Is It Possible To Get HIV From Lap Dancing

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HIV from a Lap Dance?

Is is possible to get HIV from a lap dance, where a stipper "grinds" her body against yours. While I realize that we both are clothed, I'm concerned given the close contact of both of our mid sections....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. Put very simply, I am not aware of any cases of HIV being transmitted through a lap dance of any type. It is extremely important that you do not convince yourself that you have HIV, based on theoretical possibilities,... Read more »

Female Stripper- HIV risk from poles & lap dances?

I'm a stripper & many dancers worry about catching stds from sitting on chairs, etc. There... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Hello:Recently I visited a strip bar and had a lap dance, since then have been worrying about... Read more »

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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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