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Sex with CSW

I had protected vaginal sex with a csw 2 weeks ago.  An hour later,  I noticed a small scab at the base of my penis appeared ripped off. I do not know if the condom was covering this area during sex. The sex was not rough.  About a week after the encounter,  i developed joint pain and a headache.  I am worried. Please tell me if this was a risk.
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The condom only has to protect the head so you are so safe from HIV that you don't even need to test.
Your symptoms are too early for ARS so likely they are just in your imagination from worrying that you are dying
- which you aren't.
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370181 tn?1595629445
Unless the scab was covering a very deep wound that began to bleed profusely during sex, you had NO RISK.
Joint pain and a headache a week later was probably caused by life........NOT HIV.
Please relax.
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