Lube or bodily fluids? on Ezcema???

[deneyu]

I had an experience last week, well it goes like this. I told this lady which I've seen before in the past that I was not going to have sex with her anymore and I wanted to be faithful to my wife. So we suggested that we would just use a toy to pleasure her. I started using the toy on her and after doing that for a minute or two i noticed that I got either lube or her fluid on two or three of my fingers. I have a patch of ezcema on my hand where the fluid came into contact. As soon as I realized that there was fluid on my hand I went and washed my hands. As I was washing my hands the soap stung my ezcema patches making me think they were open. I don't remember scratching it before doing this? Plus I'm not sure if it was bodily fluids or lube that came into contact with my ezcema???

A couple of days after I called her up and asked her when was that last time she was tested for HIV, she said in March. Which is around two months ago. So what do you think my chances are of contracting HIV this way???

So do you think it's ok to continue having sex with my wife without protection?

So the chances, even if she was HIV positive of her fluids getting on my Ezcema and infecting me are what?

I'm a little freaked out...

Really scared.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Even then.  I really meant what I said.  Please not more "even if...." or "what if...." questions.   EWH

[deneyu]

So even if the Eczema was open from being scratched?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

This was a zero risk exposure for a number of reasons.  these reasons include:

1.  Your partner was almost certainly not HIV infected.  she was negative in March and the odds of her acquiring infection in the past couple of months are miniscule unless there is something quite unusual going on.
2.  HIV is not spread through indirect contact such as what you describe.  HIV is a fragile virus that survives poorly outside of the body.  In addition, intact skin, even skin with an eczematous rash is a very effective barrier to transmission of HIV.  thus, even if it was genital secretions and not lubricant that got on your hand, there was no risk to the exposure.

bottom line- no risk and no need for testing.  You have nothing to worry about and no reason to worry about unprotected contact with your wife as a result of this exposure.  EWH