Fingering and Fisting
Fingering and Fisting
There is a very small risk of getting HIV from fingering your partner. HIV cannot get into or out of unbroken skin. There would only be a risk if the skin of the finger had small cuts or a rash on it and/or if the inside of the anus was bleeding or damaged (eg, from cuts or infections). Fisting is considered low risk because it doesn’t involve infected semen (cum) getting inside someone's anus. But fisting can cause anal bleeding which makes the risk higher, especially if you have anal sex without condoms too.
If the fister has HIV
Fisting is unlikely to pass on HIV as the virus cannot get out through a hand or forearm that has unbroken skin. But if his skin had cuts, sores or inflammation these would give HIV a way out of his body and into the anus being fisted.
If the fister is HIV negative
There’s a risk from HIV in blood from the anus of a positive guy. Any cuts, rashes or inflamed skin on the fister’s hand or forearm give HIV a way into his bloodstream through this broken skin.
HIV could get through breaks in the skin that are very small - possibly too small to notice.
Fisters can use medical latex gloves with special water-based fisting lube, (available on sale online or in gay sex shops in larger cities).
The following can make cuts and bleeding in the anus less likely:
There is a very small risk of getting HIV from fingering your partner. HIV cannot get into or out of unbroken skin. There would only be a risk if the skin of the finger had small cuts or a rash on it and/or if the inside of the anus was bleeding or damaged (eg, from cuts or infections). Fisting is considered low risk because it doesn’t involve infected semen (cum) getting inside someone's anus. But fisting can cause anal bleeding which makes the risk higher, especially if you have anal sex without condoms too.
If the fister has HIV
Fisting is unlikely to pass on HIV as the virus cannot get out through a hand or forearm that has unbroken skin. But if his skin had cuts, sores or inflammation these would give HIV a way out of his body and into the anus being fisted.
If the fister is HIV negative
There’s a risk from HIV in blood from the anus of a positive guy. Any cuts, rashes or inflamed skin on the fister’s hand or forearm give HIV a way into his bloodstream through this broken skin.
HIV could get through breaks in the skin that are very small - possibly too small to notice.
Fisters can use medical latex gloves with special water-based fisting lube, (available on sale online or in gay sex shops in larger cities).
The following can make cuts and bleeding in the anus less likely:
- keeping nails short
- using medical latex gloves
- using lots of lube
- going slowly
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It’s very risky to fist, then to have anal sex in the same anus that has been fisted, without using a condom. This is because the anus is more likely to be bleeding from the fisting. Having anal sex first, then fisting is less risky.
Using enemas or douching before fisting is not recommended because they remove the mucous lining of the anus which protects against infections. Without this protection getting HIV could be more likely. Fisting can cause serious damage if not done carefully by someone with experience. Tip Using gloves while fisting cuts the risk of passing on HIV. Do not have anal sex (topping/bottoming) without a condom, especially after someone has been fisted. |
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For a complete list of sexual activities and the risks they pose for transmitting HIV or other STDs visit www.aids.gov , risky business web-site. To access it, CLICK HERE
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Tests:
Find places where you can get free HIV/STD testing in Wake County.
Condoms: Find places where you can get free condoms in Wake County.
For general information about Wake County’s HIV/STD program and testing, please call 919-250-3950.
Do you have questions about HIV/STDs that you want answered? E-mail questions to: std.program@wearemembersofthiscommunity.org
To see all other resources in Wake County, North Carolina & the United States, CLICK HERE to return to our resources and links page.
Condoms: Find places where you can get free condoms in Wake County.
For general information about Wake County’s HIV/STD program and testing, please call 919-250-3950.
Do you have questions about HIV/STDs that you want answered? E-mail questions to: std.program@wearemembersofthiscommunity.org
To see all other resources in Wake County, North Carolina & the United States, CLICK HERE to return to our resources and links page.
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