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a form of ARS?
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a form of ARS?
by concorde007, Jun 01, 2006 12:00AM
Dear Doctor,
First of all, thank you for your patience and outstanding service.
I (Man) had petting with a lady and herewith she has also played at her vagina and she has massaged me later.
Therefore the risk is high that she had some vagina fluid a her hands when she touched my penis.
Question 1: Is this a real risk for HIV transmission?
Further, 4.5 weeks later I had a skin rush between the hip and knee (left inner side) with an area of hand-size.
There I had little red dots (diameter about 2-3 milimeters) always around the root of hairs. It is not itching and after 2 days it developed some pus around the hair.
It lasts now for 5 days, but there is some betterment.
I had no other flu-like signs like fever, sore throat, diarrhea, tired feeling, swollen lymph nodes or joint and muscles aches.
However, I have to say that on the day before I was in a SPA for a whole-body peeling with aromatherapy massage which could have provoked this rash...
Question 2: Could it still be a sign of ARS?
What do you recommend?
Thank you!
Best regards,
Pet
First of all, thank you for your patience and outstanding service.
I (Man) had petting with a lady and herewith she has also played at her vagina and she has massaged me later.
Therefore the risk is high that she had some vagina fluid a her hands when she touched my penis.
Question 1: Is this a real risk for HIV transmission?
Further, 4.5 weeks later I had a skin rush between the hip and knee (left inner side) with an area of hand-size.
There I had little red dots (diameter about 2-3 milimeters) always around the root of hairs. It is not itching and after 2 days it developed some pus around the hair.
It lasts now for 5 days, but there is some betterment.
I had no other flu-like signs like fever, sore throat, diarrhea, tired feeling, swollen lymph nodes or joint and muscles aches.
However, I have to say that on the day before I was in a SPA for a whole-body peeling with aromatherapy massage which could have provoked this rash...
Question 2: Could it still be a sign of ARS?
What do you recommend?
Thank you!
Best regards,
Pet
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Jun 01, 2006 12:00AM
, Jun 01, 2006 12:00AM
1) No, there was no risk of transmission. HIV simply cannot be passed from one person to another by indirect contact like genital-to-hand-to-genital. It also cannot be passed by any skin-to-skin transmission, so even if your partner was infected (which she probably was not) and her vaginal secretions had HIV, rubbing your skin could not transmit the virus.
2) Your symptoms don't sound at all like ARS.
I recommend forgetting the whole thing. But if you remain nervous despite this reassurance, you can always get HIV tested. It definitely isn't indicated on clinical grounds, only on emotional ones if you will rest better with a negative test result.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
2) Your symptoms don't sound at all like ARS.
I recommend forgetting the whole thing. But if you remain nervous despite this reassurance, you can always get HIV tested. It definitely isn't indicated on clinical grounds, only on emotional ones if you will rest better with a negative test result.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
