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How Is Hepatitis B Transmitted?
Question: Greetings -
A few weeks ago, I received a lapdance/handjob by a stripper (likely also a sex worker), who decided to lubricate my penis with her saliva (what if there was a little blood in the saliva?). She spat twice on her hand and rubbed my penis. I did not ejaculate as I got scared and asked the dancer to stop. My penis was exposed to open air to 1-2 minutes XXXXXXX I did not get a chance to wash my penis with soap and water until two hours later. This took place in an area with prevalence for such diseases.
Two days after this incident I received my first dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine.
I have been under tremendous stress with concerns of getting Hepatitis B from this episode.
I would appreciate your kind thoughts.
Sincere regards!
A few weeks ago, I received a lapdance/handjob by a stripper (likely also a sex worker), who decided to lubricate my penis with her saliva (what if there was a little blood in the saliva?). She spat twice on her hand and rubbed my penis. I did not ejaculate as I got scared and asked the dancer to stop. My penis was exposed to open air to 1-2 minutes XXXXXXX I did not get a chance to wash my penis with soap and water until two hours later. This took place in an area with prevalence for such diseases.
Two days after this incident I received my first dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine.
I have been under tremendous stress with concerns of getting Hepatitis B from this episode.
I would appreciate your kind thoughts.
Sincere regards!
Brief Answer:
Kindly tell few important points.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your deep concern of hepatitis B after the event.
In view to help you best I request you to kindly tell me whether you are circumcised or un circumcised. Are there any cuts or sores on or near your Penis. Any other medical conditions or illness.
hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases.
Kindly tell few important points.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your deep concern of hepatitis B after the event.
In view to help you best I request you to kindly tell me whether you are circumcised or un circumcised. Are there any cuts or sores on or near your Penis. Any other medical conditions or illness.
hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Dear Doctor,
I am uncircumcised and there were no visable sores or cuts on around my penis. It wasn't a complete handjob as I had her stop. If I can say, it was a brief and gentle rub. The only thing is that I was unable to wash my penal area until two hours later.
Regards
I am uncircumcised and there were no visable sores or cuts on around my penis. It wasn't a complete handjob as I had her stop. If I can say, it was a brief and gentle rub. The only thing is that I was unable to wash my penal area until two hours later.
Regards
Brief Answer:
No chances of Hepatitis B in your case. Relax!!!
Detailed Answer:
Hello young fellow,
Welcoem again to the forum and thanks a lot for your swift follow up.
I can make out the level of stress you have after the episode. Therefore after analyzing the complete situation along with other facts let me first and foremost reassure you that there are no chances of Hepatitis B in your case.
Let me give certain important medical facts for my firm declaration:
- In your case the source was by saliva of the lap dancer. One thing is that it is not confirmed that the lap dancer was positive for Hepatitis B or not. SO the status is unknown to us. On one side she might be negative which makes us totally free of all the anxieties. In case even if we conciser her positive then also saliva is not the source for Hepatitis B infection.
- Now even in worst of circumstances if we consider that the lady had some blood in saliva (which is actually rarest of rare possibility) then also the chances of infection are not present. It is because of the fact that you had brief and gentle exposure with no cuts and no sores on penis. So the transmission site is totally intact and the virus even if present then can not penetrate the skin.
- Now in the rarest condition even if the viruses penetrated the skin then also the chances are not possible. It is because of the medical facts that saliva contains certain enzymes which makes most of the viruses avirulent and non infective.
Above and all it is your wisest thing that you got vaccinated for Hepatitis B. I must thank your treating doctor who prophylactically given the vaccine. This makes every possibility null and void. Do let me know if you are previously any time in life vaccinated or not for hepatitis B before.
So just relax and enjoy the weekend. I have provided you all the valid reasons for your negative status as per my experience. Also in my clinical experience I have never ever seen any positive case by your kind of exposure.
I hope this clears all the clouds of fear. I will be glad to guide you any further.
My all best wishes for your good health.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases.
No chances of Hepatitis B in your case. Relax!!!
Detailed Answer:
Hello young fellow,
Welcoem again to the forum and thanks a lot for your swift follow up.
I can make out the level of stress you have after the episode. Therefore after analyzing the complete situation along with other facts let me first and foremost reassure you that there are no chances of Hepatitis B in your case.
Let me give certain important medical facts for my firm declaration:
- In your case the source was by saliva of the lap dancer. One thing is that it is not confirmed that the lap dancer was positive for Hepatitis B or not. SO the status is unknown to us. On one side she might be negative which makes us totally free of all the anxieties. In case even if we conciser her positive then also saliva is not the source for Hepatitis B infection.
- Now even in worst of circumstances if we consider that the lady had some blood in saliva (which is actually rarest of rare possibility) then also the chances of infection are not present. It is because of the fact that you had brief and gentle exposure with no cuts and no sores on penis. So the transmission site is totally intact and the virus even if present then can not penetrate the skin.
- Now in the rarest condition even if the viruses penetrated the skin then also the chances are not possible. It is because of the medical facts that saliva contains certain enzymes which makes most of the viruses avirulent and non infective.
Above and all it is your wisest thing that you got vaccinated for Hepatitis B. I must thank your treating doctor who prophylactically given the vaccine. This makes every possibility null and void. Do let me know if you are previously any time in life vaccinated or not for hepatitis B before.
So just relax and enjoy the weekend. I have provided you all the valid reasons for your negative status as per my experience. Also in my clinical experience I have never ever seen any positive case by your kind of exposure.
I hope this clears all the clouds of fear. I will be glad to guide you any further.
My all best wishes for your good health.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
My Dear Doctor Sir:
Thank you much for your reassurance. It is very meaningful and logical. Would the first dose of Hepitits B vaccine my doctor gave me two days after exposure reduce my risk of the current situation? There are two other doses remaining. I am not a doctor so don't understand the science behind it but would certainly appreciate you sharing your wisdom.
Best regards and God bless you!
Thank you much for your reassurance. It is very meaningful and logical. Would the first dose of Hepitits B vaccine my doctor gave me two days after exposure reduce my risk of the current situation? There are two other doses remaining. I am not a doctor so don't understand the science behind it but would certainly appreciate you sharing your wisdom.
Best regards and God bless you!
Brief Answer:
Vaccination gives the best protection.
Detailed Answer:
My dear young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum and thanks for your swift response and blessings.
Let me know first that has your anxiety gone down or not after knowing all the medical facts regarding your simple condition. I hope you must be relaxed now.
Now for your vaccination part: it would definetly be giving you protection and that's why I said that this was one of your wisest decision to go for the vaccination. Just make sure that you take the further doses as per the schedule.
Now relax yourself completely and enjoy the weekend with best zeal.
I hope you must be relaxed to know the simple medical facts. I will be glad to guide you any further or if not then can close the discussion and rate the answer.
My all best wishes for your healthy life.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
Vaccination gives the best protection.
Detailed Answer:
My dear young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum and thanks for your swift response and blessings.
Let me know first that has your anxiety gone down or not after knowing all the medical facts regarding your simple condition. I hope you must be relaxed now.
Now for your vaccination part: it would definetly be giving you protection and that's why I said that this was one of your wisest decision to go for the vaccination. Just make sure that you take the further doses as per the schedule.
Now relax yourself completely and enjoy the weekend with best zeal.
I hope you must be relaxed to know the simple medical facts. I will be glad to guide you any further or if not then can close the discussion and rate the answer.
My all best wishes for your healthy life.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
My Dear Doctor,
Blessings to you and your esteemed family. Your explanation has definitely made me feel better. Please do share any other helpful/comforting information that comes to mind.
Since I may have additional questions, I will respectfully keep this query open. Regardless, I will rate you 5 stars and will request a special 6th for you.
Kind regards
Blessings to you and your esteemed family. Your explanation has definitely made me feel better. Please do share any other helpful/comforting information that comes to mind.
Since I may have additional questions, I will respectfully keep this query open. Regardless, I will rate you 5 stars and will request a special 6th for you.
Kind regards
Brief Answer:
My best wishes for your healthy life.
Detailed Answer:
My dear young buddy,
Oh..its so sweet of you !!!!
You made my day special. You can keep this query open as long as you want.
Some more suggestions : Don't sit alone and keep a good company of one good friend. Talk to him and yourself and give yourself positive suggestions.
Keep yourself busy in one or the other work. As soon as any negative thoughts come in your mind then read out all my medical a do scientific explanations. You can keep a copy of all these explanations as our mind is quite notorious to think in vague directions.
I am with you as a friend and guide and just an email away. So can ask for as many as queries yiu want.
My all best wishes for your healthy life.
May God bless you.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
My best wishes for your healthy life.
Detailed Answer:
My dear young buddy,
Oh..its so sweet of you !!!!
You made my day special. You can keep this query open as long as you want.
Some more suggestions : Don't sit alone and keep a good company of one good friend. Talk to him and yourself and give yourself positive suggestions.
Keep yourself busy in one or the other work. As soon as any negative thoughts come in your mind then read out all my medical a do scientific explanations. You can keep a copy of all these explanations as our mind is quite notorious to think in vague directions.
I am with you as a friend and guide and just an email away. So can ask for as many as queries yiu want.
My all best wishes for your healthy life.
May God bless you.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
My Dear Doctor,
Thank you so much! When do you think I should get tested?
Many thanks and blessings upon you!
Thank you so much! When do you think I should get tested?
Many thanks and blessings upon you!
Brief Answer:
Kindly tell the exact date of your incidence.
Detailed Answer:
Hello young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum. Though in my view there is no need of any testing.
But even then if you want to confirm your negative status for the ease of your mind then it is quite important to go for exact testing. The testing of Hepatitis B is quite complicated and different types of tests are done at different time periods. I quite often see different opinions on testing. So, kindly do let me know the exact date of your incidence so that I can guide you the most appropriate test/tests for ease of your mind.
Hope to hear soon form your side. Enjoy your weekend !!!
With regards,
Dr Sanjay
Kindly tell the exact date of your incidence.
Detailed Answer:
Hello young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum. Though in my view there is no need of any testing.
But even then if you want to confirm your negative status for the ease of your mind then it is quite important to go for exact testing. The testing of Hepatitis B is quite complicated and different types of tests are done at different time periods. I quite often see different opinions on testing. So, kindly do let me know the exact date of your incidence so that I can guide you the most appropriate test/tests for ease of your mind.
Hope to hear soon form your side. Enjoy your weekend !!!
With regards,
Dr Sanjay
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
My Dear Doctor,
Thank you again for your thoughtful response. It took place on October 18th
My best regards and blessings!
Thank you again for your thoughtful response. It took place on October 18th
My best regards and blessings!
Brief Answer:
DNA PCR if you want to confirm negative status.
Detailed Answer:
Hello young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum.
As per the time schedule it is exactly 2 weeks sine the incidence. So the best test at this time is DNA PCR to detect the DNA of hepatitis B viruses.
At 14 days till minimum of 30 days there is no other test which can be most confirmatory other than DNA PCR. So you can go for this test.
As I am saying since the beginning of our discussion that in my opinion it would be definitely negative.
I hope this information will help you. I will be glad to guide you any further.
With my all the wishes for your healthy life.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
DNA PCR if you want to confirm negative status.
Detailed Answer:
Hello young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum.
As per the time schedule it is exactly 2 weeks sine the incidence. So the best test at this time is DNA PCR to detect the DNA of hepatitis B viruses.
At 14 days till minimum of 30 days there is no other test which can be most confirmatory other than DNA PCR. So you can go for this test.
As I am saying since the beginning of our discussion that in my opinion it would be definitely negative.
I hope this information will help you. I will be glad to guide you any further.
With my all the wishes for your healthy life.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
My Dear Doctor,
Thank you so much for your wise responses. Would this DNA PCR test be pretty accurate and conclusive in terms of results?
May god bless you!
Thank you so much for your wise responses. Would this DNA PCR test be pretty accurate and conclusive in terms of results?
May god bless you!
Brief Answer:
DNA PCR is final and conclusive.
Detailed Answer:
My dear young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum.
Definitely DNA PCR is final and conclusive in your case. It is one of the test which is gold standard and non questionable.
It not only tells the presence or absence of viruses but also the number of viruses if present in blood.
So just relax and go for the test to get ease of your mind.
May God bless you.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
DNA PCR is final and conclusive.
Detailed Answer:
My dear young buddy,
Welcome again to the forum.
Definitely DNA PCR is final and conclusive in your case. It is one of the test which is gold standard and non questionable.
It not only tells the presence or absence of viruses but also the number of viruses if present in blood.
So just relax and go for the test to get ease of your mind.
May God bless you.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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