Question
Is my gf at risk of HIV? – plus caution to not wash your genitals…
7 May 2022. Related: All topics, HIV transmission.
Hie …. So a condom broke while having sex the n I stop and changed the condom with a hooker and then heavy washed my genital after that then in less than 6 hours went home and had unprotected sex with my girlfriend once…so I’m worried what if I caught HiV ..would I also have spread it to my girlfriend in that small time frame …
Answer
Your girlfriend is at risk of other STIs but not HIV.
This is because HIV takes anything from a few days to a few weeks to become infectious.
HIV is quite a difficult virus to transmit. Other STI’s are much easier.
Using a new condom means that your risk of HIV is also very low.
It is not a good idea to wash you genitals though. An early study showed this increases the risk of HIV transmission compared to using a dry cloth to wipe off any fluid.
Hi Breezy, thanks, please try not to stress – HIV is a difficult virus to catch and it is much more likely that everything will be ok :)
Thanks @Simon…. I will go and get tested in 1 months time ..and again in another month ..of it turns all well … I have learnt a lesson ..be faithful to one partner ..coz a break of a condom is stressing me to death right now