Vaginal Fisting Risk Of Getting HIV

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HIV from a Fist Bump -- Possible?? --- Dr. Bob... I Donate to your Foundation Regularly.

Dr Bob, Can you help me with this issue please? I was working with a friend of mine from work. We were snapping metal buttons on a tarp onto a boat. I scratched my hand on a snap. My knuckle. The scratch bled. The gentleman who also is HIV...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi, Michael.While there is a theoretical risk of HIV transmission if fresh HIV-tainted fluids come into contact with non-intact skin, the chances of this occurring during a fist bump with a 30-minute old scratch are so remote that the chance of... Read more »

same guy fisted hiv+ person than me, what's the risk?

Hi Dr. RobThanks for this website very informative and useful. great job!Despite browsing through questions couldn't find adequate response to my issue.Yesterday I was playing with 3 guys 1 was hiv positive with undetectable level of HIV. the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Fisting can be dangerous, as it can traumatize your backdoor and love canal. Latex gloves should be used.If your "handyman" actually "washed his hands properly with soap and hot water," your HIV-acquisition risk would be... Read more »

Hep C and, erm, fisting

I'm pretty well-informed (I think) about new trends in HIV research and treatment. However, I'm baffled (I must be dense) by reports I've read over the last couple of years (on this site and on several others) about the connection...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

A complex question to answer specifically. Indeed fisting turns out to be a very significant risk factor for acquiring HCV for the receptive partner. This practice can certainly lead to mucosal trauma of the rectum which can then be vulnerable to... Read more »

More Information on Fist-Bump

Dr. Bob,I met with the gentleman that is HIV+ that I first-bumped with after I scratched my knuckle. If you re-call the incident. Ok -- Here is the more information I have. I looked at his knuckles, fingers, hands... I saw nothing .. But I am...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello, Michael.Your HIV-acquisition risk would be nonexistent based on the information you provided. If HIV were transmitted that easily, it would have wiped out the planet long ago. Michael, counseling with a licensed mental health professional... Read more »

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veterans vs. newbies...let the fists fly.....

Posted by Lovinlife, 2 Replies

I have been reading a lot of posts back and forth where the veterans bash the newbies and then somebody tries to throw in a neutral post to the effect that the veterans really have all the info.
But--here's a thought--HIV has changed quite a bit... Read more »

High Risk receptive vaginal sex - symptoms Please help

Posted by AloneInMyMadness, 1 Reply

I am so ashamed of myself and scared to death. My husband and I split up and were getting a divorce, I was extremely distraught and broken up about it. I went on a kick of "screw it, life is short" I got a job as a bartender, stopped going to... Read more »

how much hiv in vaginal fluids

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Answer: A small amount or none. The small amount can/could be risky. There is really no documentation on transmission from female to male. There IS documentation on a few men who have had post-coital female blood infect them via intercourse. I... Read more »

Worried about HIV from fist fight and braces

Posted by worriedboy4321

Hi,
Last year on march a bunch of gangsters or hooligans attacked me and a few friends.
One of them punched me at the side of my face.My braces gave me a cut inside my mouth,at the cheek area.The cut was quite deep and it extended to the corner of my... Read more »

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