A member asked:

Can a woman get hiv from wiping her vagina after urinating if the toilet paper has hiv infected semen on it in a public restroom? i have ocd and worry

A doctor has provided 1 answer

"Yes" but no worries: The answer to the question "Can this happen...," is almost always "Yes," even if it happens only 1 out of a trillion times. Thus, "Can this happen...," is not a useful question. The helpful question is whether or not something happens in real life, or what the likelihood is of something happening to a particular person. HIV disease is NOT transmitted by butt-wiping, vulva-wiping, or other wipings.

Answered 5/25/2018

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