
What Are The Risks Of Developing STD Post A Body Massage?

Question: Hi I have an STD question. I had a massage last week. The massage was from a female sex worker. She looked in good health. She was naked. I was naked. No genital contact took place. There was no kissing. I did not finger her. There was no sex. I lay on my front on a towel on a bed. The towel appeared clean. She gave me a short light massage on my back, just gentle stroking and a bit of slight pressure back. This was followed by me turning over, her placing massage oil on her hands, a reasonable quantity as I recall and then rubbing the oil onto her hands. She then masturbated me to ejaculation. She then wiped me down with a tissue. This whole thing was quick and with the oil felt very smooth / not rough. I had no obvious skin breaks or lesions. I have none now. I don't feel like I have caught anything. Up until this point I have had a very safe sex history. I understand that this is not a risk of HIV, but I am worried about the risk of Genital Herpes being contracted here as I understand this can be transferred from skin-to-skin contact e.g. through Herpes Whitlow. I have no symptoms of Herpes but I also understand it can be symptonless which leaves me worried. I also feel guilty as I married. This may seem irrational to worry, but I am worried and am waking up at 3am each morning now and cannot stop thinking about the problem. Is there any sense you can give me of the odds of contracting a STD from this scenario? I hope they are low, it feels like they should be, but I almost feel neurotic, when I read something like theoretical risk of x,y,z that to me means I could have caught it, leaving me extremely anxious. Is there anything you can tell me to help me be able to take assurance that I am worrying unnecessarily, or, should I be looking at getting a test? If I hear from a specialist I think I might be able to stop googling and working myself into a state and hopefully get some sleep agaiin.
Brief Answer:
No risk of an STD
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I am Dr. kakkar (MD, Skin and STDs). I have read your question and I have understood your concern.
There is absolutely no risk of STDs, wharsoever, in this particular scenario. STDs are only tranmitted by direct/ intimate contact of sexual nature i.e either vaginal, oral or anal sex. It is not transmitted through hands or towels or just by touching.
You can just forget about any risk of STDs in this paricular scenario.
Regards
No risk of an STD
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I am Dr. kakkar (MD, Skin and STDs). I have read your question and I have understood your concern.
There is absolutely no risk of STDs, wharsoever, in this particular scenario. STDs are only tranmitted by direct/ intimate contact of sexual nature i.e either vaginal, oral or anal sex. It is not transmitted through hands or towels or just by touching.
You can just forget about any risk of STDs in this paricular scenario.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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