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Risk of HIV infection after exposure to menstrual blood
Dear Doctor
Yesterday I had sex with a woman of unknown hiv status (not a prostitute). She was in the last day of her period and had douched beforehand. There was no visible menstrual blood at any point. Because I didn't have condoms on me, the intercourse was limited to me rimming and fingering her quite vigorously (I acutally got to her cervix). There was two small, two days old, dry cuts on the fingers of the hand that I used to finger her. At one point she also performed fellatio on me. We kissed quite a lot as well, and I repeatedly kissed parts of her body that I earlier stroked with the fingering hand. I had some abrasions in my mouth that were made worse by drinking beer before the intercourse, but no open bleeding. After the intercourse I had lemon soda which, as I understand, even further decreases the mucosal barrier.
I realize this is a bit complicated and probably not that risky but I would appreciate your opinion.
Best regards
Yesterday I had sex with a woman of unknown hiv status (not a prostitute). She was in the last day of her period and had douched beforehand. There was no visible menstrual blood at any point. Because I didn't have condoms on me, the intercourse was limited to me rimming and fingering her quite vigorously (I acutally got to her cervix). There was two small, two days old, dry cuts on the fingers of the hand that I used to finger her. At one point she also performed fellatio on me. We kissed quite a lot as well, and I repeatedly kissed parts of her body that I earlier stroked with the fingering hand. I had some abrasions in my mouth that were made worse by drinking beer before the intercourse, but no open bleeding. After the intercourse I had lemon soda which, as I understand, even further decreases the mucosal barrier.
I realize this is a bit complicated and probably not that risky but I would appreciate your opinion.
Best regards
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
Thank you for your post and welcome to our forum.
From the description given, I can conclude that there was no risk of HIV infection: fingering, rimming, kissing, receiving oral sex, etc do not pose any real rsik of HIV infection. However some of them do pose a risk of other STDs, i.e. Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, NSU, Herpes, Syphilis.
Having old cuts on your fingers, abrasions in your mouth, drinking beer or lemon soda would not increase the risk of HIV infection either.
In summary, I do not believe that you have put yourself at risk of HIV infection at all wahtosever, and therefore there is no need to be tested.
Best wishes,
Dr José
Thank you for your post and welcome to our forum.
From the description given, I can conclude that there was no risk of HIV infection: fingering, rimming, kissing, receiving oral sex, etc do not pose any real rsik of HIV infection. However some of them do pose a risk of other STDs, i.e. Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, NSU, Herpes, Syphilis.
Having old cuts on your fingers, abrasions in your mouth, drinking beer or lemon soda would not increase the risk of HIV infection either.
In summary, I do not believe that you have put yourself at risk of HIV infection at all wahtosever, and therefore there is no need to be tested.
Best wishes,
Dr José
Dear Dr José
I'm sorry to bother you again, but I just wanted to clarify: I must have transferred some of her cervicovaginal fluid onto her skin, again no menstrual blood visible. This got mixed with water on her skin (she had had shower before the intercourse), which then surely came into contact with the abrasions in my mouth through kissing and licking, or my eyes for that matter.
Would that increase the risk?
Best regards
I'm sorry to bother you again, but I just wanted to clarify: I must have transferred some of her cervicovaginal fluid onto her skin, again no menstrual blood visible. This got mixed with water on her skin (she had had shower before the intercourse), which then surely came into contact with the abrasions in my mouth through kissing and licking, or my eyes for that matter.
Would that increase the risk?
Best regards
Dear Dr José
Thanks a lot for reassurance. I will get tested for other STDs.
Best regards
Thanks a lot for reassurance. I will get tested for other STDs.
Best regards
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