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Transmission Risk HIV
Hello and thank you for reading my question.
I am a woman with an anxiety problem and I am worried about an exposure I had. I was tested today and get my results in a week. Even so, I need advice.
I was at a BDSM club where a very irresponsible transwoman did not disclose her HIV status. She was flogged and a bit of blood got on the flogger. The person cleaned the toys with a disinfectant and let them dry for over an hour. He proceeded to flog his partner and later, flogged me. He went easy on me, as it was my first time, and my skin was not broken. The woman said that, at the time, her viral load was undetectable and her cd4 was above 700, so she thought she didn't need to disclose. While I think she was selfish and irresponsible, I'm leaving that part aside. The Dom assured me he was meticulous and that the risk was low, but I still worry.
I can't stop reading about symptoms. I was sick two weeks after and I have been suffering stubborn yeast infections, which I read are common in positive patients. I was also sick a week or two after this event but so were a lot of other people, as a rather strong bug was going around and a lot of people caught it. While I know I can explain my own symptoms, I fear the worst.
Am I at significant risk?
I am a woman with an anxiety problem and I am worried about an exposure I had. I was tested today and get my results in a week. Even so, I need advice.
I was at a BDSM club where a very irresponsible transwoman did not disclose her HIV status. She was flogged and a bit of blood got on the flogger. The person cleaned the toys with a disinfectant and let them dry for over an hour. He proceeded to flog his partner and later, flogged me. He went easy on me, as it was my first time, and my skin was not broken. The woman said that, at the time, her viral load was undetectable and her cd4 was above 700, so she thought she didn't need to disclose. While I think she was selfish and irresponsible, I'm leaving that part aside. The Dom assured me he was meticulous and that the risk was low, but I still worry.
I can't stop reading about symptoms. I was sick two weeks after and I have been suffering stubborn yeast infections, which I read are common in positive patients. I was also sick a week or two after this event but so were a lot of other people, as a rather strong bug was going around and a lot of people caught it. While I know I can explain my own symptoms, I fear the worst.
Am I at significant risk?
Best Answer
No, there is no risk. HIV does not maintain its infectiousness outside the human body. There is no risk from contact with S&M toys, dildos, etc. The virus is extremely fragile- just exposure to air is enough to quickly render it non-infectious. You could not have been infected in the manner which you describe and there is no need for HIV testing.
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