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If i touch someone sextoy, then i go to take a shower and i touch my vagina (without soap). is it possible to transmit hiv this way?

Q: if i touch someone sextoy, then i go to take a shower and i touch my vagina (without soap). is it possible to transmit hiv this way?

: HIV is transmitted through broken skin, open wounds, but mostly through mucosal membranes which is not what above scenario describes. A reliable site is cdc.gov in clarifying STD’s in general.

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

HIV is transmitted through broken skin, open wounds, but mostly through mucosal membranes which is not what above scenario describes. A reliable site is cdc.gov in clarifying STD’s in general.

Answered 5/10/2023

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No, it is not possible to get HIV in this situation.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 5/11/2023

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A member asked:

If i touch someone sextoy, then i go to take a shower and i touch my vagina (without soap). is it possible to transmit hiv this way?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Dr Kuitems agreed

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