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razor cut risk

what is the risk of contracting hiv if u shave your pubic hair........a day prior to having sex....and if infected vaginal fluid came into contact with the cut.........with that said being the only risk factor.......protected sex.....what is the risk??
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186166 tn?1385259382
you had NO risk
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thank you......I believe it could have been even two days before.....I know it was the day of......so being cut by an electric razor even an hr before sex with a potential infected woman being protected and condom is intact after......the only risk is the cut......I'm in the clear???
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186166 tn?1385259382
there would be no risk from what you've described.

#1...cuts start healing, almost immediately, from the inside out...sealing off any entry into the bloodstream

#2...hiv transmission takes place INSIDE the body...when a penis is INSIDE a vagina / anus
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