Need your advice on Massage Parlour risks

Hi there Doc,

I am 25 male and hetero. I have been visiting massage parlours recently (the past year) and have had about 10 massages from different girls with "happy endings". There was no sexual intercourse with any of them, however two or three licked my nipples and ears. Every massage was the same. One of the times though, the girl rested her bare vagina on my knee. They often lick my ears and neck too. Another time i rubbed the woman's clitoris with my thumb with a slightly flaky thumb skin. I never let them touch me after they rub their genitals. I didn't do anything else with them. Unfortunately, i found out that one of the regular girl's i massaged and the one who's clit i rubbed came down with chlamydia. About a week after that incident i came down with a very mild sore throat and no other symptoms. Is it possible its ARS? What are my HIV risks? Could ARS manifest in just a mild sore throat and thats it?

Aside from these girls, i had protected sex with three ordinary women with some handjobs and such and thats it. What is my HIV risk. Thanks a million Doctor Handsfield.

Ian.

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Here is my initial response, just from the title of your question, before I even read it:  Assuming you mean risks or acquiring HIV or any other STD, the quick answer is zero or close to it.

Now I will read the question....  and my answer is the same.  The risk of acquring HIV or any STD by hand-to-genital (or hand-to-any body part) is truly zerro.  Ditto for licking, kissing, and genital contact with your knee.  Fellatio is extremely safe; no proved HIV transmissions have been documented from mouth to penis.  There is a slight risk of gonorrhea and a possibility of herpes due to a partner's oral HSV-1 infection.  Mild sore throat does not suggest ARS.

Bottom line:  If you are anxious about HIV, get tested just to relieve your nervousness.  But if you have no risks other than the exposures you describe, you can be 100% confident the result will be negative.

Good luck--  HHH, MD