How Is STD Transmitted Other Than Through Sexual Contact?

Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2014

Question: Sorry this is so gross! !!!!!! I recently ejaculated into my underwear - rubbing through the underwear with two fingers not touching my penis or the semen the first time at all, but then touched my underwear slightly the second time, on top of the underwear in order to rub my penis again there, to masturbate again a second time with the top of the two fingers, on the wet underwear this time. This was about seven days ago. I touched my XXXXXXX phone that night to Quickly turn if off. Being real mindful of germs, I cleaned it two times and good but I actually wasn't thinking anything of it at the time, actually!!!!! The problem is I took it to work and five days later my friend quickly picked up just 1 time to Plug It into a charger. I know this seems so small and indirect and small but just checking because I am OCD like. Could he Possibly get any STD in this situation? Any chance for hepatitis too! Just worried! XXXXXXX Could he if had sex that night or his partner?

Answered by Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No possibility of any STD

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.

I can understand your concern for the sexually transmitted diseases in your friend.

After reading the query with diligence and analyzing the complete situation Let me first reassure you that there is no chance of any STD s in your friend.

You know yourself that you touched the phone with two fingers only and your friend touched it after 5 days of the incidence. It is quite long period of time when even if any of the microorganisms including bacteria or viruses becomes dead. In most of the cases the microorganisms becomes dead within few hours only or soon as these becomes dry coming in contact with air.

So in your case it is totally unlikely to get any type of infection including STD s.

I reassure you fully for no possibility of any STD in your friend.

Hope you are relaxed to know all the above facts.

With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD- Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases

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

Follow up: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (6 hours later)

Dr. Kanodia,

thanks so much!!!!!!!! Just because I think I have OCD, that is true for hepatitis c and b too right. Not any chance.

Answered by Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No Possiblity of Hepatitis B & C also.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome again to the forum and thanks for your further follow up.

I am happy to know that you are now relaxed. As I said 5 days is quite longest of all the periods where the microorganisms can not stay live. It is applicable for all the bacteria, viruses or any other microorganisms.

A scientific fact I told that most of the microbes becomes dead due to drying effect of air itself and is true for Hepatitis B & C. Along with it you should know that there must be blood to blood contact for spreading of Hepatitis B & C.

Our hands get in contact with so many things and washed so many times in a day, therefore even if the viruses are present then gets diluted and vanished away.

So just be relaxed about any of the possibility of spread of any kind of infection.

Hope to have provided you best information regarding your query. If you have any further queries I will be glad to help or if not then can close the query and rate the discussion.

With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD- Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases

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