[Epona]

In all honesty Dundee, I think it is possible to get a littlt *too* paranoid about HIV. It is a virus, and as such is pretty fragile. It is much less contagious and hardy than the common cold, and cannot survive for long outside of the body. It does not readily absorb through the skin - the main danger is directly from blood or other body fluids.

I would think that the chances of becoming infected in the manner you describe are infinitesimally small, one in a million chance at worst - the biggest risk is of the condom breaking. You are probably more likely to pick up HIV at the dentists.

That's not to say you should be complacent about it, but there is a difference between healthy caution and protection, and what seems, IMO at least, to be verging on hysteria (that comment not aimed at you, but at the lack of education some people seem to have about HIV, no offense intended).

[ 05-27-2002, 06:12 AM: Message edited by: Epona ]