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Risk of Infection from Broken Cuticle/Handjob
Hey all. There's been some nagging in my mind and at this point, I know it's too late to do anything except wait for the window period to end to get tested, but what is the likelihood of transmission under the following scenarios?
1. Oral-to-Oral. My gums tend to bleed after brushing my teeth. Nothing major but I know I have very early gum disease issues. What is the possibility of infection after heavy 'french' kissing? I did not taste any blood at the time but I know there's at least one documented case of two people transmitting the disease due to bleeding from their gums.
2. Oral-to-Genital. During the handjob, I licked the shaft of the penis once. If some precum was on the shaft at the time, would there be a possibility of transmission from tongue to any bleeding gums?
3. Hand-to-Genital. Going to the title of this post, the handjob was finished and there was copious amounts of semen as a result. The lubricant used was vasoline and I frequently have cuticle tears/cuticle breaks where the fingernail is attached to the finger. I do not remember if any were sore at the time and I don't remember any bleeding/injury to them but I cannot say for sure.
It's been about a week now since exposure and I've been having lethargy, headaches, and I have a very mild rash on my shoulder blade that I cannot figure out is related to ARS. That's neither here nor there. I just wanted to hear what sort of trouble I may have gotten myself into due to the above three scenarios. Thanks!
1. Oral-to-Oral. My gums tend to bleed after brushing my teeth. Nothing major but I know I have very early gum disease issues. What is the possibility of infection after heavy 'french' kissing? I did not taste any blood at the time but I know there's at least one documented case of two people transmitting the disease due to bleeding from their gums.
2. Oral-to-Genital. During the handjob, I licked the shaft of the penis once. If some precum was on the shaft at the time, would there be a possibility of transmission from tongue to any bleeding gums?
3. Hand-to-Genital. Going to the title of this post, the handjob was finished and there was copious amounts of semen as a result. The lubricant used was vasoline and I frequently have cuticle tears/cuticle breaks where the fingernail is attached to the finger. I do not remember if any were sore at the time and I don't remember any bleeding/injury to them but I cannot say for sure.
It's been about a week now since exposure and I've been having lethargy, headaches, and I have a very mild rash on my shoulder blade that I cannot figure out is related to ARS. That's neither here nor there. I just wanted to hear what sort of trouble I may have gotten myself into due to the above three scenarios. Thanks!
Thanks for the quick reply.
No further questions right now. Still waiting to get tested but it's reassuring to know I am likely not infected. Will keep y'all posted on the results.
No further questions right now. Still waiting to get tested but it's reassuring to know I am likely not infected. Will keep y'all posted on the results.
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