Is It Possible To Get HIV From Touching A Cut

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"immediate hand to cut/sore/wound transmission, possible?"

I had sex with this GRO girl, i paid for. I was using condom during the entire sex. Then after i cum inside her, with the condom on,i fingered her and i immediately pulled out my penis and immediately removed the condom off. And immediately...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,While contact being immediate is important, it also needs to be direct. This most certainly didn't happen in your situation. Therefore, if you had any "risk" it's negligible.The reason that... Read more »

Touched by a lap dancer - now paranoid about HIV!!!

Hi Doc,I had a small cut on the back of my hand. Just prior to going into the club my scab came off... Read more »

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after removing condom, touch the tip of penis with cut on frenulum

I had sex with a sexworker. Some people to told me that the girl had a HIV or HIV+, but i didnt... Read more »

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martial arts with cut: another possible OCD scene?

Posted by 613, 2 Replies

Today I was grappling with some friends and there was a minor cut on my foot, nothin serious. During the course of the matches I noticed the guys had cuts and nicks on them as well.

Am I at risk for HIV if their blood happened to get it in me or is... Read more »

My child touch blood of my HIV+ Husband

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My husband is HIV+
He cut his finger bad and ran into the bathroom and he was dripping blood on the floor.
My young daugher touch the blood and ran to the basement ( I was washing clothes) and said "daddy is bleeding, daddy is bleeding") Although im... Read more »

About the guy touching his condom....

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

...(also known as the paper cutter).

I think I am the only person who can relate to this guy, and I really think he does have to worry about disease. Unfortunately, he's worrying about the wrong one. The disease that he has is one I also suffer... Read more »

So is hiv from surface cut to cut more theoretical than what really happens?

Posted by AZT, 1 Reply

I've also found a doc who thinks that hiv is possible from deep tissuse wounds and not surface wounds?

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Open-cut---blood-transmission-/show/1173000
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Hiv-RIsk-from-Cut... Read more »

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