Again Dr. Hook thank you so much. I wish the best to you and yours.
Yes, that is exactly the advice I would give. I would move forward without concern for HIV from this encounter. EWH
Dr. Hook...I truly appreciate your assessment. You have no idea how difficult the last 24 hours have been for me...I look like a zombie. One last question...Would you say that it is reasonable for me to move on and forget about this incident?
Again thank you sooo much!!! I feel truly better.
Welcome to the Forum. Sorry to hear of your condom mishap. That said however, your exposure was as safe as an unprotected exposure could be. It was good that your partner was willing to test and the fact that his rapid test was negative virtually assures you that he is not HIV infected. While there is a theoretical chance that your partner may have acquired HIV in the past 6-8 weeks which would not have been detected by his test but that really is most unlikely. I have never seen such a case in my practice.
If you were my patient I certainly would not recommend PEP for you. I urge you not to worry. Your risk of infection is close to zero.
I hope my comments are helpful. EWH