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risk of transmission from visit to strip club

I visited a strip club a couple of days back and wanted to ask about an incident and whether I should get tested for HIV because of that visit. I am 23 years old male and some of my friends peer pressured me into visiting a strip club. I don't think I would visit one ever again. I had a few lap dances and this is why I am concerned. I have a habit of biting my fingernails and one day before visiting the strip club I had bitten one of my fingernails quite deeply - it bled a little, you could see some redness after the nail was bitten and it hurt. A few hours before visiting the strip club I also had two small cuts on one of my fingers. None of these cuts were actively bleeding at the time I visited the strip club but they were relatively fresh and would hurt. I was not involved with fingering any of the strippers during the lap dances. Could these cuts on my fingers be a risk HIV transmission during the lap dances? One more thing that is bothering me is that during one of the lap dances one of the dancer's nipples went in my mouth a couple of times. Could this be a potential risk for HIV transmission?

Should I get tested for these two situations? I have been worrying about them and do not know what to do, please help me with this. I do not want to infect any future sexual partners that I might have.
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It's only a risk for infants because they literally have no immune system.You don't need to concern yourself with this being an adult.
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Hi Teak, thank you again, just one more question. Isn't the nipple going in my mouth a cause for concern since hiv can be transmitted via breast milk? (I do not know if the dancer was lactating or not).
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Thank you Teak...
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No, you never had an exposure.

HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
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