Can HIV survive in vaginal fluid on clothes?

Question

Hello doctor,

After I had sex with a sex worker, I put my penis inside my underwear before removing the condom. Her vaginal fluids would have spread in my underwear. After one minute, I removed the condom and put it back in the underwear. The penis could have touched vaginal fluids in the underwear. Is there any chance of transmitting HIV by this?

Kindly guide.

Answer 1

Hi,

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The answer to your question is simple. How long do you live in water? The same is applicable to the HIV virus, too. How long does HIV virus survive in the outside environment? Here, the answer is a minimum of eight seconds and a maximum of 30 seconds owing to environmental temperature. So, in your condition, even if she is infected, having a virus in vaginal fluid and then on your underwear, the virus is not able to survive in the outside environment, and again, the virus has no capabilities to breach skin and pass into the body. So, the chance of acquiring HIV in the context you explained is not valid for transmission in any way. So, nothing to worry about.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

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