Am I now at rsk?

[ihopeimok]

I was with another guy.  We played with each other.  I finished, and he did not.  My concern is that I had a day old scratch on the hand I used on him as well as a hang nail that was red, a bit painful to the touch but was not bleeding.  On accident, I actually poured some lime juice on the hangnail afterward, and it did not sting which I think is probably a good sign.  Also, the hand he used first on himself and then me I do not believe was wet but may have been so.  As such, I am worried that he could have placed on my tip some of his fluid. So, I am wondering if this situation poses any risk from an hiv perspective, and if so, how significant of a risk does it represent?  Nothing else occured between us.

Thanks in advance for your valued guidance.  I am really scared.

Please note, I apologize because I do not remember my former login/password so I had to use a new one.

[SouthAsian]

Thank you doctor. as you are aware an anxious mind seeks only the negatives..

gosh, u must be one hell of a warrior to bear all this psychos like me! thanks again

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

You are taking that other thread entirely out of context.  That was an entirely speculative discussion in response to a speculative, anxiety-driven question.  Deep kissing is not a risk for HIV, period.

HHH, MD

[SouthAsian]

OK MF, here's the link: http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/STD/messages/1677.html

[SouthAsian]

Dear Doc,

In one of your postings I read a newly infected person's viral load could be a factor in deep kissing.
isn't it a bit contradictory to your assumption deep kissing poses no risk?

sorry if i am being intrusive? thanks

[monkeyflower]

I don't remember Dr. Handsfield saying that, and I generally read pretty much all of his posts. Can you post the link?

[SouthAsian]

let me find out. he didn't quite say it in an alarmist way though.

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

The exposure you describe carried no risk of HIV transmisison, with or without a hangnail--never, not once, nada, zilch, zero, nichevo.  It is probable that nobody in the world ever got HIV by a hand job, cuts or no cuts.

This is the second question in 2 days that mentions lime juice as something to prevent HIV.  Is there something on the web or elsewhere about it?  It's wacko.

Good luck--  HHH, MD

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