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Q: HIV in K-Y liquid

asked by: kirklandw on March 8th, 2008

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If the contents of a bottle of k-y liquid are tainted with blood or semen containing the hiv virus, can the virus survive in that liquid environment, and thus be transmitted if applied to one's genitalia or an open wound?

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Muthoni

replied on March 8th, 2008

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HIV needs to be in the right environment to survive. It dies thirty seconds after it leaves the body. It cannot survive in K-Y liquid. Hepatitis C can survive outside the body for about 6 weeks. Nasty.

Finess150

replied on March 10th, 2008

Experienced User

Risks

No, HIV will not survive in KY jelly. The HIV structure is weak. Even if it remains active, its component parts may have broken down to the extent that it becomes unable to infect.
Do not worry about HIV in KY.

kirklandw

replied on March 11th, 2008

New User

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