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A member asked:
Doctor gave me both the rectal and vaginal palpation. i noticed that outside of the lube package there are some red dots, i am afraid that's blood and what if the doctor use the same pack of lube to check a hiv infected patients body, will i get hiv?
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HIV dies quickly outside the body (within minutes) so assume what you saw was truly dried blood, you should not worry about cross contamination.
Answered 7/27/2022
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