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Condom slip and Oral
A while back I engaged in oral sex (both receiving and giving, unprotected) without ejaculation on both parts, and also receiving and giving anal without ejaculation, both with a condom. When he was on top however, the condom did slip off, but I believe only when he was pulling out. He put it back on and continued for maybe a minute. There was no ejaculation, only the activities listed above and deep kissing. I had an oraquick rapid test with the prick of a finger done 78 days after the incident. Should I return for testing now that it has been a little over three months or am I fine? I did have a sore throat, in fact my voice gave out, but this was a week after the incident, nearly three months ago. Since then, I haven't had any major symptoms, aside from a lymph node I can feel on the right side of neck. I believe that may be due to a pimple in that area or a possible cavity that I know i have. Thank you for any help you can provide.
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Your exposure and symptoms really make no difference in assessing your situation. The HIV antibody tests, including Oraquick and other rapid tests, are virtually 100% reliable any time more than 6-8 weeks after exposure (nothwithstanding common advice to wait 3 months for definitive testing). Therefore, your negative test result at 78 days (11 weeks) shows you didn't catch HIV. As long as testing is done sufficiently long after exposure, the result always overrules exposure history and symptoms. So no worries; you weren't infected.
Having said that, it sounds like you had safe sex; unprotected oral carries little or no risk, and condom slippage during withdrawal doesn't generally count as condom failure. Furhter, your symptoms don't particularly sound like those of an acute HIV infection. And from your comment below, it seems very unlikely your partner had HIV. For the reasons above, these facts really don't matter -- the test result is reliable -- but perhaps you'll find this reassuring nonetheless.
So all is well; you're not infected. Stay safe-- HHH, MD
Your exposure and symptoms really make no difference in assessing your situation. The HIV antibody tests, including Oraquick and other rapid tests, are virtually 100% reliable any time more than 6-8 weeks after exposure (nothwithstanding common advice to wait 3 months for definitive testing). Therefore, your negative test result at 78 days (11 weeks) shows you didn't catch HIV. As long as testing is done sufficiently long after exposure, the result always overrules exposure history and symptoms. So no worries; you weren't infected.
Having said that, it sounds like you had safe sex; unprotected oral carries little or no risk, and condom slippage during withdrawal doesn't generally count as condom failure. Furhter, your symptoms don't particularly sound like those of an acute HIV infection. And from your comment below, it seems very unlikely your partner had HIV. For the reasons above, these facts really don't matter -- the test result is reliable -- but perhaps you'll find this reassuring nonetheless.
So all is well; you're not infected. Stay safe-- HHH, MD
In addition, he doesn't believe he has HIV and had a negative test result about 1 month before the incident.
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