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8 weeks ago i had an enconter with a stripper. I am unaware if she was HIV+ or not. I fingered her for about a minute or two, and placed my fingers on my tongue to use the saliva as lubrication. She then climbed on top of me to try and have sex, and i told her no bc i did not have a condom, but the tip of my penis did touch her vagina, which was wet. 3 weeks after this encounter i had a negative HIV test.
2 days later i had sex with my girlfriend 4-5 times over the weekend from febuary 15th to the 17th. I came back home and was later greeted with a surprise visit from my girlfriend on March 14th. We had sex one time, which only lasted a couple minutes because of my worries about this issue. The next morning she was complaining of pain in her eye and that it was difficult for her to move it to the left. 3 weeks after this ecounter ( March 1st ) , she developed a sore throat with painful glands in the neck , a productive cough with green mucous which turned into a dry cough, and she also had some nasal congestion, with sore throat subsiding after 4-5 days, and other symptoms about 7-8 days. I just went to get tested again 2 nights ago. I realize i have made a drastic mistake, i feel like i will never be able to have the things in life that i want with this woman... i have so many questions.
1) I myself experienced no symptoms, are hers symptoms of initial HIV infection?
2) After this test (if it is negative ) , should i get tested again ?
3) With the type of contact i had, what are my chances of contracting HIV.
4) could i have passed it on the first encounter ? or the second ? both ?
2 days later i had sex with my girlfriend 4-5 times over the weekend from febuary 15th to the 17th. I came back home and was later greeted with a surprise visit from my girlfriend on March 14th. We had sex one time, which only lasted a couple minutes because of my worries about this issue. The next morning she was complaining of pain in her eye and that it was difficult for her to move it to the left. 3 weeks after this ecounter ( March 1st ) , she developed a sore throat with painful glands in the neck , a productive cough with green mucous which turned into a dry cough, and she also had some nasal congestion, with sore throat subsiding after 4-5 days, and other symptoms about 7-8 days. I just went to get tested again 2 nights ago. I realize i have made a drastic mistake, i feel like i will never be able to have the things in life that i want with this woman... i have so many questions.
1) I myself experienced no symptoms, are hers symptoms of initial HIV infection?
2) After this test (if it is negative ) , should i get tested again ?
3) With the type of contact i had, what are my chances of contracting HIV.
4) could i have passed it on the first encounter ? or the second ? both ?
1) Symptoms are useless dont mean nothing only 50% of infected people recall having ARS symptoms, your girlfriend symptoms are way to common ( cold, flu, ect) to be worried abou it.
2) at 8 weeks the 99% of people have detectable antibodies in their blood to catch the remaining 1% you need a 12 week test.
3)Regarding your exposure I`ll post a doctor answer for the fingering issue, about the frotage(sex organs together but no penetration) it consider as safe sex like mutual masturbation
Drs. Answer
Apr 07, 2008 10:37PM
Relax. In the 25 years of the recognized worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, It is probable that nobody has been infected by fingering. Whatever theoretical risk there is, perhaps from bleeding finger wounds or contamination of fingers with genital secretions, it is too low to measure or worry about. Your flu-like sympoms a few days later probably were due to some garden variety virus, which you might have caught during the sexual event you describe -- but not HIV or any STD.
4) Since your own risk is very low (almost zero)the chance you pass it is even less tha your own risk,
Finally with your very low risk and a 8week negative test (Im confidentit`ll be negative) you can be pretty sure to be negative, but if you dont feal confident you can test at 12 week, you 3 week test is very encouraging 75% of infected people had detectable antibodies after 3 weeks.
Good luck
2) at 8 weeks the 99% of people have detectable antibodies in their blood to catch the remaining 1% you need a 12 week test.
3)Regarding your exposure I`ll post a doctor answer for the fingering issue, about the frotage(sex organs together but no penetration) it consider as safe sex like mutual masturbation
Drs. Answer
Apr 07, 2008 10:37PM
Relax. In the 25 years of the recognized worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, It is probable that nobody has been infected by fingering. Whatever theoretical risk there is, perhaps from bleeding finger wounds or contamination of fingers with genital secretions, it is too low to measure or worry about. Your flu-like sympoms a few days later probably were due to some garden variety virus, which you might have caught during the sexual event you describe -- but not HIV or any STD.
4) Since your own risk is very low (almost zero)the chance you pass it is even less tha your own risk,
Finally with your very low risk and a 8week negative test (Im confidentit`ll be negative) you can be pretty sure to be negative, but if you dont feal confident you can test at 12 week, you 3 week test is very encouraging 75% of infected people had detectable antibodies after 3 weeks.
Good luck
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