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Foreskin and exposure to precum
Dear Doctors:
On Sunday afternoon, I met up with a stranger on the internet. He assured me that he is hiv neg and sti free. His last test was three to four months ago, and he said he did not engage in any sexual relations since then. My most recent test was a month ago. I am uncircumsized.
Anyways, he performed oral sex on me without a condom, I licked his scrotum. I understand that the risk of insertive oral sex is very low. What I am very very worried about is that a drop or two of his precum actually landed on my erect penis near the glans and on the pulled back foreskin. I didn't wash it right away, instead I jerked off, and alot of my own ejacuate got coated around my penis. I took a hot shower after that, but didn't want to use his soap. An hour later, I washed my penis and foreskin with soap in my own washroom.
I understand that precum contains the hiv virus, I understand that the foreskin has special cells are that receptors to hiv. I am very very worried about his precum dripping on the pulled back portion of my foreskin. Could you please let me know your opinion on my risk of hiv transmission. I am still within the 72 hours PEP period, should I go on PEP?
I am very scared right now and it is affecting my work. Please let me know. Thank you so much in advance.
On Sunday afternoon, I met up with a stranger on the internet. He assured me that he is hiv neg and sti free. His last test was three to four months ago, and he said he did not engage in any sexual relations since then. My most recent test was a month ago. I am uncircumsized.
Anyways, he performed oral sex on me without a condom, I licked his scrotum. I understand that the risk of insertive oral sex is very low. What I am very very worried about is that a drop or two of his precum actually landed on my erect penis near the glans and on the pulled back foreskin. I didn't wash it right away, instead I jerked off, and alot of my own ejacuate got coated around my penis. I took a hot shower after that, but didn't want to use his soap. An hour later, I washed my penis and foreskin with soap in my own washroom.
I understand that precum contains the hiv virus, I understand that the foreskin has special cells are that receptors to hiv. I am very very worried about his precum dripping on the pulled back portion of my foreskin. Could you please let me know your opinion on my risk of hiv transmission. I am still within the 72 hours PEP period, should I go on PEP?
I am very scared right now and it is affecting my work. Please let me know. Thank you so much in advance.
HIV isn't alive. HIV is active or inactive. HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions, therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host. As you told you never had an exposure.
Thank you, Teak, for your fast response.
I think what I'm worried about is that I read that hiv doesn't die instantaneously when leaving the body, and that foreskin has receptor cells that welcome hiv. The precum literally dripped from his penis onto my foreskin.. there was like maybe just one second of time from leaving his penis and landing on my foreskin... I'm just so worried that this wasn't enough time for the hiv to die.
I think what I'm worried about is that I read that hiv doesn't die instantaneously when leaving the body, and that foreskin has receptor cells that welcome hiv. The precum literally dripped from his penis onto my foreskin.. there was like maybe just one second of time from leaving his penis and landing on my foreskin... I'm just so worried that this wasn't enough time for the hiv to die.
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