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Paranoia about possible HSV-1 exposure at strip club
Greetings and thanks in advance for taking the time to answer this question. I am a mid-30s male and, throughout my life, I have made great efforts to remain STD-free. About a month ago, I was tested for virtually all STDs and everything came back negative (including HSV1 and HSV2).
This past Thursday (2 days ago), I went to the strip club to unwind after a very stressful few months of work. I am in a monogamous marriage and I have never cheated on my wife and I have no intentions of doing so. However, I do enjoy going to the strip club once or twice per year for visual stimulation.
When I went 2 days ago, I got a dance from a stripper and, unexpectedly, she shoved her breasts into my face. I did not want her breasts touching my face and I had no idea she was about to do that. I didn't realize I was attending a "full contact" strip club and I was not prepared for that.
She rubbed her breasts against my face for about 3 or 4 seconds and, during that time, her breasts/nipples rubbed against my lips for about 2 or 3 seconds at the most.
Here is my concern: She danced for another customer about 5 or 6 minutes prior to dancing for me. If she also rubbed her breasts in the other customer's face, it's possible that the other customer had HSV1 and may have licked her boobs during the dance (some guys do that when given the opportunity).
1. If the other customer theoretically had an active HSV1 sore and her breasts touched his lips/mouth, wouldn't her breasts then be "contaminated" with HSV1? If her breasts were indeed contaminated, is it then possible that I may have contracted HSV1 because of the fact that her breasts/nipples then rubbed up against my lips??
2. If the stripper had an active HSV1 cold sore (I did not see one, but it was dark), is it possible that she could have touched the cold sore with her fingers and "contaminated" her breasts when she was rubbing her breasts? Could I have contracted HSV1 by this mode of transmission (rubbing her contaminated breasts against my face).
I am very worried about this. Since it happened, I have been very stressed and I've been feeling "tingling" in my lips (although it may all be in my head). I haven't had any symptoms, however (no bumps or anything of that nature). My wife doesn't mind that I attend strip clubs occasionally, but I think she'd be heartbroken if it were true that I contracted HSV1 in this manner. And I'd be absolutely devastated.
Please advise. Thank you!!
This past Thursday (2 days ago), I went to the strip club to unwind after a very stressful few months of work. I am in a monogamous marriage and I have never cheated on my wife and I have no intentions of doing so. However, I do enjoy going to the strip club once or twice per year for visual stimulation.
When I went 2 days ago, I got a dance from a stripper and, unexpectedly, she shoved her breasts into my face. I did not want her breasts touching my face and I had no idea she was about to do that. I didn't realize I was attending a "full contact" strip club and I was not prepared for that.
She rubbed her breasts against my face for about 3 or 4 seconds and, during that time, her breasts/nipples rubbed against my lips for about 2 or 3 seconds at the most.
Here is my concern: She danced for another customer about 5 or 6 minutes prior to dancing for me. If she also rubbed her breasts in the other customer's face, it's possible that the other customer had HSV1 and may have licked her boobs during the dance (some guys do that when given the opportunity).
1. If the other customer theoretically had an active HSV1 sore and her breasts touched his lips/mouth, wouldn't her breasts then be "contaminated" with HSV1? If her breasts were indeed contaminated, is it then possible that I may have contracted HSV1 because of the fact that her breasts/nipples then rubbed up against my lips??
2. If the stripper had an active HSV1 cold sore (I did not see one, but it was dark), is it possible that she could have touched the cold sore with her fingers and "contaminated" her breasts when she was rubbing her breasts? Could I have contracted HSV1 by this mode of transmission (rubbing her contaminated breasts against my face).
I am very worried about this. Since it happened, I have been very stressed and I've been feeling "tingling" in my lips (although it may all be in my head). I haven't had any symptoms, however (no bumps or anything of that nature). My wife doesn't mind that I attend strip clubs occasionally, but I think she'd be heartbroken if it were true that I contracted HSV1 in this manner. And I'd be absolutely devastated.
Please advise. Thank you!!
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Thanks for that answer. I figured it was a zero risk event, but it's good to hear someone else say it.
Are you saying it's not possible because of the fact that HSV1 doesn't survive long away from the mouth? Or, are you saying it because of the fact that there wouldn't be enough saliva present on her breasts to effectively transmit HSV1 in the few seconds that her breasts touched my lips?
Are you saying it's not possible because of the fact that HSV1 doesn't survive long away from the mouth? Or, are you saying it because of the fact that there wouldn't be enough saliva present on her breasts to effectively transmit HSV1 in the few seconds that her breasts touched my lips?
Have no fears, this is a zero risk event for HSV1 transmission, it simply isn't possible!
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
Insufficient amounts of the virus would transfer through saliva; and any virus would not live long in that environment once it left the lip.
This is before the rubbing into a sensitive area required for transmission.