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dear doctor,
yesterday i was talking to a prostitute ( african ) , while talking i felt her saliva entered my eye , i picked up a tissue and wiped it , plse estimate my risk . i dont know whether blood was in her saliva , as i feel there can be a chance if she had dental surgery/ or blood in her mouth . what are my chances if blood mixed saliva entered my eye mucous membrane . i know it was a samll quantity which entered my eye , also does wiping my eye with tissue has increased my risk . please answer . After 9 weeks i am going to my home country , i will do a test there , you feel 9 week tes t after this episode will be accurate or i do not need any testing after this episode
yesterday i was talking to a prostitute ( african ) , while talking i felt her saliva entered my eye , i picked up a tissue and wiped it , plse estimate my risk . i dont know whether blood was in her saliva , as i feel there can be a chance if she had dental surgery/ or blood in her mouth . what are my chances if blood mixed saliva entered my eye mucous membrane . i know it was a samll quantity which entered my eye , also does wiping my eye with tissue has increased my risk . please answer . After 9 weeks i am going to my home country , i will do a test there , you feel 9 week tes t after this episode will be accurate or i do not need any testing after this episode
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Good grief. These comments miss the point. Did you read the title of the research report? "...Drug-involved, inner-city, street sex workers in Miami" are not exactly typical. The statements made on this forum about the AVERAGE frequency of HIV in most CSWs in the United States and other industrialized countries remain true.
No ongoing discussion. This thread is closed.
No ongoing discussion. This thread is closed.
Over 22% of the female sex workers in that study had HIV? I find that extremely hard to believe. Even considering the activities being engaged in by the women, that seems to be an incredibly high number.
Are you made a joke? "if you are in the US or other industrialized country, the odds are the sex worker doesn't have HIV anyway."
Are you made a joke?
Please read it:
Inciardi JA, Surratt HL, Kurtz SP. HIV, HBV, and HCV infections among drug-involved, inner-city, street sex workers in Miami, Florida. AIDS and Behavior. 2006;10:139-147.
Available at
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16378168?ordinalpos=18&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Are you made a joke?
Please read it:
Inciardi JA, Surratt HL, Kurtz SP. HIV, HBV, and HCV infections among drug-involved, inner-city, street sex workers in Miami, Florida. AIDS and Behavior. 2006;10:139-147.
Available at
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16378168?ordinalpos=18&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Because of HIV testing policies in most Middle East islamic countries, very few people have HIV. There are no worries here.
Please note the MedHelp rule about a maximum of 2 questions every 6 months on the professionally moderated forums (see Terms and Conditions).
Please note the MedHelp rule about a maximum of 2 questions every 6 months on the professionally moderated forums (see Terms and Conditions).
I AM IN DUBAI , WILL TEST AFTER 9 WEEKS BE O K . THANKS FOR UR RESPONSE.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
There is no signficant risk of HIV from this event. HIV infected people do not have enough virus in saliva to transmit the infection; saliva inactivates the virus. Even if scant blood were present, it wouldn't make much difference. And if you are in the US or other industrialized country, the odds are the sex worker doesn't have HIV anyway.
From a risk assessment perspective, you don't need to be tested. But this and your thread last August suggest you are an axious sort of person, and most likely my reassurance will not settle your fears. If you will sleep better having a negative test result, go ahead and do it. You can count on a negative results. (This is not "code" to suggest I really believe there was some risk. I do not.)
Regards-- HHH, MD
From a risk assessment perspective, you don't need to be tested. But this and your thread last August suggest you are an axious sort of person, and most likely my reassurance will not settle your fears. If you will sleep better having a negative test result, go ahead and do it. You can count on a negative results. (This is not "code" to suggest I really believe there was some risk. I do not.)
Regards-- HHH, MD
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