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A 22-year-old female asked:
Can you get hiv from a finger entered (fingering) into the vagina if the person has a old cut on their finger about 2weeks old. finger wasn't bleeding?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 44 years experience
Not risky: By this time, the wound will be re-epithelialized. The risk is zero. Even if the cut was fibrin-sealed (i.e., a fresh scab as after an hour), the risk would still be minimal.
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