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Fingering a girl with genital herpes with a cut
Hello,
I am quite concerned. On Sunday I suffered a small cut to my finger. Monday night I went out with a girl who has genital herpes. We did not have sex, but I fingered her. Afterwards I noticed the cut looked sort of "open" per se. I also got some of her vaginal fluid, and possibly touched her vagina with and on on my lower thigh/upper knee area.
Am I at risk for infection through the open cut or the thigh? If the cut heals, then would that mean that no disease transfered? There were no open sores or anything like that.
Much appreciated.
I am quite concerned. On Sunday I suffered a small cut to my finger. Monday night I went out with a girl who has genital herpes. We did not have sex, but I fingered her. Afterwards I noticed the cut looked sort of "open" per se. I also got some of her vaginal fluid, and possibly touched her vagina with and on on my lower thigh/upper knee area.
Am I at risk for infection through the open cut or the thigh? If the cut heals, then would that mean that no disease transfered? There were no open sores or anything like that.
Much appreciated.
So im a girl
And i messed around with another girl like a year ago
Turns out her father has herpies
And did when she was born
Aka she has the herpies gene?
Could i get it?
Fingering did happen
But other than kissing nothing more happend
I looked at other sites and they say symptoms take 2 weeks to show up
And its been like a year
So i think im in the clear
But im a little parnoid
Cusi keep getting these cuts/cracks in the far corners of my mouth
Idk
Plz help?
And i messed around with another girl like a year ago
Turns out her father has herpies
And did when she was born
Aka she has the herpies gene?
Could i get it?
Fingering did happen
But other than kissing nothing more happend
I looked at other sites and they say symptoms take 2 weeks to show up
And its been like a year
So i think im in the clear
But im a little parnoid
Cusi keep getting these cuts/cracks in the far corners of my mouth
Idk
Plz help?
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MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Good grief. People get variations in stool consistency all the time. Of course it's not a herpes symptom. Why would you even suspect it has anything to do with fingering someone?? Your overreaction is beyond reason; it's time to cool it. Presumably you came to this forum for reassurance. I gave it to you. Stop trying to talk me (and yourself) into believing you caught something. You did not.
This thread is over.
This thread is over.
As far as I am aware, even if you get a herpetic whitlow, this will make you immune to catching HSV-2 genitally. There has been previous discussion about whether immunity is provided. No clear answer has been given, possibly because it may encourage purposeful infection as a method of innoculation.
Ahh help!
Now my stool has become soft and I have mild constipation. Would these be symptoms of herpes? If so,w ould they occur before the outbreak?
Thanks so much!
Now my stool has become soft and I have mild constipation. Would these be symptoms of herpes? If so,w ould they occur before the outbreak?
Thanks so much!
Unless I developed symptoms on my finger, I would just move on.
Even if you get Herpes Whitlow from HSV-2 (herpes on your finger) you wouldn't have it genitally. In that case you would test positive for HSV-2
via a serological test, but you still wouldn't have genital herpes.
I think serological testing "just to know your status" is a bad idea.
The following is from the US Department of Health & Human Services
so I think I can just post it. But for those interested you can go to
http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm and check it out for yourself.
It's not the vaginal fluid that is the issue as much as the direct skin on skin contact with someone - you know when you are naked and dry humping, messing around, outercourse or whatever you prefer to call it. You are still more likely to transmit herpes with actual sex but you don't need actual penetration for it to occur.
Herpetic whitlow is just the official name for when you get herpes on the fingers/hands which is what HHH was talking about when he answered your question.
If this gal didn't have any active symptoms your risk was pretty low. Even lower yet if she's on daily suppressive therapy. Do you know if she has hsv1 or hsv2 genitally? Have you ever had a herpes blood test yourself to know your own status?
grace
Herpetic whitlow is just the official name for when you get herpes on the fingers/hands which is what HHH was talking about when he answered your question.
If this gal didn't have any active symptoms your risk was pretty low. Even lower yet if she's on daily suppressive therapy. Do you know if she has hsv1 or hsv2 genitally? Have you ever had a herpes blood test yourself to know your own status?
grace
Any ideas on the vaginal fluid on the thigh?
Also, thanks! One more thing, any risk of herpetic whitlow?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
In theory, there probably is some potential risk of your catching HSV of your finger. But it is too low to measure or to worry about. In 35 years in the STD business, I have never seen or even heard of such a case. If you develop soreness or blister-like lesions around the area of the cut in the next couple of weeks, see a health care provider. But almost certainly it won't happen. If it doesn't, just forget this whole episode.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
Good luck-- HHH, MD
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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.
