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Posted on Thu, 10 Sep 2020
Question: Dear Doctor Greeting!!

I am feeling anxiety and fear with one of hypothetical situation.
On 5th August I had a late night call with my Client. Suddenly I feel ejaculation of semen(nightfall) from me as I was in call so I wasn’t able to went to wash it. So, for meanwhile I found one discarded handkerchief near by me, but it was little bit wet. I had put that handkerchief to my underwear so that It will not smell, and everything goes to handkerchief.
After 4-5 mins I had removed that handkerchief and wiped my upper part of my penis with that handkerchief. On that night everything went right.

After 2-3 days I start worried why that handkerchief was wet? and was that Handkerchief from our house? Then I asked same question to my wife, she confirmed me that Handkerchief is our and that was wet because I put some water to wipe something.

But I am anxious about situation if she is wrong and may be her situation was done on some other day and someone had thrown that handkerchief into my balcony after wiping this semen’s into that handkerchief and My wife had picked that cloth while picking other cloth.

So, please let me How much time HIV can survive in handkerchief? Suppose in worst case there 3-4 mins gaps between all these activities?
Is there any chance of HIV infection, if some put infected handkerchief near to penis for 4-5 mins and then wiped upper part after it?

I was trying to get answer from googling in internet, but I really get upset and totally confused me.
Now worst case scenario is coming to my mind, was anything was missed.
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Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (0 minute later)
Dear Doctor Greeting!!

I am feeling anxiety and fear with one of hypothetical situation.
On 5th August I had a late night call with my Client. Suddenly I feel ejaculation of semen(nightfall) from me as I was in call so I wasn’t able to went to wash it. So, for meanwhile I found one discarded handkerchief near by me, but it was little bit wet. I had put that handkerchief to my underwear so that It will not smell, and everything goes to handkerchief.
After 4-5 mins I had removed that handkerchief and wiped my upper part of my penis with that handkerchief. On that night everything went right.

After 2-3 days I start worried why that handkerchief was wet? and was that Handkerchief from our house? Then I asked same question to my wife, she confirmed me that Handkerchief is our and that was wet because I put some water to wipe something.

But I am anxious about situation if she is wrong and may be her situation was done on some other day and someone had thrown that handkerchief into my balcony after wiping this semen’s into that handkerchief and My wife had picked that cloth while picking other cloth.

So, please let me How much time HIV can survive in handkerchief? Suppose in worst case there 3-4 mins gaps between all these activities?
Is there any chance of HIV infection, if some put infected handkerchief near to penis for 4-5 mins and then wiped upper part after it?

I was trying to get answer from googling in internet, but I really get upset and totally confused me.
Now worst case scenario is coming to my mind, was anything was missed.
doctor
Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (58 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
The possibility of HIV infection is negligible

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Ask A Doctor.
Thanks for posting your query
Late night call, when talking to client, you had nocturnal emission. What type of client? Because without sexual stimulation either by talk or in person or with a dream, nocturnal emission is unlikely.
Your wife told that the kerchief belonged to your house. Then why are you worrying, imagine odd things. Wetness of the kerchief might be due to various reasons. Not necessarily it should be due to some others semen. Throwing into your balcony. It is quite odd and unusual. Wetness due to the semen will be felt differently (little viscous) compared to wetness due to water.
Even if we consider such a situation, that individual not necessary to be a HIV positive person. Falling over the balcony, picked up by your wife and put nearby you and picked up by you are all due to your fear and anxiety. Not to worry. The HIV possibility in this situation is negligible. Already more than 12 days over. If you have still doubt go for HIV DNA PCR and clear your doubts. Dr S Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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doctor
Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (0 minute later)
Brief Answer:
The possibility of HIV infection is negligible

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Ask A Doctor.
Thanks for posting your query
Late night call, when talking to client, you had nocturnal emission. What type of client? Because without sexual stimulation either by talk or in person or with a dream, nocturnal emission is unlikely.
Your wife told that the kerchief belonged to your house. Then why are you worrying, imagine odd things. Wetness of the kerchief might be due to various reasons. Not necessarily it should be due to some others semen. Throwing into your balcony. It is quite odd and unusual. Wetness due to the semen will be felt differently (little viscous) compared to wetness due to water.
Even if we consider such a situation, that individual not necessary to be a HIV positive person. Falling over the balcony, picked up by your wife and put nearby you and picked up by you are all due to your fear and anxiety. Not to worry. The HIV possibility in this situation is negligible. Already more than 12 days over. If you have still doubt go for HIV DNA PCR and clear your doubts. Dr S Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)
Thanks for your Reply!!

What type of client?
Sir I am a Software Engineer and working for US Firm. Generally we are working in afternoon shift and there call with my US Client. Trust me, in my whole life I have never involved in any type of bad activity.

nocturnal emission is unlikely.
Not exactly ejaculation of semen(nightfall) but something which smell really bad come so on that day just avoided wasting and changing inner-wear as it was late night and other family members where sleeping.

I thing which I am agree is I am so much fear about HIV and lack of confidence.

Problem start from handkerchief was wet and I had touched it with my private part. So first question arises why it was wet. Then I got more confused was that my home handkerchief and scenario which I have written at top.

1. Sir just for education purpose can someone get infected with above scenario with handkerchief/cloth/surface and with duration gap of 3-4 mins?

2. I have read in my 10th standard HIV dies in few's seconds but internet there are so may diff answers. Please share me your expert view regarding survival of HIV outside human body?

3. I am tense that why I am getting these scenario's but do think I have any type of HIV risk? and Testing is required?

4. Till now I am one women man and never done anything wrong so for me going Hospital for HIV testing will not easy. Everyone will wrong perceive about me without doing any wrong activity.



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Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (0 minute later)
Thanks for your Reply!!

What type of client?
Sir I am a Software Engineer and working for US Firm. Generally we are working in afternoon shift and there call with my US Client. Trust me, in my whole life I have never involved in any type of bad activity.

nocturnal emission is unlikely.
Not exactly ejaculation of semen(nightfall) but something which smell really bad come so on that day just avoided wasting and changing inner-wear as it was late night and other family members where sleeping.

I thing which I am agree is I am so much fear about HIV and lack of confidence.

Problem start from handkerchief was wet and I had touched it with my private part. So first question arises why it was wet. Then I got more confused was that my home handkerchief and scenario which I have written at top.

1. Sir just for education purpose can someone get infected with above scenario with handkerchief/cloth/surface and with duration gap of 3-4 mins?

2. I have read in my 10th standard HIV dies in few's seconds but internet there are so may diff answers. Please share me your expert view regarding survival of HIV outside human body?

3. I am tense that why I am getting these scenario's but do think I have any type of HIV risk? and Testing is required?

4. Till now I am one women man and never done anything wrong so for me going Hospital for HIV testing will not easy. Everyone will wrong perceive about me without doing any wrong activity.



doctor
Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (7 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Your HIV risk is negigible

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Still I am getting confused by your statement.
When anybody seriously involved in some work with concentration, they cannot be sexually elicited. So I am doubting the situation. Sometimes with some sexy conversatios one can get stimulated and a precum or prosemen can appear which will not have any smell. In case your semen is smelling other than the typical seminal odor, it means pathological... Possibility of infection of reproductive tract and it has to be investigated further. For this you have to meet an infectious diseases specialist or a good Dermato venereogist and get investigated thoroughly.
Regarding your questions:
1 Getting HIV through fomites is a remote possibility and I had never come across one in my HIV practice of 35 years or not heard from colleagues during Conferences or in journals. I myself reported a case of HIV transmission through Tattooing.
2. HIV cannot live outside the body fluids not more than few seconds. As long as the body fluid outside the body is wet (not dried) the possibility of the viability of the organisms can exist.
3. I consider your HIV Transmission risk is negligible. Ruling out by HIV Test will eliminate the mental tension and fear than consoling with words.
4. you need not go to any hospital and you can get tested in any big laboratories. Consolation by words will never ending process. But for smelling of a thing comes from your penile orifice you have to consult a doctor.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (0 minute later)
Brief Answer:
Your HIV risk is negigible

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Still I am getting confused by your statement.
When anybody seriously involved in some work with concentration, they cannot be sexually elicited. So I am doubting the situation. Sometimes with some sexy conversatios one can get stimulated and a precum or prosemen can appear which will not have any smell. In case your semen is smelling other than the typical seminal odor, it means pathological... Possibility of infection of reproductive tract and it has to be investigated further. For this you have to meet an infectious diseases specialist or a good Dermato venereogist and get investigated thoroughly.
Regarding your questions:
1 Getting HIV through fomites is a remote possibility and I had never come across one in my HIV practice of 35 years or not heard from colleagues during Conferences or in journals. I myself reported a case of HIV transmission through Tattooing.
2. HIV cannot live outside the body fluids not more than few seconds. As long as the body fluid outside the body is wet (not dried) the possibility of the viability of the organisms can exist.
3. I consider your HIV Transmission risk is negligible. Ruling out by HIV Test will eliminate the mental tension and fear than consoling with words.
4. you need not go to any hospital and you can get tested in any big laboratories. Consolation by words will never ending process. But for smelling of a thing comes from your penile orifice you have to consult a doctor.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (2 days later)
Hello Doctor,

Really Sorry Again but don't want to miss last chance to interact with you!!

Regarding precum or prosemen:
I haven't observed in depth what is the reason behind it but in my case maybe thinking or watching thing may be the case. But don't remember about current situation.

Regarding Possibility of infection of reproductive tract:
I don't have any problem/sore on any part of my body specially in private part, skin is absolutely fine. Even I am not feeling any type of problem/pain but as per your consultation I will consult doctor once this Covid-19 situation get over or feel any type of problem.

Biggest problem is that I am feeling shame and not feeling comfortable while going specially for HIV Test.For me it not something going to normal test(Medical Checkup, Sugar and Cholesterol). I was trying to search in internet, if I will get some XXXXXXX Package with compromise of HIV Test so that question will not come HIV Test but hard luck not able to locate the same. I don't why in XXXXXXX HIV test not included in Health Package.
Please let me know any intermediate way from which I can perform this HIV Test as I can't explain everyone my doubtful scenario?

I was surfing in internet and found some website. 1. TheBody 2. https://helpline.aidsvancouver.org/ 3. forum.pos.com and Medline.org
In these website, it is written for HIV infection there should be these three combination conditions.
1. Fulid(HIV infected body fluid) + 2. Activity(Needle Sharing, Sex and Mother to baby) + 3. Direct Access to blood stream(Vagina, Anas etc).

If second condition(Activity) is missing there is no chance of HIV infection and Once body fluid leave Human body and exposed to air, it will become non infectious even-though Fluid is dry or wet doesn't matter. If get contact
with your private part still not a risk from any outside source with Fluid.

What is your thought on above website ans their content?

For me it's phobia of HIV as there are some other blood borne disease(HBV and HCV) but not worried about that. If someone tell me to give Lie Detector/Narco test to check risky behavior, I am happy to give that as I haven't done any of these in my life 1. Sex(Except my Wife) 2. Not injected anything 3. No Tattooing in my body and 4. Not went to any type of massage paulour rather-than going specially to HIV Test.

My Wife is very confident that handkerchief belong to us but sometime I really get worried if she is missing/human error.
I really want to forgot this incident but some time I really get depress by thinking handkerchief was wet and I touch my penis for 3-4 mins and above scenario come to my mind.
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Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (0 minute later)
Hello Doctor,

Really Sorry Again but don't want to miss last chance to interact with you!!

Regarding precum or prosemen:
I haven't observed in depth what is the reason behind it but in my case maybe thinking or watching thing may be the case. But don't remember about current situation.

Regarding Possibility of infection of reproductive tract:
I don't have any problem/sore on any part of my body specially in private part, skin is absolutely fine. Even I am not feeling any type of problem/pain but as per your consultation I will consult doctor once this Covid-19 situation get over or feel any type of problem.

Biggest problem is that I am feeling shame and not feeling comfortable while going specially for HIV Test.For me it not something going to normal test(Medical Checkup, Sugar and Cholesterol). I was trying to search in internet, if I will get some XXXXXXX Package with compromise of HIV Test so that question will not come HIV Test but hard luck not able to locate the same. I don't why in XXXXXXX HIV test not included in Health Package.
Please let me know any intermediate way from which I can perform this HIV Test as I can't explain everyone my doubtful scenario?

I was surfing in internet and found some website. 1. TheBody 2. https://helpline.aidsvancouver.org/ 3. forum.pos.com and Medline.org
In these website, it is written for HIV infection there should be these three combination conditions.
1. Fulid(HIV infected body fluid) + 2. Activity(Needle Sharing, Sex and Mother to baby) + 3. Direct Access to blood stream(Vagina, Anas etc).

If second condition(Activity) is missing there is no chance of HIV infection and Once body fluid leave Human body and exposed to air, it will become non infectious even-though Fluid is dry or wet doesn't matter. If get contact
with your private part still not a risk from any outside source with Fluid.

What is your thought on above website ans their content?

For me it's phobia of HIV as there are some other blood borne disease(HBV and HCV) but not worried about that. If someone tell me to give Lie Detector/Narco test to check risky behavior, I am happy to give that as I haven't done any of these in my life 1. Sex(Except my Wife) 2. Not injected anything 3. No Tattooing in my body and 4. Not went to any type of massage paulour rather-than going specially to HIV Test.

My Wife is very confident that handkerchief belong to us but sometime I really get worried if she is missing/human error.
I really want to forgot this incident but some time I really get depress by thinking handkerchief was wet and I touch my penis for 3-4 mins and above scenario come to my mind.
doctor
Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Trust your wife's word, you need no test at all.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
With antenatal check up (not fit for you), and a STD profile HIV test would be included.If you don't want to take up STD profile, You can take along with some common tests routinely done for anybody, like Total Wbc count, Differential count, Hemoglobin, Red blood cell count, ESR, Blood sugar, Lipid profile, Thyroid profile, Blood urea and creatinine and HIV. Then nobody will give importance to the test. Moreover in all the busy labs, nobody bothers about their clients and about the tests. They will work just like a robot to carry out the order from the physcian. Apart from these nowadays, before any surgeries and procedures physcians and surgeons used to request for this test. So no body look at you.
Rely the information from reliable websites. No problem.
When your wife is confident about the kerchief, then why are worrying?
If you are still disturbed, consult a psychiatrist also in this regard. Don't wait for Corona to be over.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
doctor
doctor
Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (0 minute later)
Brief Answer:
Trust your wife's word, you need no test at all.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
With antenatal check up (not fit for you), and a STD profile HIV test would be included.If you don't want to take up STD profile, You can take along with some common tests routinely done for anybody, like Total Wbc count, Differential count, Hemoglobin, Red blood cell count, ESR, Blood sugar, Lipid profile, Thyroid profile, Blood urea and creatinine and HIV. Then nobody will give importance to the test. Moreover in all the busy labs, nobody bothers about their clients and about the tests. They will work just like a robot to carry out the order from the physcian. Apart from these nowadays, before any surgeries and procedures physcians and surgeons used to request for this test. So no body look at you.
Rely the information from reliable websites. No problem.
When your wife is confident about the kerchief, then why are worrying?
If you are still disturbed, consult a psychiatrist also in this regard. Don't wait for Corona to be over.
Dr S.Murugan
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Dear Doctor Greeting!! I Am Feeling Anxiety And Fear With

Dear Doctor Greeting!! I am feeling anxiety and fear with one of hypothetical situation. On 5th August I had a late night call with my Client. Suddenly I feel ejaculation of semen(nightfall) from me as I was in call so I wasn’t able to went to wash it. So, for meanwhile I found one discarded handkerchief near by me, but it was little bit wet. I had put that handkerchief to my underwear so that It will not smell, and everything goes to handkerchief. After 4-5 mins I had removed that handkerchief and wiped my upper part of my penis with that handkerchief. On that night everything went right. After 2-3 days I start worried why that handkerchief was wet? and was that Handkerchief from our house? Then I asked same question to my wife, she confirmed me that Handkerchief is our and that was wet because I put some water to wipe something. But I am anxious about situation if she is wrong and may be her situation was done on some other day and someone had thrown that handkerchief into my balcony after wiping this semen’s into that handkerchief and My wife had picked that cloth while picking other cloth. So, please let me How much time HIV can survive in handkerchief? Suppose in worst case there 3-4 mins gaps between all these activities? Is there any chance of HIV infection, if some put infected handkerchief near to penis for 4-5 mins and then wiped upper part after it? I was trying to get answer from googling in internet, but I really get upset and totally confused me. Now worst case scenario is coming to my mind, was anything was missed.