost immediately. I noticed that she grabbed the tissues from the side that the sink was on, which means she may have wiped my penis and anus with the tissues from the filthy sink - although I did not witness her doing this. When I got up I noticed a tissue in the sink which was either one used to wipe the oil off my body or a leftover from wiping my penis and anus.
Am I at any risk of Hepatitis C entering my body through my penis or anus? Let me re-iterate that the sink was filthy, with what almost looked like droppings or small black bits of dirt around the edge and hair, direct in the bowl.
Since then I haven't really had any symptoms besides some itching in the pubic area which I had before that day anyway.
" The place was clean enough, with the tissues on a small clean table... except for the sink which was FILTHY, bits of hair, dirt and god knows what else - it looked like it hadn't been cleaned for months"
Little confused over that but like was said if your worried get tested. Glad you were "happy' at the ending... Good luck.
Little confused over that but like was said if your worried get tested. Glad you were "happy' at the ending... Good luck.
If you're really concerned you can get an RNA test.
Hepatitis C RNA can be detected as early as 2–3 weeks after infection.
Hepatitis C RNA can be detected as early as 2–3 weeks after infection.
The tissue would have to be contaminated with HCV containing blood and you would have to have an open sore where your blood would have direct contact with the tissue. This is extremely unlikely and improbable but not impossible..
Hepatitis C is spread via blood to blood contact. You have to get some infected blood into your own bloodstream via a cut or puncture wound or open wound in order to get Hepatitis C.
So, first there would have to have been infected blood on the tissues. Then you would have had to get the infected blood into your own body via a cut or open wound or puncture. This is very unlikely in your scenario.
However, if you are concerned about it and think you may have contracted Hepatitis C, then get tested in a 3 months and see if you have the Hepatitis C antibodies.
" How soon do these antibodies show up?"
"In most infected people, the antibodies will show up in the blood within six weeks to 3 months. But in some people, it might take up to six months. This is important because the test cannot detect recent infections. For example, if you became infected in January, you may not test positive until July."
http://www.homeaccess.com/HEPC_FAQ3.asp
So, first there would have to have been infected blood on the tissues. Then you would have had to get the infected blood into your own body via a cut or open wound or puncture. This is very unlikely in your scenario.
However, if you are concerned about it and think you may have contracted Hepatitis C, then get tested in a 3 months and see if you have the Hepatitis C antibodies.
" How soon do these antibodies show up?"
"In most infected people, the antibodies will show up in the blood within six weeks to 3 months. But in some people, it might take up to six months. This is important because the test cannot detect recent infections. For example, if you became infected in January, you may not test positive until July."
http://www.homeaccess.com/HEPC_FAQ3.asp
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/hcvfaq.htm#b1
USA - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How is HCV transmitted?
HCV is transmitted primarily through large or repeated percutaneous (i.e., passage through the skin) exposures to infectious blood, such as
Injection drug use (currently the most common means of HCV transmission in the United States)
Receipt of donated blood, blood products, and organs (once a common means of transmission but now rare in the United States since blood screening became available in 1992)
Needlestick injuries in health care settings
Birth to an HCV-infected mother
HCV can also be spread infrequently through
Sex with an HCV-infected person (an inefficient means of transmission)
Sharing personal items contaminated with infectious blood, such as razors or toothbrushes (also inefficient vectors of transmission)
Other health care procedures that involve invasive procedures, such as injections (usually recognized in the context of outbreaks)
USA - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How is HCV transmitted?
HCV is transmitted primarily through large or repeated percutaneous (i.e., passage through the skin) exposures to infectious blood, such as
Injection drug use (currently the most common means of HCV transmission in the United States)
Receipt of donated blood, blood products, and organs (once a common means of transmission but now rare in the United States since blood screening became available in 1992)
Needlestick injuries in health care settings
Birth to an HCV-infected mother
HCV can also be spread infrequently through
Sex with an HCV-infected person (an inefficient means of transmission)
Sharing personal items contaminated with infectious blood, such as razors or toothbrushes (also inefficient vectors of transmission)
Other health care procedures that involve invasive procedures, such as injections (usually recognized in the context of outbreaks)
But I read Hepatitis C is 100x more contagious than HIV and can stay on surfaces for days, also stay on things like razors and toothbrushes.
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