Had a nasty experience, eyesplash

[Jepp]

I apologize in advance as this story is a bit crazy.
I was at a stripshow in thailand with friends, and this show is special, they do all sorts of weird stuff. One of the girls inserted a peeled banana fully into her vagina and basically shot it out with her vagina into the crowd where i was sitting, it travelled about 3-4 meters in the air and landed on my friends lap, when it arrived i was also splashed by whatever the banana was covered in, over the eye, quite possibly inside as i was looking in another direction and didnt see it coming.....These girls did not look fresh at all, all the girls at this place sell sex. As funny and crazy as this story is im also worried.

I dont know the technique they use but i guess they lube up the banana pretty good but there should be vaginal secretions too.....How worried should i be ?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Your chance of having been infected by the exposure you describe is zero.  Here is why:

1.  Even if the dancers did not look "fresh" the odds are that they were not HIV infected, most women in such situations, even if they sell sex, are not.
2.  HIV is not a hardy virus.  It dies quickly when exposed to air.
3.  As you note, the banana was likely mixed with lubricant, diluting any HIV theoretically (but improbably) there.
4.  The amount of secretions you splashed with was miniscule, if at all.  Thus the HIV content if present, was tiny
5.  Your eye would have blinked if something was splashed into it (it cannot help itself) and this is a cleansing action.

Putting all of this togehter, your risk is zero.  No one has ever been infected by a splash of genital secretions, despite the fact that such concerns have been voiced MANY times. You are not going to be the first.  My advice- don't worry.  This was a no risk "exposure".  Testing is not necessary.  Hope this helps.  EWH

[Jepp]

Thanks alot doc!