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Can HIV Be Contracted Through Contact Of Skin In The Groin Area?

I was grinding on a guy who was wearing sweatpants and I was In my underwear and he had a fishy scent coming from his dick which rubbed off on me because when I touched the skin outside of my vagina it smelled fishy from rubbing on him. can I catch Hiv or stds from this?? Or any type of disease?? Sweatpants are usually airy and his sweat or whatever made his dick smell like fish seeped from the sweatpants and rubbed off on me
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Thank you for Query. HIV is not transmitted by skin to skin contact unless there are bleeding wounds in both in the area of contact. The chances of transmission by the modes mentioned is nil.Just smell may be due to sweat or fungal infection.You can get back for any clarification with details.
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Can HIV Be Contracted Through Contact Of Skin In The Groin Area?

Hi Thank you for Query. HIV is not transmitted by skin to skin contact unless there are bleeding wounds in both in the area of contact. The chances of transmission by the modes mentioned is nil.Just smell may be due to sweat or fungal infection.You can get back for any clarification with details.