I'm worried

Dr. HHH

I have searched through your site and found a lot of helpful information and it did help me relax so thank you for being honest and knowledgeable about these issues.  Well the reason I

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

I would think insurance policies do any required lab tests as soon as they receive the specimens; it's more expensive to store specimens and test them later.  If she had HIV, it's a fair bet they would have told herr by now.  The odds you caught HIV during the events you describe indeed are "pretty much zero"; the 1 in 1000 risk for transmission by vaginal sex is for unrprotected sex.  Your partner's negative pap smears are useless in predicting HIV, however.

If you're worried, get tested.  But I see no cause at all for worry about HIV.

Good luck--  HHH, MD

[ralphrepo]

Pardon me, but this sounds more like the questioner is feeling guilty about potentially infecting himself and then his girlfriend. For all intents and purposes, she could have been sleeping with the 6th Fleet, and had infected herself even before she met you.

The insurance people probably have the results of the test in their system, but like any beauracracy, is dragging with issuing the policy.

As for body fluids at the base of the penile shaft, I quite agree with the Doc that there is almost zero chance of HIV transmission. However other STDs can be transmitted in this way.

Ralph

[bobo2005]

Hi ya all,
I just wanted to know what you meant by that last note...do you mean the insurance people have the test results in their computers and would have told her by now if she had HIV??? or do you mean they have not seen them yet and have yet to look at them...I would kinda hope that they would have gotten a call from the blood testing people about HIV showing up...they will not issue a policy if HIV shows up i bet...SO i'm hoping you are telling me that they would know and have told her by now but as of anything they are taking awhile to issue the policy.
Thanks again, Adam

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

I meant they would tell her within a day of learning her test was positive.  But this is only a nonprofessional guess based on common sense.  I have zero first hand knowledge of insurance companies' policies.

HHH, MD

[bobo2005]

Well i think everything is good...my girlfriend says they approved her policy...so thanks for all your help...It sure helped me to chill a little during the wait time...You give hope to people who need it...Never stop...it brings light when nothing else will...have a good one...thanks again Dr. HHH