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menstrual blood risks
Hello. I am extremely worried about a recent event. I have engaged in protected insertive sex and unprotected oral sex (i was the receiver) with a girl that has a promiscuous life style.
During the protected insertive sex she began to have vaginal bleeding and we did not notice for about ten minutes. All that time she was bleeding and I was inside her. My condom was on, rolled down to the base of the penis, but towards the end it got a little flaccid.
I we suppose she was HIV +, I have the following questions:
1). could vaginal blood gotten under the base of my condom when the penis was a bit flaccid?
2). i had trimmed my pubic hair (really short trim, almost like a shave) about 12 hours before intercourse. could her blood infect me through the area where i was trimmed (if i was a little irritated)?
3). i fingered her, but no cuts on my hands. could i get infected i my finger got into contact with her blood, inside the vagina?
4). when i was washing up, I had quite some vaginal blood on my hands, but no cuts on my hands (I checked). Could this infect me?
5). should i wait and get tested?
I am a bit worried and would thank you for any sincere advice.
During the protected insertive sex she began to have vaginal bleeding and we did not notice for about ten minutes. All that time she was bleeding and I was inside her. My condom was on, rolled down to the base of the penis, but towards the end it got a little flaccid.
I we suppose she was HIV +, I have the following questions:
1). could vaginal blood gotten under the base of my condom when the penis was a bit flaccid?
2). i had trimmed my pubic hair (really short trim, almost like a shave) about 12 hours before intercourse. could her blood infect me through the area where i was trimmed (if i was a little irritated)?
3). i fingered her, but no cuts on my hands. could i get infected i my finger got into contact with her blood, inside the vagina?
4). when i was washing up, I had quite some vaginal blood on my hands, but no cuts on my hands (I checked). Could this infect me?
5). should i wait and get tested?
I am a bit worried and would thank you for any sincere advice.
Lizzie thanks for your help. As you can see I had a post very similar involving protected sex,deep kissing breast leaking and fingering during menstrual cycle.Why would you thing if any contribute to a greater risk having sex during menstrual protected sex?
Look, when we say somebody doesn't need to test, that's because if he/she insists on testing, it will come out negative anyway, and false negative result is impossible beyond 3 months post-exposure, so it will be a total waste of time and money. But if you do that for a peace of mind, there's nobody who can force you not to.
do you think this 6 week test should be my only one?
can it still be considered protected vaginal intercourse if the base of my penis was covered in her blood? at point it becomes unprotected?
is it true that if the condom covers the head of the penis ...then you are safe?
can it still be considered protected vaginal intercourse if the base of my penis was covered in her blood? at point it becomes unprotected?
is it true that if the condom covers the head of the penis ...then you are safe?
We're not dealing with hepatitis, there might be a separate forum for that here on MedHelp. 6 weeks and 3 months, the results will be no different if this is your only concerned interaction: negative.
I could not stand the uncertainty and I went and got an HIV test. This is 42 days post-exposure - 6 weeks.
I noticed some small red spots on my upper arms.
How helpful is a 6 weeks HIV test?
And on the other hand....as far as you know...what are the changes of getting hep A, B or C from my exposure: protected vaginal intercourse but with consistent menstrual bleeding and receiving unprotected oral sex?
I noticed some small red spots on my upper arms.
How helpful is a 6 weeks HIV test?
And on the other hand....as far as you know...what are the changes of getting hep A, B or C from my exposure: protected vaginal intercourse but with consistent menstrual bleeding and receiving unprotected oral sex?
I could not stand the uncertainty and I went and got an HIV test. This is 42 days post-exposure - 6 weeks.
I noticed some small red spots on my upper arms.
How helpful is a 6 weeks HIV test?
And on the other hand....as far as you know...what are the changes of getting hep A, B or C from my exposure: protected vaginal intercourse but with consistent menstrual bleeding and receiving unprotected oral sex?
I noticed some small red spots on my upper arms.
How helpful is a 6 weeks HIV test?
And on the other hand....as far as you know...what are the changes of getting hep A, B or C from my exposure: protected vaginal intercourse but with consistent menstrual bleeding and receiving unprotected oral sex?
Unless you did unprotected anal/vaginal sex or share IV drug works with her, there would be no HIV risk at all. That simple.
But what if i gotten it through kissing her or when she performed unprotected oral sex on me?
Stop looking for HIV stuffs on the net, there's quite a lot of misinfo in there that can worsen your fear. If you insist on testing though, you'll find it a negative if this is your only concerned interaction. 3 months post-"exposure" will do. But remember, I DON'T RECOMMEND HIV TESTING.
Recently i began to experience some discomfort in my groin area. I fear that it might be caused by swelling of the lymph nodes.
I fear that all that blood surely managed to get into my blood stream.
When should I get tested?
I fear that all that blood surely managed to get into my blood stream.
When should I get tested?
Oh and from the link you provided you failed to take away the most important statement, "So the next question is, how much does shaving may one's skin like open sores. Probably not much. There no studies on this but to my knowledge despite the fact that it is relatively common (barber shops, women shaving their legs, etc) I am not aware of any HIV infections transmitted through shaving-related wounds, obvious or not." Dr.Hook
You have been told over and over again. If you want to test then do so. But read what you have already been told.
recently I have talked with that girl again and she confirmed hr sexual promiscuity.
I am very worried...you must understand there was a considerable amount of blood from her vaginal area. I simply cannot believe that I can consider myself safe after that kind of exposure.
I was freshly trimmed/shaved in my pubic area....also blood could have gotten under the condom.
Do you think I should get tested at 6 weeks?
I am very worried...you must understand there was a considerable amount of blood from her vaginal area. I simply cannot believe that I can consider myself safe after that kind of exposure.
I was freshly trimmed/shaved in my pubic area....also blood could have gotten under the condom.
Do you think I should get tested at 6 weeks?
It doesn,t offer a number because no one has ever been infected by the hiv virus this way.End of story.
two quotes from the dr hook...same dr you are quoting above:
1. Your body starts healing almost as soon as your cut has occurred, resealing breeches between the inside of your body and the outside. The "re-sealing process" restores that normal resistance to infection that is part of normal, intact skin long before the cut or scrape itself has completely healed.
2. HIV is a rather "fragile" virus dying quickly when exposed to lower (i.e. non-body) temperatures and to drying.
1. Your body starts healing almost as soon as your cut has occurred, resealing breeches between the inside of your body and the outside. The "re-sealing process" restores that normal resistance to infection that is part of normal, intact skin long before the cut or scrape itself has completely healed.
2. HIV is a rather "fragile" virus dying quickly when exposed to lower (i.e. non-body) temperatures and to drying.
It talks about oral sex when it says 1 in 10.000.
But when it talks about blood exposure to freshly shaved areas it does not offer a number but rather a possibility, a possibility of infection that recommends testing.
But when it talks about blood exposure to freshly shaved areas it does not offer a number but rather a possibility, a possibility of infection that recommends testing.
Yes he is but did you read what he said?1 IN10,000 CHANCE.Thats without a condom,you were wearing one,so tell me how you were ever at risk?
when I meant doctor...I was referring to this post http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Escort-and-Menstrual-Bleeding/show/545320
I think this doctor is qualified to answer :)
I think this doctor is qualified to answer :)
Your doctor is not an infectious diseases doctor and most likely has a poor understanding of the virus I. think you need to find another doctor who knows what there talking about because Its obvious that you never had a risk of hiv infection.
Ok, doctors have to say things that will keep them from getting sued. .....
You didn't have a risk. You think you had a risk. But HIV isn't a super bug.. It can't live outside the body. Once air and HIV meet it dies! And to make you feel better I too had the same issue as you and I'm fine! Matter of fact at thus happens ti many people who aren't infected.. And won't be affected as long as there is a condom.
You didn't have a risk. You think you had a risk. But HIV isn't a super bug.. It can't live outside the body. Once air and HIV meet it dies! And to make you feel better I too had the same issue as you and I'm fine! Matter of fact at thus happens ti many people who aren't infected.. And won't be affected as long as there is a condom.
this is not exactly an answer to my post...why does the doctor states a different point of view than all of you?
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