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A middle eastern man needs help
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If you have not done so, please review other threads in our archives for questions similar to yours and Dr. Handsfield's replies. Questions that duplicate other frequent ones, for which abundant replies exist, and that have little educational value for other forum users, will be DELETED WITHOUT RESPONSE. YOUR PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. The most common examples of such questions are those about low risk exposures to HIV, such as oral sex, condom- protected intercourse hand-to-genital exposure, and nonsexual contact with possibly infected blood or body fluids as well as symptoms of early HIV infection.
A middle eastern man needs help
by worrieddave, Jan 27, 2007 12:00AM
Hello Doctor and thank you for you all the great work you are doing. I don't know what I would have done without your help. I am American of middle eastern background(so you can unuderstand the reason hehind my bad English writing).I am Male 40 years old, married with a child.My wife and child are both back home. Almost seven weeks ago I had sex with a prostitute who looked like a durgs user. After we finished vaginal intercourse I realized that the condom broke.I washed myself right away.The next day I went to a nearby clinic tested for HIV and STD and came back negative.After 25 days I went for VIH and came back nigative. After 35 days I tested HIV again (Oraquick) came back negative. After 42 days I tested HIV again and came back negative. However, when I went to pick up the result of 42 days I had to go to a clinic full of HIV positive people.I shacked hands with some of them, touched door naps, books,and furnature in the clinic.After 15 minutes of these encouters I ate a sandwich and realized afterwards that I didn't wash my hands. The scary part here is the roof my mouth was very sore and I also had cut on my lips. I am in the state of panic again. I have been living serious nightmares, anxiety,and depression.My questions are:
1)When should I stop testing for HIV as far as the first incidant is concerned ( broken condom) I am going back to my wife by the end of Feb and scared and dont know whether to sleep with her or not?.I am so afraid of infecting her.
2) Is it possible that I may have infected myself by eating food and not washing my hands after touching furnatures, door naps etc in clinic full of ADIS patients in light of that fact that I HAVE CUTS ON MY LIPS AND SORE ROOF OF MY MOUTH? Please help me out addressing these two questions. I don't know what to do. Thank you so much,
1)When should I stop testing for HIV as far as the first incidant is concerned ( broken condom) I am going back to my wife by the end of Feb and scared and dont know whether to sleep with her or not?.I am so afraid of infecting her.
2) Is it possible that I may have infected myself by eating food and not washing my hands after touching furnatures, door naps etc in clinic full of ADIS patients in light of that fact that I HAVE CUTS ON MY LIPS AND SORE ROOF OF MY MOUTH? Please help me out addressing these two questions. I don't know what to do. Thank you so much,
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Jan 27, 2007 12:00AM
, Jan 27, 2007 12:00AM
You are badly overreacting. At most you needed a single HIV test. The negative result at 42 days proves you did not catch HIV from the commercial sex worker, and HIV cannot be caught by shaking hands or eating food, regarldess of cuts on your lips or in the mouth. You should know that. You need to do a little reading about real HIV transmission risks. (But the tone of the remark below, before I answered, is a bit harsh. I deleted that response.)
Bottom line: Relax, you are home free.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
Bottom line: Relax, you are home free.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
I just checked to see your response to my question. It appears that you have deleted, was'nt it a valid concern? Can condoms weaken without breaking, to allow the HIV virus in?