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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Can Touching Lead To HIV?

Hello Doctor, I have few questions for you. I have recently shifted to Africa and working here. Around 20 days back I had a sex with my work colleague. I used condom for the sex and it did not break or burst. After the sex I slept naked on the same bed where we had sex. After 30 mins or so I woke up to drink water and I saw that the bed was wet with some liquid and I am sure that was the vaginal fluid of my colleague. I am not sure whether my penis touched that. Then I got scared and asked my colleague about her HIV status and asked her to check it the next day. The result came negative. I hope the test was done correctly. What are my chances of getting infected in this scenario? Can my colleague be in window period of HIV? And yes then what are my chances of getting the infection? Also I want to ask you about another indecent which happened a week before this sexual activity. I had visited a massage parlor and slept naked on the bed. I could not see whether that bed had any semen of any other customers as it was dark there. After few moments one lady came and massaged me with oil all over the body. The place did not look like people doing sexual activities there but can’t trust. What are my chances of getting an infection on sleeping onto that bed? While doing the massage the hand of that lady touched my tip of my penis 2-3 times for a second. My penis was not erect and I have a foreskin. What are my chances of getting the infection? I hope that the lady did not have any cuts on her hands. What should I do now in all the cases? Should I go for HIV tests? If yes then what is the earliest time I can for test and which test? Please answer me clearly and tell me what are the chances of getting the infection in all the three cases. Please reply at the earliest.
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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in all three scenarios you have 0% chance of getting HIV.

Generally HIV Virus do not survive in open air so HIV virus can not be transmitted through instruments like bed sheets, plates, combs or any other daily used equipments.

HIV is transmitted by participating in any sort of un protected sex(oral, anal, vaginal) with HIV positive person or by sharing needles with a positive person or by blood transfusion taken from HIV positive person etc....

hope i have answered your question
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Can Touching Lead To HIV?

hi in all three scenarios you have 0% chance of getting HIV. Generally HIV Virus do not survive in open air so HIV virus can not be transmitted through instruments like bed sheets, plates, combs or any other daily used equipments. HIV is transmitted by participating in any sort of un protected sex(oral, anal, vaginal) with HIV positive person or by sharing needles with a positive person or by blood transfusion taken from HIV positive person etc.... hope i have answered your question