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hiv test warranted?
Recently I had protected sex with a female sex worker with a condom. Worryingly, she used an oil based lubricant like vaseline or hand cream to lubricate her vagina. The episode lasted 2 to 3 minutes. After pulling out, i checked the condom visually and there were no tears. I filled the condom with water and squeezed the head of the condom and found no leaks even when i held it up to a light. I know that oil based lubricants normally "degrade" condoms but in this case, my water test (which lasted about a minute) did not show any drops or leakage. Would any testing be warranted after this episode? Or would there be an hiv risk from "degradation" caused by the oil based lube?
Teak said you do not test condoms after use. Why not? If after filling the condom and it does hold water, doesn't it show the condom remained intact and not weakened by oil or rubbing or whatever?
Thank you for your comments. Some of the oil based hand cream or Vaseline (mineral oil) did get onto the condom during intercoruse. Would that affect the integrity of the condom thereby putting me at risk for hiv even though I tested the condom with water and it did not leak water?
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