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HIV Risk and testing
Good Afternoon Doctors!
I have a question for you. I have recently had unprotected sex with 4 women in the past 5 and a half months. I have had a girlfriend for the past 7 years and am worried that I may have passed this virus to her. The first encounter was on October 12 2009. The 2nd was on November 26 2009 and the 3rd was on Nov 27 2009. All of these women have been friends of friends but am not sure of who they have been with. This whole time I was having unprotected sex with my girlfriend. I tested on March 3rd 2010 and March 4th 2010 and the results came back negative. This was 4 1/2 months since the 1st exposure and 3 months after the 2nd and 3rd exposure. I tested again on March 24th 2010 with an oral antibody test and the results were negative.
Am I in the clear?
Should I test at the 6 month range?
For October that would be April 13th and for 2nd and 3rd would be May27th.
I have a question for you. I have recently had unprotected sex with 4 women in the past 5 and a half months. I have had a girlfriend for the past 7 years and am worried that I may have passed this virus to her. The first encounter was on October 12 2009. The 2nd was on November 26 2009 and the 3rd was on Nov 27 2009. All of these women have been friends of friends but am not sure of who they have been with. This whole time I was having unprotected sex with my girlfriend. I tested on March 3rd 2010 and March 4th 2010 and the results came back negative. This was 4 1/2 months since the 1st exposure and 3 months after the 2nd and 3rd exposure. I tested again on March 24th 2010 with an oral antibody test and the results were negative.
Am I in the clear?
Should I test at the 6 month range?
For October that would be April 13th and for 2nd and 3rd would be May27th.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum. You asked the same questions on the community forum and had accurate responses from Teak. I agree with him that these were very low risk exposures with respect to HIV (not necessarily for other STDs); you have been way overtested; and with the HIV tests in current use, nobody ever needs testing later than 3 months (usually not beyond 6-8 weeks). You are definitely in the clear and do not need another test at 6 months or any other time.
As implied above, it would make sense for you to have urine tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea and a blood test for syphilis, if those haven't been done.
Regards-- HHH, MD
As implied above, it would make sense for you to have urine tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea and a blood test for syphilis, if those haven't been done.
Regards-- HHH, MD
Thank you doc! Congrats on all of your work and success.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Oh, come on. You know the answer; just use common sense.
That's all for this thread.
That's all for this thread.
Is it more re-assuring as well if the last 2 woman that I had unprotected sex with also had a negative test at 10 and 11 weeks after exposure?
Thank you again doc! You really have put my mind at ease and am allowing me to move on. From now on I am sticking to one woman. Thank you again!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Yes, your PMD is being overly cautious and apparently is behind the times on modern HIV tests. Few if any HIV experts or public health agencies recommend testing beyond 3 months. In fact, most newly infected people have positive results by 3 weeks.
Thank you doc! I appreciate the prompt response. I did have tests in december for all other std's and all came back negative. Why does my personal physician recommend testing at 6 months? Is it being cautious? This increases my anxiety as well.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
And please get into the condom habit for non-monogamous sex!
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