HPV risk?

[BunkBed]

Hi there,

I had a brief drunken sexual encounter with a friend of mine... We took each other's underwear down, kissed and I put my penis in her mouth a couple of times for maybe ten seconds or less. She also gave me a hand job that must have lasted a couple of seconds. We agreed that it wasn't such a good idea and stopped. I also put my finger inside her vagina briefly.

I'm not sure whether either of us touched our own genitals and I'm not aware that our genitals came into contact but I suppose its possible...?

Normally I wouldn't think anything of this exposure but what's got me worrying is that this girl at the time was sleeping with a guy who, when they'd started sleeping together, had less than a year before that been sleeping with a girl who told me that she might have cervical cancer.

Does this sound like a ridiculous concern of mine?

The doctors seem to agree that you cannot get HPV from receiving oral sex and that worrying about getting an STD from a hand job is not sensible.

Any thoughts?

[BunkBed]

The question is... how much risk? As as result of reading similar questions, I believe the official doctors on these forums would say its low to zero risk.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Definitely from your exposure, the risk of HPV is there. There is currently no FDA-approved test to detect HPV in men. Genital warts can be diagnosed through visual examination of the penis and surrounding areas.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.