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Doctor,
I am 23 year old gay male
I have some HIV questions which I hope you can address. First, I'm worried about a potential exposure while engaging in mutual masturbation. I know you have said repeatedly that this poses no HIV risk, but there is a possibility that I may have put my fingers which had fluid in my mouth or fluid coming into my mouth accidently in other forms. So Question 1) does this pose an HIV risk and do I need testing?
Second, I'm curious about HIV's survival under the penis foreskin and in the mouth. Question 2) I am uncircumsised and I'm curious if HIV is able to survive under neath the penis foreskin and in the mouth while retaining the ability to infect the individual even after the sexual exposure has passed.
Thank you
I am 23 year old gay male
I have some HIV questions which I hope you can address. First, I'm worried about a potential exposure while engaging in mutual masturbation. I know you have said repeatedly that this poses no HIV risk, but there is a possibility that I may have put my fingers which had fluid in my mouth or fluid coming into my mouth accidently in other forms. So Question 1) does this pose an HIV risk and do I need testing?
Second, I'm curious about HIV's survival under the penis foreskin and in the mouth. Question 2) I am uncircumsised and I'm curious if HIV is able to survive under neath the penis foreskin and in the mouth while retaining the ability to infect the individual even after the sexual exposure has passed.
Thank you
A related discussion, semen as lube was started.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Yes, of course. My statement was not qualified. EWH
Correct:
Is mutual masturbation still safe if one or both partners is NOT circumsused?
Is mutual masturbation still safe if one or both partners is NOT circumsused?
Thank you doctor. Is mutual masturbation still safe if one or both partners is circumsised?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Mutual masturbation is safe sex.. It is expected that in the course of mutual masturbation there will be some exchange of secretions to the surface of each partner's skin but this is still safe sex with zero risk of HIV. We get many such questions which then go an to ask about the risk if small cuts were present, if a person rubbed their eyes, or, as you asked, if you put a contaminated finger into your mouth when it had genital secretions on it. The answer is still zero risk with no need for testing after an exposure of this sort.
2. Survival of HIV in each of the locations cannot be scientifically studied. In addition the mouth and under the foreskin are different situations. Each surface is made of diffferent kinds of skin cells. IN addition, the mouth has many enzymes and other substances present which tend to kill HIV.
Compared to the situation of a circumsized man, HIV is more likely to persist under the foreskin of an uncircumsized man. It is less subject to drying,
Hope thes comments help. EWH
2. Survival of HIV in each of the locations cannot be scientifically studied. In addition the mouth and under the foreskin are different situations. Each surface is made of diffferent kinds of skin cells. IN addition, the mouth has many enzymes and other substances present which tend to kill HIV.
Compared to the situation of a circumsized man, HIV is more likely to persist under the foreskin of an uncircumsized man. It is less subject to drying,
Hope thes comments help. EWH
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