Expert: Terry B - 3/12/2009

Question
Dear Sir,        On last friday night i was drunk my freind in midnight took me to prostitute(sex worker) (red light area) i went to one room where one prostitute came to wards me and she closed the door then she hold me in her arms then she removed her clothes and mine we both were naked she put 2 condoms on my penis then i inserted my penis on her vagina and i realised i m doing wrong so as soon as i inserted i removed quickly back my penis and sat on the bed prostitute again pull me  by saying u r paying me so pls complete the sexual relation and again  i inserted in her vagina again my heart was saying no it is wrong  i removed quickly as i inserted an there was no sexual relation between us only i pressed her breast and just inserted and removed quickly without doing further any thing and i throwed my condoms.     there was no oral relation also only there was lots of big hair on down of my penis and my penis was covered by 2 condoms and suppose if her fluid touches my hair on penis can i get infected by hiv pls guide it.bcoz i thing while removing condoms my one of the hair from penis broke and if suppose her fluid touched it so i m worreid about it  can i get infected.      So sir my question is that whether i m safe or not or  can i be infected from hiv pls sir guide it i m in tensionRegardsMullani"

Answer
Dear Mullani:

Peace.  What you describe is potential contact with the vaginal secretions of a woman whose HIV status is unknown, though she is in a high-risk profession.  Using 1 condom effectively is probably as good as trying to use two - and probably more difficult to use two.  www.thebody.com is a good site to go to learn more about risk reduction, as is www.avert.org if you are not a native English speaker, or as an alternative, www.unaids.org - some resources for your reading up on risk and risk reduction.

In more direct answer to your question, the duration of exposure of your skin and/or mucous membranes to her blood, vaginal secretions, or the semen of a previous customer help determine your HIV risk.  From what I read, you'd little or any contact with same, so I would guess that your risk is quite low.  For your peace of mind, it would be worth going to a voluntary counseling and testing center and talking with a counselor - you can get tested for other (more easily transmitted) sexually transmitted infections as well as HIV, and learn more about how to protect yourself.

What seems to me most important is that you realize you have an awakening sexual energy and it is good for you to be informed and prepared to deal with this as you move forward.

Best to you and yours, and please both read up and talk with a counselor for the sake of your health and that of those you love today and in the future.

Terry