Could this be an STD?
5 hours ago in the STDs Expert Forum
You had a low risk exposure. Simply pulling the penis out of the condom, while the condom is still inside a partner, probably does not significantly increase the risk of infection. Oral sex is inherently low risk for all STDs, and mutual masturbation isn't an STD risk either. Perhaps most important, it is impossible for an STD or any other infection to s...
STD risks
5 hours ago in the STDs Expert Forum
The reply to the question from auntjessie on the STD community forum was accurate. The massage and body rub were zero risk, for practical purposes. As anuntjessie said, their might be a theoretical risk of herpes or HPV, but that is only theoretical. in 30+ years in the STD business, I have never seen (or even heard of) a case of HSV acquired during a mass...
HIV Risk
Jul 24, 2008 11:32PM in the HIV Prevention Expert Forum
CDC estimates the risk at 1 in 1,000 for transmission from an infected male to a female partner. It's estimated at 1 in 2,000 from female to male. But both estimates are very rough. Precise data to not exist. There is virtually no risk through vaginal sex when the infected person has a viral load under 50.
HIV from food
Jul 24, 2008 11:29PM in the STDs Expert Forum
HIV is not transmitted through food, or through small amounts of swallowed blood. And it seems very unlikely the spots were blood anyway. This question is on the wrong forum (see the IMPORTANT notice above), so no further discussion here. Sorry. HHH, MD
Clarification
Jul 24, 2008 04:04PM in the HIV Prevention Expert Forum
Dr. Hook and I discussed this question. He reminds me that uncirumcised men have a much larger surface area of penile skin that is exposed to a partner's secretions than circumised men do. This might contribute to the increased risk from being uncircumcised. It is also important to point out something that both I and Dr. Hook have stressed many times on...
high risk unprotecteed sex
Jul 24, 2008 02:51PM in the HIV Prevention Expert Forum
Symptoms make no difference in judging whether or not someone has HIV; only the blood test matters. WBC count is usually normal in HIV and doesn't predict what an HIV test will show. As in the original reply above, you describe nothing that suggests you have HIV. Follow your doctor's advice.