Possible HPV Risk Transmission

[ashwin448]

I would like to ask your medical point of view on the following:

I went to a massage place last week. The guy touched and fondled his penis with his fingers for about 10 minutes and then he touched my butt crack and my lower lips with his fingers. He then slightly rub his fingers near my butt crack and anus area.

Is there any risk for HPV/Genital Warts transmission from his fingers to my anus and is there any risk for herpes transmission from his fingers to my lower lips?

Is it a very low risk (or near zero) or a moderate risk or even a high risk for:-

1) Genital warts/ HPV transmission from his fingers to my butt crack/anus after touching and fondling his penis
2) Herpes transmission from his fingers to my lower lips.

Is HPV spread by the mode described above?

Your reply is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
Ashwin

[Edward W Hook, MD]

When Dr. Handsfield or I say that something is very close to no risk, no meaningful risk or of minimal risk, or use any other term to indicate a very small risk, that means "close to zero" in a world where, for theoretical reasons, zero cannor even be attained.  EWH

[ashwin448]

I mean by no meaningful risk, is it a very low or low or moderate risk for HPV transmission?

Thank you
Ashwin

[ashwin448]

Hello Doctor,

Thank you for your reply.

By 'no meaningful risk', would you consider it as a very low risk or low risk or moderate risk for both activities mentioned above?

Thank you.
Ashwin

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our Forum. this question has been asked here many times.  Despite the fact that it seems like it might happen, there is no meaningful risk of HSV, HPV or, for that matter, any other STD, being transmitted by the transfer of an infection from a person's genitals to another person on someone's hands.  There have been many, many instances when this might have happened or when people have been concnerned about the possiblity but there has never been a case when this clearly happened.  the same is true for genital to oral (mouth transmission)You need to worry and do not need testing.  EWH

[ashwin448]

May be I should also add that there did not seem to be any genital secretions but it was a bit dak and I cannot know for sure.

Would it make any difference for HPV/Genital Warts and Herpes transmission if he had genital secretions on his fingers and he touched my butt crack/anus and lower lips?

Thank you.
Ashwin