MAK answered Thursday December 11 2008, 9:27 pm: Yes. If he has an STD, and you have a cut on your hand, or touch a bodily opening (mouth, genitalia, or cut), you may get that STD. Also, if you get pre-ejaculate or semen on your hand and then touch yourself, you can get pregnant.
Unless he has been tested for STD's (and the results came back negative, and he is in a monogamous relationship, meaning he is not sexually active with anyone else), and you are on birth control, you should use a condom.
Peeps answered Thursday December 11 2008, 1:31 am: Yes.
HPV, herpes, and other various STDs can get under your nails and live for some time since it's fairly warm and slightly moist there--the perfect environment. Even if you wash your hands the virus could be deeply embedded so far back that you cannot properly reach the full extent of it. The virus, of course, will grow a little under the nails so that it will reach outward enough to be spread into/onto various parts of your body. So, then when you put your fingers near your genitals you have put yourself at risk for the STDs and STIs that the male was carrying from his penis.
(*Note that virgins can have STDs & STIs too.)
Just be smart about it and use a condom for safety's sake. It might seem silly to some but only to those who don't use their heads when it comes to this sort of risky behavior. A condom doesn't cost a lot, the handjob will feel just as good, and the risk of contracting an illness is lessened.
If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me! :)
P.S. Washing your hands under "HOT" water after doing this is not a safety precaution. As I said, the viruses can bury themselves further in your nail-bed than you can humanly reach. [ Peeps's advice column | Ask Peeps A Question ]
RockStoleMySoul answered Thursday December 11 2008, 1:29 am: handjob, no.
However, if you are giving oral sex you should, becasue STD's can be contracted from oral sex.
and do not let the sperm from when he ejaculates go anywhere near your vagina, because you can get pregnant that way. [ RockStoleMySoul's advice column | Ask RockStoleMySoul A Question ]
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