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hello about a week ago i was on vacation in atlanta georgia and i had sex with a prostitute. i had a condom on for the oral and vaginal sex. my concern is a a week before this i shaved my genital area and i got an ingrown hair folicule at the base of my penis. its about the size of a pimple and i kept picking at it i did not pick it right before it the encounter took place witch was after midnight but maybe i did earlier that morning. the sore was not activly bleeding and the sore is at the
bottom of my penis behind the ring of where the condom would stop after putting it on. i was in a doggy style position for about 5 minutes then i stopped. after removing the condom with a towel i noticed my whole penis had a clear greasy look to it. i didnt know if it was condom lube or vaginal fluid, the condom did not break. my question is would vaginal fluid go all the way down the condom in the doggy style position and go over the ring at the base oy my penis and infect me throgh the infected cut or ingrown hair folicule. i wastold hiv dies once it hits oxygen but i dont know if thats true.
its been nine days now and i havd throat swelling runny nose and dhiarria but no fever . but also still have a posotive ebv mono igm ater 6 months now im a 28 year old male. what do you thknk doctor? and the prostitute did have the same condoms i did trojan magnums and she took them out before we did anything.
bottom of my penis behind the ring of where the condom would stop after putting it on. i was in a doggy style position for about 5 minutes then i stopped. after removing the condom with a towel i noticed my whole penis had a clear greasy look to it. i didnt know if it was condom lube or vaginal fluid, the condom did not break. my question is would vaginal fluid go all the way down the condom in the doggy style position and go over the ring at the base oy my penis and infect me throgh the infected cut or ingrown hair folicule. i wastold hiv dies once it hits oxygen but i dont know if thats true.
its been nine days now and i havd throat swelling runny nose and dhiarria but no fever . but also still have a posotive ebv mono igm ater 6 months now im a 28 year old male. what do you thknk doctor? and the prostitute did have the same condoms i did trojan magnums and she took them out before we did anything.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Your repeat question has been deleted. Just because the answer given does not allay your anxiety does not mean that repeating the questions will get you a different answer. Our answers are based on your description of the situation, years of experience and careful and continuing study of the scientific literature.
I'm aware that your folliculitis sore was not covered and have pasted in a quote from my earlier reply - "The fact that you had an area at the base of your penis which you had been picking at earlier in the day does not have any influence on your risk and should not concern you." Thus, to repeat - you are not at risk and do not need testing. What is unclear about this? No risk and no medical need for tesitng. EWH
I'm aware that your folliculitis sore was not covered and have pasted in a quote from my earlier reply - "The fact that you had an area at the base of your penis which you had been picking at earlier in the day does not have any influence on your risk and should not concern you." Thus, to repeat - you are not at risk and do not need testing. What is unclear about this? No risk and no medical need for tesitng. EWH
but dr.hook the ingrown hair folicule cut at the base of my penis was not coverd condom rolled up a little bit from the base
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Your exposure was condom protected and this makes it virtually no risk, even if your partner had HIV and it is unlikely that she did. The fact that you had an area at the base of your penis which you had been picking at earlier in the day does not have any influence on your risk and should not concern you. Even in condom protected sex, small amounts of each partners' genital secretions get on each other yet HIV transmission does not occur. You do not need to be concerned and do not need testing because of this exposure.
HIV does not die immediately upon contact to air but that it is very susceptible to drying and temperatures below body temperature are both part of the reason it dies quickly on exposure to the environment. Having the virus die is only one part of the reason you are not at risk. The barrier action of the condom is another important contributor.
Finally, symptoms similar to those associated with the Acute Retroviral Syndrome (ARS) are TOTALLY non-specific and when people experience "ARS symptoms" they are much more likely to have something else, usually some other, more typical virus infection. When this has been studied in the US, less than 1% of persons seeking medical care for "ARS symptoms" are found to have HIV, the remainder having symptoms due to other processes. In contrast, over a given year, there is almost no one who has not had a viral illness, night sweats or both (sometimes on multiple occasions). In addition, it is also important to realize that many persons who acquire HIV do not experience the ARS. For a person to try to judge their HIV risk based on "ARS symptoms" is a waste of time.
To summarize, very, very low risk. No need for concern. No need for testing. EWH
HIV does not die immediately upon contact to air but that it is very susceptible to drying and temperatures below body temperature are both part of the reason it dies quickly on exposure to the environment. Having the virus die is only one part of the reason you are not at risk. The barrier action of the condom is another important contributor.
Finally, symptoms similar to those associated with the Acute Retroviral Syndrome (ARS) are TOTALLY non-specific and when people experience "ARS symptoms" they are much more likely to have something else, usually some other, more typical virus infection. When this has been studied in the US, less than 1% of persons seeking medical care for "ARS symptoms" are found to have HIV, the remainder having symptoms due to other processes. In contrast, over a given year, there is almost no one who has not had a viral illness, night sweats or both (sometimes on multiple occasions). In addition, it is also important to realize that many persons who acquire HIV do not experience the ARS. For a person to try to judge their HIV risk based on "ARS symptoms" is a waste of time.
To summarize, very, very low risk. No need for concern. No need for testing. EWH
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