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Dear doctors,
I have posted a similar question in the community section, but my question has changed a bit and I need further advice if it's possible please?
I had 2 possbile HIV exposures as follows:
03/12/2011 - I gave a man oral sex (I am also a man) and he ejaculated in my mouth and I spat it out a couple of minutes later. I had a throat infection at the time. I do not know his HIV status.
15/12/2011 - I gave a man oral sex and I pulled his penis out of my mouth as he started to ejaculate. I got a small amount of his semen in my mouth which I spat out a few minutes later, but it mostly went on my face. I had a thoat infection at the time and I also noticed that my gums bleed a little when I brushed my teeth 4 hours before the oral sex.
I had a HIV 1 & 2, Antibody and Antigen P24 test on 19/12/2011 which was negative but I have now been told that this was not very much use for either of these exposures (although it was good to know that I had not been infected previously)
I am going to asia on 05/01/12 for quite a long time so want to get a test done again before I go as these 2 exposures are really concerning me. If I have the HIV 1 & 2, Antibody and Antigen P24 test done on 04/01/12 then it will be 32 days after the first exposure and 20 days after the second exposure. How likely is HIV to be identified in this test for these 2 exposures?
Also, the HIV prevention community have advised me that testing is not needed for Oral sex, even with the throat infection and bleeding gums 4 hours before, but I am a little sceptical about this as the terrence higgins trust has told me that this info is not correct and that testing is imperative. Can you please tell me what you think?
Many thanks
I have posted a similar question in the community section, but my question has changed a bit and I need further advice if it's possible please?
I had 2 possbile HIV exposures as follows:
03/12/2011 - I gave a man oral sex (I am also a man) and he ejaculated in my mouth and I spat it out a couple of minutes later. I had a throat infection at the time. I do not know his HIV status.
15/12/2011 - I gave a man oral sex and I pulled his penis out of my mouth as he started to ejaculate. I got a small amount of his semen in my mouth which I spat out a few minutes later, but it mostly went on my face. I had a thoat infection at the time and I also noticed that my gums bleed a little when I brushed my teeth 4 hours before the oral sex.
I had a HIV 1 & 2, Antibody and Antigen P24 test on 19/12/2011 which was negative but I have now been told that this was not very much use for either of these exposures (although it was good to know that I had not been infected previously)
I am going to asia on 05/01/12 for quite a long time so want to get a test done again before I go as these 2 exposures are really concerning me. If I have the HIV 1 & 2, Antibody and Antigen P24 test done on 04/01/12 then it will be 32 days after the first exposure and 20 days after the second exposure. How likely is HIV to be identified in this test for these 2 exposures?
Also, the HIV prevention community have advised me that testing is not needed for Oral sex, even with the throat infection and bleeding gums 4 hours before, but I am a little sceptical about this as the terrence higgins trust has told me that this info is not correct and that testing is imperative. Can you please tell me what you think?
Many thanks
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I have reviewed your numerous other interactions on both the International HIV Prevention Forum and the HIV Prevention Community site. There is nothing that I will say that you have not already heard. You do not know if either of your partners had HIV and statistically it is unlikely that they did. Further, as Teak has informed you, even if a partner did happen to have HIV, neither Dr. Handsfield nor I consider performing oral sex to put a person at risk for HIV. Thus we see no reason for you to even have HIV testing.
If you had been exposed, the data on the DUO tests such as you were tested with are reported for 28 days, at which time the results are completely reliable. there are no day-by-day statistics. since it has been over 28 days since your first exposure, you can be confident that you did not get HIV from the initial exposure. Regarding the 20 day exposure, it is logical that most but not all infections would be detected- at least 60-70% and perhaps more.
Finally, I would point out that the more you ask and search the internet, the more different answers you will get. You need to just decide who you are going to believe and live with it. As I've already said, from my perspective you have nothing to worry about. EWH
If you had been exposed, the data on the DUO tests such as you were tested with are reported for 28 days, at which time the results are completely reliable. there are no day-by-day statistics. since it has been over 28 days since your first exposure, you can be confident that you did not get HIV from the initial exposure. Regarding the 20 day exposure, it is logical that most but not all infections would be detected- at least 60-70% and perhaps more.
Finally, I would point out that the more you ask and search the internet, the more different answers you will get. You need to just decide who you are going to believe and live with it. As I've already said, from my perspective you have nothing to worry about. EWH
sorry, just to clarify, the second exposure was with a different man to the first and I do not know his HIV status
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