Worried about my Exposure.

[newyorker718]

I had protected sex with a female that was on her menstrual. Im just afraid that the blood that was on the condom and on my gentle area touched the pee hole and the head of the penis while taking off the condom and washing up the gentle area right after the sex was finished. Just afraid of being affected with hcv from this exposure. I had no cuts on myself or open wounds on my penis. Just her blood on the condom and gentle area. Also whats the incubition period to get a accurate test result? Thanks for any feedback people.

[Bill1954]

That's likely because HCV isn't considered an STD...

--Bill

[newyorker718]

Hcv isnt talked about it at all. Its mostly hiv and the other stds except for hcv.

[eureka254]

"Luckily, the Internet has some great resources for those who want to be responsible adults and maybe learn a thing or two about sex. What a concept"
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You're right, of course, but unfortunately the public mind tends to use the Internet for learning quite a different set of concepts!

[copyman]

Hi Hector, I have posted many times on this forum the reason these questions are posted is  lack of educating the public. More money needs to spent on HCV education. Just a little of the money spent on HIV awareness would go a long way to helping this cause. Unfortunately the only way I see this happening is if some politicians or their loved ones find out they have have it.

[HectorSF]

I appears that many people are not only unaware of how HCV is spread, but they seem to have no idea what, if any, sexual practices are risky and what practices are risky for which STDs. We have seen many posts of people worrying about HCV when they have a far greater risk of contracting HBV or HIV which can more easily spread through other body fluids then blood.

By practicing safeR sex most worries and concerns can be eliminated for all STDs.

Has sex education been eliminated from schools due to budget cuts or is it still being taught? Either way something is lacking in educating the general public about these issues. That single people especially seem to be so unaware of the risks they are taking is truly beyond me. Luckily, the Internet has some great resources for those who want to be responsible adults and maybe learn a thing or two about sex. What a concept?

For those interested in practicing safeR sex I would recommend the "Guide to Safer Sex (Concise)". It provides a nice overview of safeR sex.
http://www.sexuality.org/concise.html

For very extensive coverage of sex and sexuality, "A New Look at Sex" is sure to provide lots of late night reading.
http://www.sexuality.org/book/

Of course San Francisco's own Good Vibrations is a good resource on sex and a supplier of various safeR sex enhancing products.
http://www.goodvibes.com/content.jhtml?id=Sexual-Education-Good-Vibrations-How-To

And I sure there are many other great resources out there for those "inquiring minds that want to know".

Hectorsf

[nygirl7]

Did you ask the female if she even had hepc it might save you an awful lot of money in the long run - there are plenty of other tests you might get worried about running eventually...if you do have hepc it is not from this experience.

But practicing safeR sex is always a good idea, the fact that you were wrapped up though makes it pretty much foolproof and since you didnt have a cut either you are fine.

[newyorker718]

Thank you.

[Trinity4]

No risk is correct.  You need to move on but if you can't and like to waste your money on needless tests here you go:

3-6 months for antibody test.

2 - 3  weeks for HCV RNA by PCR.  

[newyorker718]

Thank you for your respond NYGIRL7. So its a no risk situation from the exposure that I had? Whats the window period without getting a pcr test meaning the regular blood test that looks for antibodies? Thank you for your time NYGIRL7.

[Justworriedofstds]

So its a no risk situation? Thank you. If you just get a regular blood test how long does that take to get a accurate test result. Just curious.

[nygirl7]

No. Just no. No blood to blood contamination no hcv, if she even had it in the first place. I mean she would have to have it......so your chances are like nothing but ifyou are convinced you do wait a few weeks and pay for a PCR test it will tell you for sure.