Cut a little bit while fingering a prostitute

[blueazzura]

Hello,

I fingered a prositute in her vagina and her anus. When I remove my finger, I realized that my finger had a little bit of blood (less than 1 ml for sure) because I eat my nails frequently. When I read your posts, you always say that there`s no chance of getting HIV while fingering even with cuts. But I've also read that fresh cuts with blood can represent a danger while finger. Please tell me if I am at risk. I really worried.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Last answers.  Further questions will be deleted without comment.  Your exposure was NO RISK.  Testing is a waste of time and money.  If testing will give you peace of mind, so be it but you do not need it.  

1.  An HIV Duo test (combined HIV p24 antigen/HIV antibody will be definitve at 4 weeks (28 days).   If you do not have acccess to a DUO test, a standard HIV antibody test will be definitive at 8 weeks.  

2.  See above for timing.

This thread is no over.  EWH

[blueazzura]

Thanks Dr.

Last questions: I wanted to have an HIV test (even before this event):

1) I leave in Vietnam, so what this the name of the test I should ask for?
2) How long should I take the test considering that the above event happened 5 days ago?

Thanks

[Edward W Hook, MD]

As I said before no risk even with a fresh cut on your finger and no matter what the size.  You have "always" be told wrong.

There are no studies which compare anal masturbatin to vaginal mastubation but, as I said, there are no data to suggest that there is any risk at all from any form of masturbation.  EWH

[blueazzura]

Thanks Dr. Edward!

Even if I found fresh blood on my finger? I was always been told that blood is way of transmission.

Any cut size to increase the risk?

Is true that HIV has more chance to get transmitted trough anal finger when compared to vaginal fingering.

Thanks for your patience :)

[Edward W Hook, MD]

HIV is not transmitted by masturbation.  this has been shown on many studies and is true whther or not the person has active cuts on thier finger. In your case, your surface cut does no provide a way for vaginal or rectal secretions to get deep into tissues, even if your partner was infected (and this is unlikely).

The information you have read (probably on the internet, an unreliable source is onformation) is incorrect.  EWH

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our Forum.  This Forum is intended for discussions with persons known to have HIV.  You do not have HIV and are not at rsik from the event you describe.  I will ask the moderators to move this question to our HIV Prevention site where I will complete the answer.  EWH