Finger Cut In Vagina And Hiv

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finger with a cut to vagina

hello dr. i have a very important question. after i had sex with my partner(i am a male and she is a female) i noticed that i had a cut in my index finger. i didn't realize it until after we were finished. i fingered her vagina while we had...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

There is no evidence to support transmission of HIV through finger contact with genitals. It is possible that other sexually transmitted infections could be transmitted through finger contact, but it is unlikely.You should only be concerned about... Read more »

fingered a girl and had a dried cut on finger

I recently met a girl at a college party later on in the night I ended up fingering her after the... Read more »

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Fingering 1 hour after cutting finger, terrified!!! please Dr Bob heeelp

Dear Dr. Bob, I am a big fan of your work, I think you bring hope and peace of mind to people all... Read more »

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FINGER with DEEP CUT, PLEASE HELP PEOPLE<

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

HELLO PEOPLE,

I have been STRESSING out BIGTIME over the last month over a possible exposure in January (3rd to be exact).

I cut my finger with glass the night before this incident and it resulted in a very deep cut. The cut stopped bleeding the... Read more »

fingering-four day old cut on my finger

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was fingering a lady and had four day old cut on my finger. What was the risk for HIV?

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Fingering with cuts on fingers

Posted by Homer, 1 Reply

Hello,
Thanks for the time and effort you have been putting in to enlighten others.

I had a concern. I recently had an encounter with a HIV positive girl. As we did not have any condoms we decide to not to have penetrative sex. We did oral and I... Read more »

Cut on finger and toilet seat

Posted by xtreme, 1 Reply

thanks for the responses! Much appreciated! Another 2 questions regarding HIV transmission -

1. I had a cut on my finger where I was fingering my girlfriend - does this pose as a risk for HIV for her to get infected if I had the virus or me getting... Read more »

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