Dry semen, oral sex, kisses.

Hi. The reality is that I write here because I have some doubts here regarding Hiv. I hope you can help me here guys. The thing is that I went to a sex shop video and my concern is that because I had some little wounds in one of my fingers and that I touched some doorknobs there, I was afraid that Hiv could have been absorbed by those wounds. They were not bleeding but werw very red by the moment. And also I was more afraid when I used GermX to clean my hands because my wounds hurt a little with the alcohol. Other doubt is that I licked the shaft of a penis of a man that I met yesterday and also his testicles. I don't remember having seen him with precum on his penis at all. I didn't suck the tip of his penis, just the shaft. And also, regarding to kisses, if by instance I were kissing with a Hiv+ man that I didn't know he was, would that be a risk for hiv? I mean, kissing in general is a risk for Hiv, regardless of the status of the people? Do all of these things that happened to me would be required for me to go and test for Hiv? I'm very nervous about this. Hope you can help me to clarify these doubts. Thank you very much.

[Vance2335]

You had no risk for HIV. I also suggest that you go to a local health clinic and get some info on HIV and transmission after you saying this..."I mean, kissing in general is a risk for Hiv, regardless of the status of the people?" Unless you typed it wrong?

[LIZZIE LOU]

hiv is transmitted through...
unprotected vaginal/anal intercourse
sharing iv drug works
mother to child

hiv is NOT transmitted from oral sex/licking

the virus is also not transmitted from environmental surfaces and/or inanimate objects.

NO RISK = NO TESTING REQUIRED

[texasmexicoguy]

Ok...just one quick question to both please. Regarding to touching contaminated semen, what would be the only "risk" with the cut on the hand and the environment? That either semen or blood would have to be deposited directly into the cut, right? And that would happen only in a sexual relation? Am I right? Thnx.

[LIZZIE LOU]

FROM THE MOUTH OF DR HANSFIELD:

"HIV isn't so easily transmitted.  Minor cuts and trivial blood exposures simply don't create a measurable risk.  Like many persons, you seem to think that "just one virus" is enough to transmit the infection.  That is not the case.  Substantial amounts of infected blood or secretions have to be introduced into the body in a way that exposes certain cells to the virus.  If HIV could be transmitted in the ways you are worrying about, AIDS would be 100 times more common than it is.

hiv becomes inactive once exposed to air.  at this time it is rendered inactive and unable to infect.

[texasmexicoguy]

Thank you Lizzie.