Can you catch HIV from a park bench?

NSFWPhysician Responded

Hi all,

23 y/o female, 120lbs. Caucasian living in the US.

My boyfriend & I were sitting on a park bench/table type thing for about an hour just talking to each other. Our hands were propping ourselves up every now and again on the wood. We went to get in his truck to go home, and things got hot & heavy before he dropped me off.

We used a condom. Latex free. About 6 hours after, I woke up with really bad vaginal itching. I took a shower and douched up there with water, and I had some relief.

My vaginal area is still irritated, and has a little bit of a white coating on the outside flesh. When I wipe, streaks of blood come off. It doesn’t hurt to urinate or anything.

I’m scared that with our hands being on the bench earlier talking, then we got in the truck and had intercourse, that I may have contracted something from it. Or maybe it’s completely unrelated and I just have a yeast infection.

I need some guidance and advice please! I’m very nervous about this.

Posted Jun 23, 2025, 4:27 AM UTC

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