Help, risk and testing?

Hi

I’m a white male 30 years old from Norway, with a history of low sexual activity. However, 25 days ago I made the biggest mistake of my life while on vacation on Playa de ingles on Grand Canary, Canary Islands. After a night of heavy drinking and me getting really drunk I got picked up by an African hooker on my way home to the hotel.  It ended up with that she gave me an unprotected handjob and what I believe was a protected blowjob (I was really drunk at cant clearly remember everything, but I’m quite sure that she insisted on a condom for the oral and that I gave her a Spanish one a bought from the men’s room in a bar). 2-3 days after I developed a soar throat and after 3-4 this went on to be a heavy cold, with runny nose, coughing, problems with my ears with some fever I think and lasted about 2-3 weeks. This has gotten me really worried and now I’m afraid about HIV.

If the oral was unprotected I’m I at risk?

If it was protected do you think that Spanish Bar condoms are safe?

Do I need a test and how reliably will this be?

For the moment I’m working in a major city in Sweden and must go and be tested at one of their government run hospitals, what are your knowledge about the Swedish HIV testing?

Thanks for your help

[Dr. Jose Gonzalez-Garcia, MD, MRCGP, PhD]

Hello,
Thank you for your post.  From the description of your sexual encounter, if a condom was used for the oral sex, there is no risk of an STD, and even less HIV as there is no risk from receiving a blow job, even if she was positive and had not used a condom.  Spanish bar condoms come from dispensers that usually sell reputable brands and they are always safe.  You definitely do not need to test for anything, and definitely not for HIV.  But if you still want to get tested, I am sure that the tests offered in Sweden as good as in any other Western European country.  A Duo test including antibodies and p24 antigen is the one you should ahve if you are having it soon, at least after 28 days of the event.  I still reiterate that you do not need it.
Don't you think that the flu-like and cold symptoms that you had are more likely going to be as a consequence of the heavy partying and drinking? Those symptoms happened far too early on for them to be anyhting to do with HIV seroconversion.
Best wishes,
Dr Jose

[coldheart79]

"and even less HIV as there is no risk from receiving a blow job"

Would it also be regarded as a "no risk" if it was unprotected and that she besides HIV would have an other STD, like Herpes or Chlamydia?

[coldheart79]

Whats the risk of a 30 days duo test being false negative?

Exposure oral, high risk.

Further testning need post 24 weeks?

[coldheart79]

sorry should say 12 weeks not 24.