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HIV infection from semen through shaved skin?
Yesterday I had just shaved my chest and belly with a fresh razor. There were no razor burns or cuts but maybe I just couldn't see them. About an hour or so later I played around with a guy who is HIV positive. He ended up ejaculating onto my freshly shaved stomach. I later realized that I should not have done this. Can I become infected because he's HIV positive and he ejaculated onto my freshly shaved stomach? I'm really worried.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the HIV forum. Bottom line: No risk, don't worry about it.
HIV is less easily transmitted than a lot of people assume. Without an overt, bleeding wound, there is no way that HIV infected secretions on intact skin -- even recently shaved -- could result in transmission of the virus. You don't need testing and needn't worry about this at all.
Regards-- HHH, MD
HIV is less easily transmitted than a lot of people assume. Without an overt, bleeding wound, there is no way that HIV infected secretions on intact skin -- even recently shaved -- could result in transmission of the virus. You don't need testing and needn't worry about this at all.
Regards-- HHH, MD
Thank you.
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