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Hi i have recently had a sexual encounter from someone i heard was hiv positive. I had an encounter with her two weeks prior to this and was tested the following week results came back negative. Now i have heard from a friend that she has been hiv positive since she was younger now who do i beleive, so i called her and told her what i had heard and was wondering if it was true she said it was all a big lie and i have nothing to worry about but yet said if u dont beleive me go get tested. Now what am i suppose to do i have got tested after being with her already but heard that it might not be an accurate result because of the short time frame so my big question is is there a possibility that i may have been infected? and wouldnt she have to tell me she was hiv positive if she has known about it for that long anyway any help would be nice so hope to hear from someone soon thanks
There is a possibilty that you could be infected. You should talk to your doctor and he can tell when the best time to be tested. I should hope this person wouldn't be so irresposible to have sex with you knowing she is HIV pos. Good luck!
If she is indeed infected and you had a one time sexual (vaginal) encounter w/ her there is a 1 in 2000 chance you became infected. If it was anal sex it's more like 1 in 500. If it was oral sex, the risk is even lower then the two figures above. It is true that your 2 week test is inaccurate. However, a 6 week test is conclusive. (3 months if you want to feel absolutely sure.) Just to make you feel better, I doubt she would lie to you about her hiv status. If she did lie though, it's highly unlikely you became infected. Usually people who become infected are ones that continually have unprotected sex with someone with hiv. You should test to know you are negative. I'll keep my fingers crossed, but the odds are in your favor!
Whoa..relax Canadianguy!!
First of all, you don't KNOW for SURE she had HIV. Second all, you don't mention the type of sex you had, whether it was protected/unprotected, oral, etc. Oral sex has EXTREMELY low transmission probability. Thirdly, most HIV positive person do NOT lie about their status except possibly in the heat of the moment when all concerns about sexual health and their repurcussions can conceivably go out the window. But you called her up AFTERWARDS and she said it's all a lie. Take some solace in that and stop believing rumors from people who might have another agenda against you and/or her. Fourth, HIV transmission probability from a one time encounter of unprotected sex (without condom) with a KNOWN HIV positive person is 1/2000 = 0.05%. That is based on a table by AEGIS. Paste the following link into a new browser window and you will see.
http://ww2.aegis.org/pubs/mmwr/2005/r402a1t1.gif
Fifth, even if she WAS positive, your risk could conceivably much lower than 1/2000. She could be taking meds which would LOWER her CD4 levels, which would lower her viral levels.
Finally, one week is WAY too soon to get tested for HIV. Most people seroconvert as early as 10 days but show symptoms only between 2 and 4 weeks...and not sure what kind of test you got at 1 week, but I'm assuming it's a PCR test, which the Doc on this forum has said is not entirely accurate and is actually used to test people who already have the virus and their viral levels.
You need one standard HIV duo test at between 6-8 weeks, and you will know your result, granted, if you even need testing in the first place.
You need to do some basic homework.. Read the body.com, ashastd.org, webmd, cdc.org, and some other sites about HIV, its transmission risks, and its time to turn positive.
Conversely, you could search this forum for "time to test positive HIV", "HIV transmission", "test window HIV", "oral sex HIV" and you'll get a bunch of stuff you won't be disappointed with.
Anyways, just chill, and don't wig out like the rest of us. but your anxiety is understandable.
Good luck!
-WorriedUS
First of all, you don't KNOW for SURE she had HIV. Second all, you don't mention the type of sex you had, whether it was protected/unprotected, oral, etc. Oral sex has EXTREMELY low transmission probability. Thirdly, most HIV positive person do NOT lie about their status except possibly in the heat of the moment when all concerns about sexual health and their repurcussions can conceivably go out the window. But you called her up AFTERWARDS and she said it's all a lie. Take some solace in that and stop believing rumors from people who might have another agenda against you and/or her. Fourth, HIV transmission probability from a one time encounter of unprotected sex (without condom) with a KNOWN HIV positive person is 1/2000 = 0.05%. That is based on a table by AEGIS. Paste the following link into a new browser window and you will see.
http://ww2.aegis.org/pubs/mmwr/2005/r402a1t1.gif
Fifth, even if she WAS positive, your risk could conceivably much lower than 1/2000. She could be taking meds which would LOWER her CD4 levels, which would lower her viral levels.
Finally, one week is WAY too soon to get tested for HIV. Most people seroconvert as early as 10 days but show symptoms only between 2 and 4 weeks...and not sure what kind of test you got at 1 week, but I'm assuming it's a PCR test, which the Doc on this forum has said is not entirely accurate and is actually used to test people who already have the virus and their viral levels.
You need one standard HIV duo test at between 6-8 weeks, and you will know your result, granted, if you even need testing in the first place.
You need to do some basic homework.. Read the body.com, ashastd.org, webmd, cdc.org, and some other sites about HIV, its transmission risks, and its time to turn positive.
Conversely, you could search this forum for "time to test positive HIV", "HIV transmission", "test window HIV", "oral sex HIV" and you'll get a bunch of stuff you won't be disappointed with.
Anyways, just chill, and don't wig out like the rest of us. but your anxiety is understandable.
Good luck!
-WorriedUS
hey thanks guys i really needed that well not the one sayin i am possibly infected anyway i said i didnt metion what kind of sex took place well it was unprotected vaginal sex and yes i know that was too short of a time to be tested but i did it anyway to check for other things and after i got my results i ended up doing the stupid thing of sleeping with her again until the next day when i heard that she may have hiv i know what u are all thinking is i'm an idiot lol to sleep with her again after being scared and tested once already. But i have learned from my mistake and i will never have unprotected sex again unless i am absolutely positive that the person i am sleeping with is 110% positive they do not have any type of sti's. So i will be tested again at 6 weeks just to make sure and to also put my mind at ease so thanks again and hope to hear from u soon.
It is good that you got tested after the 2 incidents, just to know your status. If by some chance you are infected, you will know your source. But again, learn from this. Most likely you are negative.
In the city I live in(Canada), they have tested 4 heterosexual non drug IV drug users since 1985. 4! Of those, some have been named later as partners of HIV positive males. 1 of the 4 had a penile piercing that had torn somewhat during sex and therefore the virus had direct access to his bloodstream.
Point to the story, it's very low risk and rare for a male to get HIV from the encounter you had unless you hd genital ulcers or other sTD's present at the time.
Point to the story, it's very low risk and rare for a male to get HIV from the encounter you had unless you hd genital ulcers or other sTD's present at the time.
Definitely get another test at 6-8 wks a standard antibody one is what the doc recommends. You wouldn't think someone would blatently lie about their HIV status; however, when your stress and anxiety level is super high your brain can convince you of anything. I too had the person get tested 8 wks after me giving fellatio for approx 2-3 minutes and he said it was negative and I believed it for the first two days and then I started thinking he was just lying to me about getting tested and the results period. I continued to call him and ask him what his last sexual encounter was prior to me. He stated he had another girl give him head 2 months before and he hadn't had sex in even longer than that.normal ppl would probably tell me the chance is nil but my brain won't let me believe that at this point. Even though I have tested negative many many times I still fear for the worst. Some days are better than others but more than likely the person was not lying to you about their status. And you only like about 3 or 4 wks before you can go and get an antibody test and it be pretty reliable. I know the wait is long but try to hang in there and definitely stay away from surfing this stuff on the internet. that is the fastest way to freak yourself out and convince yourself you have it.
cholny29 is right....your pretty low risk dude. If it were so easy to get we would all have it. I just got a BJ a couple weeks ago and was freaking out so bad that I made the guy go get a test and he assured me that I was his only encounter in 4 months. do you know what the chances are of getting HIV through insertive oral with a HIV+? .5/10000. Basically 1 in 20000. doesnt sound like alot right? well its the same as a lightning strike in the chair im sitting in right now. Or being attacked and killed by a white tailed deer. look at the reality of the situation as well...If you do have it what can you do about it nada. these days meds and treatments are moving so fast that chances are if you do have HIV youll die from other causes first!, But thats not the point because your in the clear anyway dude. If you get so worked up that you need to see a therapist like alot of us here (Im Bipolor 1 so you can imagine) what good do you do your immune system?.
I had insertive anal with a guy (Protected) and was so freaked out that I was going to give my wife an STD that I actually dosed myself with a ZPAK and 500MG cipro....then I gave it to my wife tricking her into it and in turn we both go a yeast infection......How messed up is that! Knowing too much is a burden so stop searching so much and just be safe! Get tested and live this short life that we were givin
I had insertive anal with a guy (Protected) and was so freaked out that I was going to give my wife an STD that I actually dosed myself with a ZPAK and 500MG cipro....then I gave it to my wife tricking her into it and in turn we both go a yeast infection......How messed up is that! Knowing too much is a burden so stop searching so much and just be safe! Get tested and live this short life that we were givin
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