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How Is STD Transmitted?

Met a girl on the beach and fingered her for maybe all of 2 minutes. Straight After I washed my hands in the ocean and went straight home and washed my hands for 10 minutes with warm water and antibacterial soap.Am I at any risk for stds ? I didn t touch my geneitals until the next day being so afraid of an std. She kept telling me she was clean but just need more guidance
Fri, 19 Dec 2014
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The risk for transmission of STD/HIV through fingering is negligible. STD/HIV causing organisms are highly fragile and vulnerable for environmental factors and not able to be viable over external keratinised skin. Moreover washing in sea water equals to washing in saline, a disinfectant. So nothing to worry.
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How Is STD Transmitted?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. The risk for transmission of STD/HIV through fingering is negligible. STD/HIV causing organisms are highly fragile and vulnerable for environmental factors and not able to be viable over external keratinised skin. Moreover washing in sea water equals to washing in saline, a disinfectant. So nothing to worry.