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Your work is highly appreciated in educating people about HIV prevention. Last month on the 16th I had viginal sex with lady who confirmed that she was positive.I came inside her 3 times and all with condom. The last encounter I switched on the light and saw blood all over my thighs and the condom and she said she was on her menstrual cycle. I got freaked out since there is a lot of hiv concentration in blood. I didnt check if the condom was intact. 2 days later I sought out for PEP and I have finished it yesterday. But am now experiencing ars symptoms like feeling tired and a sore throat no fever. Are they ars symptoms. Is possible to seroconvert just after finishing your pep.
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There isn't any more information to add that will change the assessment of "no risk."  If a condom was damaged in that way it would rip to shreds when you put it on and you would have no doubt.

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I understood the 40 part but am afraid because she used her mouth to open the condom, she might have damaged the condom with her teeth. Can it break if damaged during sex.
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She wouldn't bite through it because she is depending on it to protect her from you, but if you can't get over the what-if part, then you can test at 28 days. But I sure wouldn't worry about it while waiting because we all know you will be negative.
Thanks sir, I know am been paranoid about this but if u answer this part hopefully will be at easy. Will the condom if damaged by teeth break completely coz I have heard people saying they put water to see if the condom had no holes. Am dying of anxiety.
I already answered that question, also this is all you need to know "There is nothing you can add to your situation that would make it a risk





since the science is 40 years old and very established".
Thanks AnxiousNoMore, my case is an exceptional one, the Lady is my ex girlfriend and she loves me. If you would help me on this part of forcing a condom with fingers and got damaged, would the condom completely rip off if it got damaged. Will never ask another question again.
You have asked the same question multiple times in rephrased forms.
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Thank for the reassurance, hope my anxiety is activating all the symptoms. When can I get tested, finished my PEP 2 days ago.
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you are fine by the way you described.
you can get tested after 1 month or after 3 months.congrats on using safe sex practive and next time save your self this whole anxiety/panic attacks and limit your self to one long term partner probably your wife.
i want ask you ,did you tell you her hiv status before or after the act?
She told me after we had finished sex. I haven't experienced any condom break, let's say if the condom might have been damaged before having sex, would it tear all.
Reread the part about the 40 and relax because condoms don't damage themselves.
I understood the 40 part but am afraid because she used her mouth to open the condom, she might have damaged the condom with her teeth. Can it break if damaged during sex.
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If a condom fails it is a large visible rip down the seam and both of you would know. HIV is instantly inactivated in air so you had zero risk of HIV since the blood was all inactive. There is nothing you can add to your situation that would make it a risk since the science is 40 years old and very established, so you are going to be fine.

You interact with other people so colds and sore throats are to be expected. Likely the tiredness is in your imagination from the faulty fear that you are dying, but you aren't.
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Thank for the reassurance, hope my anxiety is activating all the symptoms. When can I get tested, finished my PEP 2 days ago.
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