Can You Contract HIV From Rubbing Stripper

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Butt rubbing stripper question

Hi Dr. Bob,This may seem like a dumb question, but I'm really worried! Last week I was having a drink at a go-go club in Singapore. I was fully dressed, wearing jeans, underwear, and a long t-shirt. This dancer/sex-worker came up to me while I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Johnny,The chances of contracting HIV from a Bouncing Bertha at a Singaporean Badda Bing as as result of her rubbing her tuckus against your home entertainment center, which was "fully dressed, wearing jeans, underware, and a long... Read more »

Contracting HIV from stripper

Hi,Just a few nights ago I visited a strip club and got a lap dance. In this particular club the... Read more »

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HIV RISK TO LAP DANCERS/STRIPPERS! (RISK TO EXOTIC DANCERS)

I have been an exotic dancers for about 8 years. I am a full-time student (Biology major) and I... Read more »

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cut on head rubbed by stripper

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I recently visited a strip club and received two otherwise unremarkable lap dances. However, during the dances the stripper rubbed my head (which is bald and shaved) several times, joking about it being for good luck. I had a razor cut on top of... Read more »

stripper was hiv positive,,:(((

Posted by worriedman777, 1 Reply

hi
stipper was hiv+ later i came to know:(((((

32 days before i went to a strip club,there i went to private room.
In there the striper mausterbated me with her hands,those hands were wet with the vaginal fluid.
she also massage my penis tip... Read more »

Biting Stripper

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Oh I know this is ridiculous. but I can't shake it. So I hpe to get an answer from someone with real HIV knowledge. Is there any way to get infected from a bite, this stripper was giving me a lap dance, and then she friggin bit me pretty damn... Read more »

Freaking out: A stripper's nipple and a cracked stingy lip

Posted by spearo, 2 Replies

I was out of state and was drinking with a bunch of buddies. Of course we went to a strip club. I decided to get a lapdance - and my mouth came in contact with the stripper's breast a couple of times for a few seconds. Due to the arid region, I had... Read more »

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