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Can HIV Be Contracted Through Non-penetrative Sexual Activity?
Question: Hi there,
I had sexual contact with a female the other day in which she, (potentially) having a small amount of vaginal juice on her hand, gave me a brief handjob. I am unsure if she touched the mucous membrane of my penis (I am circumcised), but I am inclined to say she did not. What is the risk for STD transmission in this event? (Curious about all STDs). Should I be tested, and if so, when?
Thank you so much for your help; I am awfully worried.
Best,
XXXX
I had sexual contact with a female the other day in which she, (potentially) having a small amount of vaginal juice on her hand, gave me a brief handjob. I am unsure if she touched the mucous membrane of my penis (I am circumcised), but I am inclined to say she did not. What is the risk for STD transmission in this event? (Curious about all STDs). Should I be tested, and if so, when?
Thank you so much for your help; I am awfully worried.
Best,
XXXX
Brief Answer:
no risk of transmission.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
For HIV transmission to occur the virus should come in contact with blood directly or through unprotected sex.
HIV virus needs medium to stay alive hence it wont survive outside body or dried secretions.
Usually in handjobs there is no obvious sex, but hand to penis. It is unlikely that this will cause any micro cuts in penis and will transmit the disease.
Even if we assume that she is positive, she should be having hell lot of vaginal fluid on her hand to transmit it to you which again is not the scenario as you mentioned.
So seeing all this circumstances I feel it is impossible for transmission of HIV from her hands to you.
Considering other STDs, basic requirement is sexual intercourse. Because it will be transmitted from her vaginal fluids or local vaginal infection to you. Which again has not happened, so this is also not possible.
So overall I feel that you do not have any risk for any STD and you have not been infected.
I hope I have answered your query well.
If you have any questions kindly ask me back.
Thank you
no risk of transmission.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
For HIV transmission to occur the virus should come in contact with blood directly or through unprotected sex.
HIV virus needs medium to stay alive hence it wont survive outside body or dried secretions.
Usually in handjobs there is no obvious sex, but hand to penis. It is unlikely that this will cause any micro cuts in penis and will transmit the disease.
Even if we assume that she is positive, she should be having hell lot of vaginal fluid on her hand to transmit it to you which again is not the scenario as you mentioned.
So seeing all this circumstances I feel it is impossible for transmission of HIV from her hands to you.
Considering other STDs, basic requirement is sexual intercourse. Because it will be transmitted from her vaginal fluids or local vaginal infection to you. Which again has not happened, so this is also not possible.
So overall I feel that you do not have any risk for any STD and you have not been infected.
I hope I have answered your query well.
If you have any questions kindly ask me back.
Thank you
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