Can You Catch AIDS From Lap Dance

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Hello Dr.Bob!I was tested for HIV 3 month after a girl performed a lap dance for me at local strip club (she was naked and I was dressed)The result was negative. Can you please tell me if I need to be tested again? My wife is two month pregnant and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,A very short answer is requested; consequently, very short answer will be given: No risk! Your negative three-month test is definitive, conclusive and WOO-HOO-able. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No further HIV testing is warranted.... Read more »

Is a lap dance equal to embracing in pajamas having ichor discharging wound on ones hip?

Dear Dr. Bob:Yesterday I slept with a girl whose HIV status is unknown. She had damaged her hip... Read more »

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Lap Dances

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was in New Zeland recently and went for a lap dance. All the while during the dance I had my clothes on and she was naked. The thing that worries me is that at one point of time I could feel the vagina of the girl on the shaft of my penis through... Read more »

Are There Risks in Receiving Lap Dances?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Do any of you think that lap dances are risky? Say the man is clothed and the dancer is wearing a very skimpy g-string? Is it possible for her fluids to soak down beneath the man's pants? IS it even posisble for him to get traces of vaginal fluids... Read more »

Are Lap Dances Harmless? Is Testing Needed?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi. I am wondering whether lap dances, where a woman wearing a thong, t back, or g-string, rubs her self, including at times her genitals, against a clothed customer, whether or not that is risky for HIV or other STDs? I thought that if they were... Read more »

Lap Dance, HIV?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I feel embarassed posting this question but I need some input. A few nights ago I went to a strip club with a friend where I got a lap dance. This is when the dancer dances on your lap and occassionally grinds your penis with her buttocks. Anyways,... Read more »

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