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Had protected (condom + lube) vaginal sex with a sex worker 3.5 weeks ago. had some vaginal blood on intact skin of pubic area (around the penis) after sex. immediately cleaned & removed condom. nothing on the penis. risk of hiv? no symptoms?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No risk. Condoms work, and blood on the outside of a condom or on intact skin is not a risk. And menstrual blood is no more risky than vaginal fluid itself. No testing is needed if this is your only exposure. However, if you have such exposures from time to time, you should be tested for HIV once in a while, maybe once a year -- even if there were no apparent condom failures. Good luck.

Answered 7/12/2022

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