HIV

[saramarie123]

About a 1y and 1/2 ago,When I was 18 I was at a party and had anal sex for the first time unprotected, with a friend of a friend.  Trust me, I'm not happy about it because i've never had any unprotected sexual encounter EVER. I've had test for other STDS since then... gonorrhea and clamydia and they were both negative.. I'm almost certain I dont have herpes or hpv, but i will be getting tested for those soon. I was wondering what were my chances of contracting HIV from this person if he was HIV positive (said he was not) and what would be the chances that he had HIV in the demographic of A white..heterosexual male. Although, I have questioned his sexuality. Im so nervous. please help.

[gberg]

PS Even odds are in your favour, of course you should test for HIV to be sure.

All the best!

[gberg]

Hello SaraMarie123,

I quote Wikipedia, which refers to the CDC figures:

"Estimated per-act risk for acquisition of HIV by exposure route
Exposure Route Estimated infections per 10,000 exposures to an infected source:
Receptive anal intercourse* 50

* assuming no condom use"

It means that: IF he was HIV poz, you had 50 out of 10.000 chances of getting infected.
The prevalence of HIV in adult white men in the US should be less than 1%.

Good luck and don't worry too much, odds are in your favour!
Please protect yourself in the future.