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Body piercing and unprotected sex.

Body piercing and unprotected sex.

So 3 years back in 11 grade I got my belly button pierced. The guy who pierced it did not open the needle right in my face. But from where I was standing it looked like everything was coming out of rappers. 3 weeks later I came down with a little flu. I had a fever for a day and a couple days later I got mouth sores on the side of my tongue. Everything went away expect the mouth ulcers. They returned every month for the next 6 months along with burning lips and sore thoart. That same summer I broke out in a rash called pityriasis rosea and I found out I had gallbladder diease. 7 months later I had sex for the first time with someone I had new for years. We where protected for the first couple of mintues then he took the condom off. when I asked him if he had any STD he said no he always use condoms and he only took it off cause he new me. But now a year later I have swollen glades in my groin and neck and armpit. My question is do you think any of my symptoms are HIV related? Can I get HIV from body piercings? How much of a risk am I at? How long can HIV stay alive outside of the body? Should I get tested? Why are my glandes swollen. Please help I'm so scared!!
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The body piercing wasn,t a risk but the unprotected sex was so test now and receive a conclusive result.Don,t ever go by symptoms alone,they do not diagnose hiv only a test result does.All the best.
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yes and do all the tests if you are concerned about all stds at 12 weeks.
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Thank you so much for answering my question. One last thing has any one ever been infected by HIV from body piercing?
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No one has ever contracting HIV from body piercings.
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