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Burnt finger seeping

Hi there,

I understand this may well fall in category of cut finger but wanted to make sure as couldn't find any exact matches on this site.

A few days before an encounter with a CSW in Thailand I burnt a finger with a cigarette. On the night of the encounter a section of the wound, which had formed a large blister, has opened up, and clear liquid was seeping out. As far as I remember, that finger wasn't used inside but was used on the outside of the lady's vagina. My concern is HIV or one of the Heps entering the seeping/open wound.

Three weeks before, I saw the same lady and we had mutual oral sex. As far as I can tell from this site, neither of those acts would have carried a risk of Hiv/Hep? Both times we had vaginal sex but a condom was used.

Other than this encounter, I have received unprotected oral sex from one CSW since last being tested for the full range. Shall I get the full range of tests at 3 months? (I'm concerned about the Heps as I believe they are more common in Thailand and I haven't been vaccinated for Hep B).

I took Azithromycin and Cefexime which I'm assuming would have cleared up any Clamydia, Gonorrhea, NGU. I don't have any symptoms of these. I'm just starting out on a new relationship and am wondering whether I need to go into these details with my new girlfriend as I don't want to put her at any risk while having unprotected oral / condom protected vaginal sex.

Thanks
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You are correct, this is a new version of a question that we have answered a number of times before.  You are also correct about the answer.  There is no risk.  Following a burn such as the one you experienced, the body begins to heal almost immediately.  There is no risk that HIV, if your partner was infected, would enter your body and infect you.  The same is true for the hepatitis viruses.  No one has ever gotten HIV in this way (there is no parallel information about hepatitis but I am confident that the answer is the same) and you will not be the first.

You are also correct that the antibiotics you have taken represent effective therapy against gonorrhea, chlamydia and NGU and therefore you do not need to worry, nor do you have to worry about your new partner.

A final word.  Hepatitis vaccine (both for hepatitis B and hepatitis A, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C) is highly effective.  You owe it to yourself to get vaccinated.  EWH
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Thank you.
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