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Dear Doctor,
This evening I visited a strib club and received several lap dances from a woman. At several instance during the danc she rubbed her g-string on my face. My concern is that even though she was wearing a gstring I'm sure that the outside of her vagina made contact with my lips and up near my eyes. I did not perform oral sex on her, but the contact that I described occurrd several times. Am I at risk for any stds, including HIV. Thank you.
This evening I visited a strib club and received several lap dances from a woman. At several instance during the danc she rubbed her g-string on my face. My concern is that even though she was wearing a gstring I'm sure that the outside of her vagina made contact with my lips and up near my eyes. I did not perform oral sex on her, but the contact that I described occurrd several times. Am I at risk for any stds, including HIV. Thank you.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum.
This is the second time you have asked questions about strip club events that obviously carry no risk for any STD. Get this straight, please: no STDs are transmitted by hand-genital contact, exposure to genital secretions through superficial contact, or through clothing. Nobody ever caught an STD from a strip club unless there was unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex in the club. And probably no STDs have ever been transmitted by lap dance.
So there is no risk from this event and you do not need testing. And in case it is on your mind, since you could not have been infected, it is safe to continue unprotected sex with your regular partner -- if you have one.
Regards-- HHH, MD
This is the second time you have asked questions about strip club events that obviously carry no risk for any STD. Get this straight, please: no STDs are transmitted by hand-genital contact, exposure to genital secretions through superficial contact, or through clothing. Nobody ever caught an STD from a strip club unless there was unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex in the club. And probably no STDs have ever been transmitted by lap dance.
So there is no risk from this event and you do not need testing. And in case it is on your mind, since you could not have been infected, it is safe to continue unprotected sex with your regular partner -- if you have one.
Regards-- HHH, MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
No!
You may not keep returning with every anxiety-driven "yes but" or "what if" question you think of. Re-read my original reply; it answers every additional question that might come to mind. This thread is over.
You may not keep returning with every anxiety-driven "yes but" or "what if" question you think of. Re-read my original reply; it answers every additional question that might come to mind. This thread is over.
Hi Dr. Handsfield,
A thought occured to me and I wanted to run it by you. Would the risk of contracting an STD become significant in the example I gave above if an individual had a lesion on their tongue or in their mouth. Thanks!
A thought occured to me and I wanted to run it by you. Would the risk of contracting an STD become significant in the example I gave above if an individual had a lesion on their tongue or in their mouth. Thanks!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
All STD transmission is rare with cunnilingus (oral contact with female genitals). Even with prolonged exposure, e.g. to orgasm, it rarely happens. Probably some cases of herpes and gonorrhea occassionally are transmitted, but very rarely. But certainly there is no risk from the fleeting contact you describe. HIV has never been known to be transmitted by cunningus, in either direction.
Here is another thread that explains the transmission biology of STDs in more detail: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/1119533
So please accept the reassurance and don't worry about this event. If and when you start having intercourse, you can begin to legitimately worry about STD risks -- and even then, you'll keep it to a minimum by using condoms consistently.
Here is another thread that explains the transmission biology of STDs in more detail: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/1119533
So please accept the reassurance and don't worry about this event. If and when you start having intercourse, you can begin to legitimately worry about STD risks -- and even then, you'll keep it to a minimum by using condoms consistently.
Dear Dr. Handsfield,
Thank you very much for your reply, and for your reassurance. I tend to be a bit obsessive (obviously) about these type of issues, and I was wondering if you could help educate me in terms of what sort of oral "sex" activities constitute a real risk. In my above situation, I can see how it would be possible for a small amount of vaginal secretion could get into my mouth, is it that a larger amount of secretions would be necessary to actually put me at risk? Thanks very much!
Thank you very much for your reply, and for your reassurance. I tend to be a bit obsessive (obviously) about these type of issues, and I was wondering if you could help educate me in terms of what sort of oral "sex" activities constitute a real risk. In my above situation, I can see how it would be possible for a small amount of vaginal secretion could get into my mouth, is it that a larger amount of secretions would be necessary to actually put me at risk? Thanks very much!
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
