Exposure Questions - Please Respond

I have two HIV exposure questions.

I recently visited a strip club in Mexico and received a lap dance.  During the lap dance, the stripper was completely naked and sat on my penis.  I had my boxers on.  She rubbed her pubic area onto mine vigorously through the boxers.  It is possible that there may have been a time when my penis became directly exposed to her vaginal area during the lap dance.  Her vaginal secretions soaked through my boxers.  I don’t think there was any penetration, although I am not 100% sure.  The day after, I noticed some stains at the bottom of both my undershirt and my button down shirt.  At first I thought they were make up stains and did not think much of them, but after I washed them I wondered if they were blood stains instead.  What is my risk of exposure to HIV?  Should I get tested?

My second question seems kind of silly, but it crossed my mind after I started to worry about the above incident.  What is the risk of HIV transmission from clippers at a barber shop?  I just came back from the barber and have never really thought about how the clippers are cleaned or if they are cleaned.  Is there any risk of exposure if I get a haircut right after someone else?

Thank you in advance for your response.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Neither of the situations you describe carry ANY risk for HIV at all.  With the lap dancer there was no penetration and you kept your underwear on.  For starters, the chances that she had HIV are very, very low.  The vast majority of lap dancers (and commercial sex workers) do not have HIV.  Even if she had HIV, and even if your penis was in direct contact with this women, your activities were essentially masturbation which is NO risk.  No one has EVER gotten HIV from masturbation, even though is it typical for persons engaged in mutual masturbation to get each others' genital secretions on one another.  you will not be the first.

No risk from barber shops or barber equipment.  EWH