Hi, I've read posts here in the past but hoped I'd never have a real reason to have to post. Well, something kinda bad happened to me last night, so here I am.
I'm a 26-year old gay male. I went to a sex club last night. Not the best place to avoid STDs, I know, but I'm very careful. I always use condoms for anal sex, always make sure the condom is put on properly, check constantly to make sure it hasn't broken, etc. I'm terribly paranoid about HIV and, while it's not going to stop me from having sex, I do everything I can to avoid it. Well, last night, I allowed a guy to do me. I put the condom on him myself (to make sure he didn't put it on inside out and then flip it over and use it anyway), checked to make sure it didn't break when he put it in, etc. Anyway, he put it in for a couple of seconds, but then I made him withdraw because it was hurting. A couple of minutes later, he wanted to try it again. So I let him put his dick in again. Once it was in, I felt back there, and it didn't feel like he was wearing a condom. So I pulled away immediately, felt behind me, and sure enough, he'd taken the thing off without asking and decided to go without. I was furious and freaked out, rushed to the bathroom and tried going to the bathroom immediately (figured I should get whatever I could out of there).
I know plenty about HIV transmission. He was inside me without a condom for literally less than ten seconds, and he didn't cum, so the only fluid to possibly worry about was pre-cum, and I don't even know if he had any. At the same time, it was still sex without a condom, however brief. And someone who's willing to **** random people without a condom, without asking, in a gay sex club seems to be a good candidate for being HIV positive.
So I know there's a risk, although I don't think it's astronomically high. My question is whether you folks think the risk here is big enough for me to get on PEP. It happened less than 12 hours ago, and I know I've got up to 72, although it's better to start later. I'm outside of my home country, and I'm not sure where to go in the country where I am to talk to a doctor and get a prescription.
Thanks in advance. I appreciate everyone's input.