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Scared of hiv/sti infection
currently working in thailand and had sex with two different thai girls 27 march and april 10, i dont return home until april 28. On both these occasions the protection i was using failed, a local doctor has prescribed me 5x 500mg cipro - ciprofloxacin hydrochloride to be taken once per day for five. secondly 20x100mg medomycin/doxycycline to be taken twice daily for ten. Are these medications suitable and do you advise anything else before i can get an sti test when home. What are the risks from these two exposures to catching hiv? i have looked the internet and find that it is worrying me sick. I have no pain urinating, no visible cuts or sores, though can feel some occasional discomfort in my right groin though sometimes wonder if i am possibly imagining it. the glands in my groin seem slightly bigger/harder.
Many thanks in advance for any input or advice.
I shall be much more careful in future as this is quite scary!
Many thanks in advance for any input or advice.
I shall be much more careful in future as this is quite scary!
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i would say this is anxiety. The more u think about it the more ur body will react to these thoughts. I know it is really hard but try doing something u enjoy to keep ur mind off it.
Last comment, if you guys could answer i will stop bothering you. I am quite scared tonight as is now 2 weeks since poss exposure last, i feel slightly tingly and i think i can feel a sore throat coming on. I sometimes get a weird feeling in different parts of the body. Is this now the start of ARS possibly or am i just finding things due to my anxiety?
Thankyou so much for the advice, i really appreciate it!
i hope it works out ok and i am negative. Test booked for day 29
Thankyou so much for the advice, i really appreciate it!
i hope it works out ok and i am negative. Test booked for day 29
Thanks for all the information guys. So I take it my window of oppurtunity for catching HIV although still there is quite small? I certainly wont be making this mistake again.
OH they are much more advanced in testing than they used to be. 10 yrs ago it was 80% 3 months 100% 6 months....good to know.
4 weeks would pick up around 90% of new infection as 6 weeks is is around 95% and 8 is going to be 98%-99% and 3 months is conclusive.
I had a friend in the military came back with an std, but i dont mean to be discouraging. I think you are worrying for no reason, however you should get tested for HIV in 3 months and then again at 6 months. I dont know if you have a problem with OCD or anxiety, but this will make you feel things that arent there. Stop obsessing and never do it again. Its not worth it!
Im a little concerned now as i called a helpline back home just for a bit more advice and they certainly were not encouraging. in fact to be honnest im pretty scared after the lady said theres a very good chance you caught hiv. I mean is it really 1 in 1000. Is hiv not different in asia compared to the west. Oh i am bricking it.
How good a benchmark would a 4 week test be?
How good a benchmark would a 4 week test be?
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the odds of getting hiv from hookers is probably more risky than casual sex with a random girl. you can have sex with a hiv positive partner unprotected and its 1 in 1000 that you get hiv. most sites act like its super easy to get. its not.
test at 3 months. no more hookers.