{"id":172,"date":"2017-01-21T11:26:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T11:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.i-base.info\/qa\/?p=172"},"modified":"2024-10-14T09:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T09:19:26","slug":"does-washing-after-sex-reduce-the-risk-of-hiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/172","title":{"rendered":"Does washing after sex reduce the risk of HIV?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washing after sex does NOT reduce the risk for HIV, and two studies have shown it might INCREASE the risk (see below).<\/p>\n

However, from the details, you are not at risk of HIV as you used a condom.<\/p>\n

It is very common for people to have sex at different times, even if they have partners and families. So long as you use a condom, this will protect against HIV.<\/p>\n

Washing with iodine is not a good idea.<\/p>\n

One study in AIDS relates to the risk in women:
\nVaginal washing and increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition among African women: a 10-year prospective study.<\/a><\/p>\n

This study from IAS 2007 relates to uncircumcised men.
\nMale post-coital penile cleansing and the risk of HIV-acquisition in rural Rakai district, Uganda<\/a><\/p>\n

However, this study of washing in circumcised men did find a benefit.
\nIndependent association of hygiene, socioeconomic status, and circumcision with reduced risk of HIV infection among Kenyan men<\/a><\/p>\n

This answer was updated in January 2017 from a Q&A first posted in August 2007.<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I used a condom for sex with a woman but it slipped in the final minutes. I didnt ejaculate inside her. After intercourse, the condom was on the tip of the penis.<\/p>\n

Menwhile, she was washing herself from time to time (3 times, she just interrupted and went to the bathroom to wash with soap).<\/p>\n

Further, immediately after the intercourse, I washed my organ with Povidone Iodine solution too.<\/p>\n

I am now too much worrieed. What will happen?<\/p>\n

I learned that the minimum time for HIV to be detected is 2-8 weeks… what should I do?<\/p>\n

I am not a regular womaniser but it was just the alcohol which caused this. It was the first time. I am married and have a child.<\/p>\n

I am very worried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-topics","category-hiv-transmission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25054,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions\/25054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}