Razors Do I Need To Get Tested For HIV

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HIV from razor blades please help

Posted by john9955, 1 Reply

Recently got tested for HIV (2days ago) by a finger prick and was negative, today I was at a car workshop (my friend works there) and I was accidentally messing with a razor blade and it came in contact for a few seconds with the finger that was... Read more »

Razor burn OR herpes?

Posted by sadface, 3 Replies

Ok girls, I need some advice because I am a major WW. My guy friend and myself engaged in intercourse. We were both tested prior for Hiv..negative. Anyways, I shaved down there the day of the encounter..now I have red little bumps on both sides.... Read more »

Barbershop razor nicked

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

hello.

a few months ago i went to a barber and was nicked with a straight razor (i am not sure if he reused it or if it was disposable) Its a clean shop but im still scared

A few weeks after i got nicked i got a bad cold with stuffy nose and phlem no... Read more »

My dad got cut by a razor at the barber

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I might sound a little paranoid now, but I am pretty worried. My dad went to get a hair cut recently and the barber was using a razor and accidently cut my dad. I am afraid that the barber used the same razor on a lot other people. Is it possible... Read more »

Sharing shaving razors?

Posted by Carrie, 8 Replies

My boyfriend (poz) and I (neg) were wondering if HIV can pass threw sharing the same shaving razors. The concern is obviously that if he nicks himself while shaving his face and gets blood on the razor, then I use the same one and nick myself while... Read more »

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PLEASE HELP, RAZOR FROM LASER HAIR REMOVAL

Hi,Thanks so much for taking the time to help me. I was getting laser hair removal treatment on my legs and the technician took out a razor , i didn't see from where and shaved some parts of my legs that still had fine hair in order to proceed....

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HINo need to worry! Yes not the bet practice but not a way for HIV to transmit. If the razor had been used on someone prior to you and that person had HIV, HIV dies once it is outside of the body.Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

HIV and Hepatitis C from Razor Blade

I was recently cut by a friend's razor blade that he had left behind in his room before he took an approximately 6 day trip. When I began to bleed, I rushed to the bathroom to rinse the cut, applied a paper towel to stop the bleeding, and then...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I would get tested just to be on the safe side. You did cut yourself with another person's razor, so I think you owe it to yourself to be screened.... Read more »

HIV spread through Razor at laser hair removal appointment

Hello,I appreciate you taking the time to answer this question. Last week, I went to my laser hair removal appointment and before beginning the treatment the aesthetician used a razor to remove hairs that I had missed. I did not not think of it at...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HIHIV transmission this way is highly unlikely. If the razor was used on someone prior to you and had blood on it, HIV begins to die once it is outside of the body and is unable to infect. You are HIV free from this experience.Be well and stay safe,... Read more »

The Dire Straits of Razor Burn and HIV

Dr. Bob-You have been a great friend through many hard times. Unfortunately, it seems that I have a major concern which has not yet been answered on this forum. Three days following the bare-backed shaving of my genital area, I participated in...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello NVF,HIV from razor burn? No, even with the happy hooker perched firmly on your bucking-bronco-one-eyed monster and riding like a rhinestone urban cowgal, the risk of HIV transmission would be essentially nonexistent, as long as she was riding... Read more »

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