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Does soap kill HIV?
Last week i had a protected sex (with condom) with a prostitute. However, when showering, she cleaned her vagina with soap (Dettol soap) then she helped clean my penis with extra new soap.
Actually the time between she clean her vagina and helped clean my penis was only about 10 sec. in such a short period, will i get a bigger chance? will i get infection of HIV, how big is the chance? and I have read other comments from other posts, saying HIV cannot reproduce outside Host. is that only HIV can transmitted while your penis is inserted (under sexual way) ? i am very concernedthankyou
Actually the time between she clean her vagina and helped clean my penis was only about 10 sec. in such a short period, will i get a bigger chance? will i get infection of HIV, how big is the chance? and I have read other comments from other posts, saying HIV cannot reproduce outside Host. is that only HIV can transmitted while your penis is inserted (under sexual way) ? i am very concernedthankyou
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum.
Responding to the question in the title: Yes, soap kills HIV. Instantaneously.
You had accurate replies on the community forum. Heterosexually transmitted HIV is rare in Australia, and relatively few female sex workers are infected. But even if your partner were the rare exception, you had entirely safe sex. Even without the soap cleaning, you were not at risk for HIV.
And yes, HIV is transmitted only when the penis is in the vagina.
You don't need HIV testing on account of this exposure. However, everyone who is sexually active outside a mutually monogamous relationship should be tested for HIV and STDs from time to time, like once a year. If you haven't been tested recently, this might be a good time, when it's on your mind. But not because of this particular event. A great place for personal evaluation and STD/HIV testing would be year local sexual health centre. Australia's nationally funded SHCs are probably the world's very best STD/HIV prevention clinics.
In summary, no worries! HHH, MD
Responding to the question in the title: Yes, soap kills HIV. Instantaneously.
You had accurate replies on the community forum. Heterosexually transmitted HIV is rare in Australia, and relatively few female sex workers are infected. But even if your partner were the rare exception, you had entirely safe sex. Even without the soap cleaning, you were not at risk for HIV.
And yes, HIV is transmitted only when the penis is in the vagina.
You don't need HIV testing on account of this exposure. However, everyone who is sexually active outside a mutually monogamous relationship should be tested for HIV and STDs from time to time, like once a year. If you haven't been tested recently, this might be a good time, when it's on your mind. But not because of this particular event. A great place for personal evaluation and STD/HIV testing would be year local sexual health centre. Australia's nationally funded SHCs are probably the world's very best STD/HIV prevention clinics.
In summary, no worries! HHH, MD
Friend please moveon...you were never at risk. Now even a minor itch which would normally go unnoticed or a rash or a minor pain or a little temperature up or down would beof concern because you are actually concious about it now. I have been there wasted almost 4 months testing and re testing..feeling my body for symptoms.Going pshyco about it. Finally i let it go and all symptoms started to vanish.If by chance you are infected trust me everybody in the world would have been infected and died of AIDS.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
They cannot possibly be HIV symptoms, since you could not have been infected. You undboutedly have a minor cold or something. And stop washing your hands so much!!!
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hi doc
recently i started developed low temp fever (for one day), musucle ache, tiredness. and also some rashes on my hands (may be washing too many times with soap. are these ars symptoms？ i am now feaking worried！ please help me
recently i started developed low temp fever (for one day), musucle ache, tiredness. and also some rashes on my hands (may be washing too many times with soap. are these ars symptoms？ i am now feaking worried！ please help me
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
STDs also cannot be transmitted by the exposure you describe and are killed by soap. So is HIV. And as I said, even if there were no soap and you had not even washed, you were not at risk
You came here for reassurance based on science. I gave it. Accept it or not, I don't care, but don't argue about it. This isn't a debate.
This thread is over.
You came here for reassurance based on science. I gave it. Accept it or not, I don't care, but don't argue about it. This isn't a debate.
This thread is over.
Sorry one more question
on the web, i found out that HIV is not like bacteria, easily killed by soap. its an virus that could survive under soap. could you tell me more about your judgement?
on the web, i found out that HIV is not like bacteria, easily killed by soap. its an virus that could survive under soap. could you tell me more about your judgement?
how about std？can she pass std through soap water？thanks！
how about std？can she pass std through soap water？thanks！
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Not possible. Forget it.
i have no worries about the sexual contact with conndom
but i am kind of freak out about the possible infection from the act of the sex worker. because she clean my penis after touching her vagina. i m afraid hiv could pass from the tip of my penis
but i am kind of freak out about the possible infection from the act of the sex worker. because she clean my penis after touching her vagina. i m afraid hiv could pass from the tip of my penis
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