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Anxious about possible exposure
I was wondering if you could please help me as I am very worried about possible exposure. I was recently in Thailand and at a ping pong show, at one point the ping pong shot out in my direction and hit my hand, when I looked at my hand I had cuts (I have dermatitis) which had cracked the day before - is it possible for transmission this way if the ball containing HIV virus hit my cut?
Also I slept with a guy, we had protective sex but at one point he put his penis in before the condom was on - this was before I realised and told him to put it on as I didn't know his status and I'm not on the pill. A week later I had protective sex with another guy but we had unprotected oral sex. When I got back after a very long plane flight (which was 12 days after ping pong / 10 days after first sexual encounter / 5 days after second sexual encounter) I started to get a scratchy throat, next day I was very tired (also jet lagged) and had a very croaky husky voice, however I went out to partying for 24 hours...
I then spent the next two days in bed with muscle ache, very chesty cough (occasionally bringing up yellow mucus), croaky voice, sore throat and a blocked nose... I am not sure if I had a fever as wasn't able to take my temperature, however I took my temperature on the third day of feeling ill (when I also returned to work) and it was 36.7 degrees Celsius which I think is normal., however in the evening it was 38.8!
By the fourth day the muscle aches had stopped and my temperature was 36.6 however I still had a chesty cough and was very congested.
Are these signs of ARS? Or could I possibly have caught something on the plane? Or perhaps my immune system was just exhausted? Please help me as I am very anxious!!
Also I slept with a guy, we had protective sex but at one point he put his penis in before the condom was on - this was before I realised and told him to put it on as I didn't know his status and I'm not on the pill. A week later I had protective sex with another guy but we had unprotected oral sex. When I got back after a very long plane flight (which was 12 days after ping pong / 10 days after first sexual encounter / 5 days after second sexual encounter) I started to get a scratchy throat, next day I was very tired (also jet lagged) and had a very croaky husky voice, however I went out to partying for 24 hours...
I then spent the next two days in bed with muscle ache, very chesty cough (occasionally bringing up yellow mucus), croaky voice, sore throat and a blocked nose... I am not sure if I had a fever as wasn't able to take my temperature, however I took my temperature on the third day of feeling ill (when I also returned to work) and it was 36.7 degrees Celsius which I think is normal., however in the evening it was 38.8!
By the fourth day the muscle aches had stopped and my temperature was 36.6 however I still had a chesty cough and was very congested.
Are these signs of ARS? Or could I possibly have caught something on the plane? Or perhaps my immune system was just exhausted? Please help me as I am very anxious!!
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HIV is rendered unable to infect once it's outside of the body. Touching an object or body part with blood is, therefore, no risk at all. Oral sex isn't a risk either.
You're unlikely to have contracted HIV from such a brief, unprotected exposure, but just take a DUO test 28 days after the unprotected penetration for your own peace of mind.
As Chima mentioned, ignore your symptoms - they are also symptoms of minor viral illnesses, and symptoms can't be used to diagnose HIV.
You're unlikely to have contracted HIV from such a brief, unprotected exposure, but just take a DUO test 28 days after the unprotected penetration for your own peace of mind.
As Chima mentioned, ignore your symptoms - they are also symptoms of minor viral illnesses, and symptoms can't be used to diagnose HIV.
Symptoms are never used to diagnose HIV so that's irrelevant to the discussion.
Yes, I'm 500000000000% sure that no one would ever get infected by a ping pong ball flying through the air and hitting them on a cut on their hand.
That's great that the condom didn't break. But like I said in my first post, the brief unprotected penetration is a risk. That would be something that would require testing if you aren't sure if his HIV status.
Yes, I'm 500000000000% sure that no one would ever get infected by a ping pong ball flying through the air and hitting them on a cut on their hand.
That's great that the condom didn't break. But like I said in my first post, the brief unprotected penetration is a risk. That would be something that would require testing if you aren't sure if his HIV status.
Thank you for your reply Chima7.
What about my symptoms? Are they similar to ARS?
You sure the ping pong couldn't transmit HIV onto a cut? I know it sounds silly but it worries me it may be a possibility.
I don't think the condom broke... I'm sure he would have told me as I told him I'm not on the pill....
What about my symptoms? Are they similar to ARS?
You sure the ping pong couldn't transmit HIV onto a cut? I know it sounds silly but it worries me it may be a possibility.
I don't think the condom broke... I'm sure he would have told me as I told him I'm not on the pill....
Lol, ping pong ball, No. Zero risk.
Protected sex with a condom that doesn't break and oral sex are not a risk.
The brief penetration with no condom is a small risk and warrants testing if you're unsure of your partner's status. A duo test at 28 days will give you a conclusive result or any generation test is conclusive at 12 weeks post exposure.
Protected sex with a condom that doesn't break and oral sex are not a risk.
The brief penetration with no condom is a small risk and warrants testing if you're unsure of your partner's status. A duo test at 28 days will give you a conclusive result or any generation test is conclusive at 12 weeks post exposure.
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