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Seriously Stressed A little help please
by hypercondria, Jun 14, 2007 12:00AM
Sorry for asking this again my earlier question got no replies...
I am writing as I might of had exposure 21 Months ago now (I had a case of Diarreah a few months ago but no other illnesses I can recall). The exposure was in Indonesia and it involved some hand to genital contact (Sorry to sound crude but fingering of a female to be exact, and there may have been some cuts around the cuticles but i cant be sure), She performed oral sex on me and then followed by protected sex.
I had the P24 Antigen + Antibody test approximately 4-6 weeks after this event which came back negative. But in recent months I have been feeling anxiety and just wanted confirmation of this test result... Was it to early to take it? At the time the doctor didn't recommend any follow up tests but I am now a little paranoid.
Now I am sure the condom did not break at any point so I guess I am ok there but I have questions regarding the Oral sex she performed and also the Hand to Genital Contact.
1: Am I at risk from Oral Sex?
2: I noticed that I had some tearing around my cuticles which could have been open but not entirely sure... if this was the case would the fingering put me at risk?
Now down to the test... I have read that the above mentioned test could be quite deceiving since there is a window period where the Antigens Disappear but it is still too early for the detectable antibodies to appear which would then produce a negative result which obviously could be wrong since it could have been in the window period i just mentioned.
Does this sound accurate at all to you or am I first of all just being paranoid about the exposure to start with and secondly about the method of testing.
So as i took take this test at say between 30-45 days could I be confident in its result?
I would really appreciate an answer since this is driving me in sain.
Thank you in advance and kind regards
I am writing as I might of had exposure 21 Months ago now (I had a case of Diarreah a few months ago but no other illnesses I can recall). The exposure was in Indonesia and it involved some hand to genital contact (Sorry to sound crude but fingering of a female to be exact, and there may have been some cuts around the cuticles but i cant be sure), She performed oral sex on me and then followed by protected sex.
I had the P24 Antigen + Antibody test approximately 4-6 weeks after this event which came back negative. But in recent months I have been feeling anxiety and just wanted confirmation of this test result... Was it to early to take it? At the time the doctor didn't recommend any follow up tests but I am now a little paranoid.
Now I am sure the condom did not break at any point so I guess I am ok there but I have questions regarding the Oral sex she performed and also the Hand to Genital Contact.
1: Am I at risk from Oral Sex?
2: I noticed that I had some tearing around my cuticles which could have been open but not entirely sure... if this was the case would the fingering put me at risk?
Now down to the test... I have read that the above mentioned test could be quite deceiving since there is a window period where the Antigens Disappear but it is still too early for the detectable antibodies to appear which would then produce a negative result which obviously could be wrong since it could have been in the window period i just mentioned.
Does this sound accurate at all to you or am I first of all just being paranoid about the exposure to start with and secondly about the method of testing.
So as i took take this test at say between 30-45 days could I be confident in its result?
I would really appreciate an answer since this is driving me in sain.
Thank you in advance and kind regards
Member Comments (1)
by ProbablyJustParanoid, Jun 14, 2007 12:00AM
Modern day testing is highly accurate. Testing after four weeks is pretty much accurate...you could test again after six weeks but the result will be the same. If your doctor didn't recommend further testing then I'm sure you are fine. There is minimal risk through oral sex and no risk through fingering. Forget about this and move on with your life
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