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Very confused HCV HIV
I'm hoping you can clear this up for me because I'm at a loss. I had an incident close to 8 weeks ago where I received unprotected oral sex for around 5 seconds. This person told me they were tested in March or April and had only been with his long term girlfreind since then.
Anyway, I got freaked out over the incident worried about HIV so I took a rapid test at 2 days short of 6 weeks which was negative. I thought my worries were over until my girlfreind got her pregnancy screening and came up reactive for Hep B. Immediately I thought it was from this incident so I got tested for that 7.5 weeks after exposure and it was negative. My doctor did a full Hep screen though and I did come up positive for Hep C. My dad has had Hep C for 30 years and its possible I could have got it from him sharing razors etc. but I'm not sure and waiting on a confirmatory test. Here's my questions.
1) I've read there have been cases where HCV has delayed HIv seroconversion but thye seem to be cases of needlestick injuries where the person was infected simultaneously. Can I trust my HIv test or should I get tested again? I'm very worried.
2) Based on coming up negative for my Hep B test. Is it possible I could have given Hep B to my grilfriend from that incident? That was the only thing that happened. Could she have had a false positive on her test.
3) Can Hep B or HIv have been passed from 5 seconds of oral? I didn't notice any blood. I'm a reall mess and could use some solid answers. thanks.
Anyway, I got freaked out over the incident worried about HIV so I took a rapid test at 2 days short of 6 weeks which was negative. I thought my worries were over until my girlfreind got her pregnancy screening and came up reactive for Hep B. Immediately I thought it was from this incident so I got tested for that 7.5 weeks after exposure and it was negative. My doctor did a full Hep screen though and I did come up positive for Hep C. My dad has had Hep C for 30 years and its possible I could have got it from him sharing razors etc. but I'm not sure and waiting on a confirmatory test. Here's my questions.
1) I've read there have been cases where HCV has delayed HIv seroconversion but thye seem to be cases of needlestick injuries where the person was infected simultaneously. Can I trust my HIv test or should I get tested again? I'm very worried.
2) Based on coming up negative for my Hep B test. Is it possible I could have given Hep B to my grilfriend from that incident? That was the only thing that happened. Could she have had a false positive on her test.
3) Can Hep B or HIv have been passed from 5 seconds of oral? I didn't notice any blood. I'm a reall mess and could use some solid answers. thanks.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Your girlfriend did not acquire HBV from you. HCV occurs from time to time in longstanding household contacts of infected persons, probably through inadvertant exposure to blood, as with toothbrushes or razors, so that's the best bet in your case (unless you have used drugs by injection, which overall is the most common source of HCV).
1) To my knowledge, HCV has no effect on HIV seroconversion.
2) You could not have transmitted HBV to your girlfriend. She got it somewhere else. But you may be at risk for catching it from her. You don't provide enough information about her test, most important whether she only has antibody showing past infection, or is positive for current infection or a carrier state (usually shown by a positive test for heptatitis B surface antigen, or HBsAg). You need to consult with your provider, or the provider who diagnosed your girlfriend, to learn whether you need to be vaccinated. Do it immediately; you don't want to mess around with the risk of catching HBV.
3) No, there is no chance you could have been infected with HBV, HCV or HIV from the exposure you describe.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
1) To my knowledge, HCV has no effect on HIV seroconversion.
2) You could not have transmitted HBV to your girlfriend. She got it somewhere else. But you may be at risk for catching it from her. You don't provide enough information about her test, most important whether she only has antibody showing past infection, or is positive for current infection or a carrier state (usually shown by a positive test for heptatitis B surface antigen, or HBsAg). You need to consult with your provider, or the provider who diagnosed your girlfriend, to learn whether you need to be vaccinated. Do it immediately; you don't want to mess around with the risk of catching HBV.
3) No, there is no chance you could have been infected with HBV, HCV or HIV from the exposure you describe.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
"3) Can Hep B or HIv have been passed from 5 seconds of oral? I didn't notice any blood. I'm a reall mess and could use some solid answers. thanks."
No. Saliva does not contain much HiV at all read many posts in this regard, or anywhere on the net for that matter. This is one area where the consensus is the same RE: oral.
Zero risk for practical purposes as the Dr. would say.
No. Saliva does not contain much HiV at all read many posts in this regard, or anywhere on the net for that matter. This is one area where the consensus is the same RE: oral.
Zero risk for practical purposes as the Dr. would say.
So my test for HBV at past 7 weeks would rule me out as the cause for her infection? I don't know the exact test but she did get other confirmatory tests. Also, with the 6 weeks HIV test, there's no chance I got HIV? Thanks again.
with a 6 week hiv test, you have no worries!!
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