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masturbating and hiv

I'm a young male and like many people are concerned about getting hiv. I have therefore decided to stay a virgin and resorted to masturbating. I masturbate in the men's room in my res but woory that i might pick up the virus there. How long can the virus live outside the body should someone's blood or semen have ended up on the seat or bowl.WORRIED
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186166 tn?1385259382
the short version is...

hiv is NOT transmitted from environmental surfaces or inanimate objects.

this is NO risk.
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masturbating has ZERO risk u can't catch hiv from ur self
HIV is transmitted through vaginal and anal unprotected sex
needle sharing
mother to child
no more no less
even oral sex is not a risk because saliva has enzymes and proteins that inhibits its transfer
HIV can't produce outside its host unlike other bacteria
hope im clear
move on
best regards
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