Can HIV Be Contracted Through Contact With Bodily Fluids?

Posted on Sun, 18 Oct 2015

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Question : Does touching a vagina lequid with my finger - on top of clothes - transmits HIV?

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No, it won't.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM.

I have gone through your query. HIV won't get transmitted by touching vaginal fluids by fingers or getting it on top of cloths. But if there is cuts or wounds on your fingers or you touch your mucous membranes with that fingers without washing then there is chance.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nishad BN (10 minutes later)

No there was no cut or wounds in my finger. To be more specific, i didn't touch the fluids directly, i only touched the underware that was a little bit wet of her fluids. So think the answer is still no?

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
If it doesn't touch mucous membrane of penis then no problem.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.

Thank you for your follow up query.

If the fluid didn't go into contact with mucous membrane of penis then there is no chance of HIV spreading. Mucous membrane is glans and inner surface of foreskin.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nishad BN (6 hours later)

What you described can happen only with unprotected sex with penetation which was not the case

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Explained below.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.

Thank you for your follow up query.

Yes it is true. But with out penetration also the secretions can touch the glans of penis. If there is no such contact then you are safe and nothing to worry.

Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nishad BN (57 minutes later)

I didn't have any direct contact with pussy. She was wearing her underware and i had a towel on my body. She was setting on top of me with her underware and the towel in between. So there was no direct contact whatsoever. Even i didn't touh her pussy with my hands, only on top of the underware and i realized its wet so i removed my hand immediately. Do you see in risk in what i did?

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
In that case you don't have any risk.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.

Thank you for your follow up query.

In that case there is no risk. You don't need to worry.

Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar