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Am I infected?
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University of Washington
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Am I infected?
by sooworried83, Feb 23, 2007 12:00AM
Hello Dr.
I've been following this site for a month reading the topics postedand see if i can find a similar case of mine. My encounter was on summer 2006 with an asian street prostitue. We had protected sex and unprotected oral sex. When i was giving her oral sex i might have swallowed by mistake vaginal fluid. Could that increase the risk of getting infected? Another thing is that i brushed my teeth maround 3 hours before the infection and there is a chance that my gums could be bleeding by the time i was giving the oral sex.
After the encounter i had a diarhea for 3-4 days and felt little warm, temprature was normal. and now after almost 6 months i started to get tinglings and numb feelings in my hands. Also from time to time i get lightheaded.
Im really worried becauase im living in a country where HIV positives get deproted to their countries and so im really scared to get tested. Do you think doctor that i am infected or am i safe?
I've been following this site for a month reading the topics postedand see if i can find a similar case of mine. My encounter was on summer 2006 with an asian street prostitue. We had protected sex and unprotected oral sex. When i was giving her oral sex i might have swallowed by mistake vaginal fluid. Could that increase the risk of getting infected? Another thing is that i brushed my teeth maround 3 hours before the infection and there is a chance that my gums could be bleeding by the time i was giving the oral sex.
After the encounter i had a diarhea for 3-4 days and felt little warm, temprature was normal. and now after almost 6 months i started to get tinglings and numb feelings in my hands. Also from time to time i get lightheaded.
Im really worried becauase im living in a country where HIV positives get deproted to their countries and so im really scared to get tested. Do you think doctor that i am infected or am i safe?
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Feb 23, 2007 12:00AM
, Feb 23, 2007 12:00AM
I'm sorry to sound harsh, but what do you see as unique about your exposure or symptoms? I have repeatedly said that in the history of the world, there has never been a known case of HIV acquired by performing cunnilingus--and every episode of cunnilingus involves swallowing at least a little vaginal fluid. And common sense says that probably most people brush their teeth in the several hours after oral sex. I have said repeatedly that symptoms never are a reliable indication of new HIV infection. And your symtoms don't suggest HIV anyway.
So you can safely be tested knowing the result will be negative. And if you were to be found positive (which would have to come from some other exposure), you would need to go somewhere to get expert treatment--and I'll bet that any country that deports HIV positives is a bad place to get medical care for HIV. So getting deported probably would be in your interest.
HHH, MD
So you can safely be tested knowing the result will be negative. And if you were to be found positive (which would have to come from some other exposure), you would need to go somewhere to get expert treatment--and I'll bet that any country that deports HIV positives is a bad place to get medical care for HIV. So getting deported probably would be in your interest.
HHH, MD
Thank you soo much Dr. for the support and i'll be posting my test results when i do it. :)