Expert: Kristen Brannock, MPH - 8/7/2007

Question
I had a sexual (vaginal) intercourse with a prostitute two weeks ago. I used a condom, but i wasn't fully erected. A small area on my penis was left outside the condom. Could i have been infected because of this unprotected area? No scratches or wounds anywhere on my penis, i washed myself the next morning. If condom slightly removes from its starting position on the penis, is that dangerous? I don't mean if it slips completely out of the penis, just if it moves a bit.
I also want to ask if touching the condom when the sexual intercourse is over is actually dangerous. Can  hands "carry" the virus? If hands touch the mouth or the eyes is infection possible?
Thank you

Answer
Vaginal secretions cannot enter the body through the skin-there has to be an opening, whether natural or broken skin. If you were to get vaginal fluid on your hands from the condom and then touch your eyes, then transmission is possible because the eyes are a natural opening to the body.