Can Herpes Or STD Be Acquired Through Body Massage?

Posted on Tue, 12 Apr 2016

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Tue, 12 Apr 2016 Answered on

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Question : Hi doctor

2 months back I visited massage parlour in XXXXXXX Received body massage and hand job from girl. No other sexual activity involved. Can I get herpes or other STD from this. This was the only encounter. After 1 month I test for herpes. Result came negative.

Igm 0.67
Igg 0.020

Further testing required. Am getting pain in hands. It is for anxeity or STD related. Plz help me .
Herpes is skin to skin disease. Can I get it by hand. Plz help me doctor from 2 months am becoming mad

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No risk of an STD

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

i am dr.kakkar(dermatologist and venereologist).

One cannot acquire an STD through hand job or massage. STD are only transmitted through sexual contact with an infected partner.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (4 minutes later)

sir what is skin to skin contact means. How about herpes patients in XXXXXXX compared to US and other countries

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Only skin to skin contact of sexual nature transmits herpes infection

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Herpes is a local infection of genital skin. Therefore skin to skin contact pertaining to genital herpes refers to direct skin to skin contact of GENITAL skin i.e of sexual nature, as would happen during a sexual intercourse. Skin to skin contact of non-sexual nature e.g during a massage or touching/ rubbing of genitalia, does not transmit herpes virus. In simple words, herpes virus does not pass through the skin of hands!!
Genital herpes is the most common STD in XXXXXXX and abroad. Herpes virus is transmitted the same way in XXXXXXX as compared to US or other western countries i.e through vaginal, anal or oral sex but never through massage or touching genitalia with hands.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Deepak

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (33 minutes later)

sir now am getting pain in nerves I.e in hands some times leg. It is related to herpes or some other. some times neck pain. Is it anxeity related or std

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Symptoms not related to herpes

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

These symptoms are certainly not related to herpes. Anxiety could be a cause. So just relax

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Sir my last question. How come out of this incident and how to forgot this. Your suggestion plz

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Focus on more important things

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Just focus on more important things in your life and the fact that if this was a one off incident and did not pose a risk for any STD is enough reason to forget and move on.

Regards

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