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dear dr ! 55 days ago i had sex with a sex worker who was educated and professional.she started with unprotected oral sex which lasted for three four min.then she kissed with her tounge inside my mouth which lasted for five min.she then opened up the latex condom and put it on my tool in a sysatematic manner.I entered inside her.As i was in inebriated condition,the sexual act ended up within 2 min.i pulled my tool out and she again delicately removed the condom and went for wash.but i wore my pant and got out from her house wihout washing my parts which I did early morning. a week after i detected a small ulcer 3mm below my opening of *****. i felt my whole world sinking. my anxiety is not for vaginal part which was protected one .but my anxiety is related to oral part. i am not sure whether this ulcer was there at the time of exposure or not.this ulcer is still there not paining nor even bleeding despite applying ointment prescribed by doctor. i do not have symptomps like ARS in past 55 days except for sore throat for 2-3 day twice in this period and weight loss of about 2 kg ,perhaps due to anxiety and lack of interest in eating. NO FEVER ,No swollen lymph nodes etc,no other std
i got tested at 31day elisa,38 &45th days rapid bloodtest & 53rd days elisa: alll negative.but i am still tensed & not believing my negative results.here are my questions:
1) does the presence of ulcer or abrasion increase the risk of contarcting hiv?
2)how relaible is testing after 53 days in INdia ?
3)should i go for more testing to put my mind at ease or should i resume sex with my wife as we were planning for child this year ?
pl help doctor.
i got tested at 31day elisa,38 &45th days rapid bloodtest & 53rd days elisa: alll negative.but i am still tensed & not believing my negative results.here are my questions:
1) does the presence of ulcer or abrasion increase the risk of contarcting hiv?
2)how relaible is testing after 53 days in INdia ?
3)should i go for more testing to put my mind at ease or should i resume sex with my wife as we were planning for child this year ?
pl help doctor.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the HIV forum. I'll try to help. But since the identical questions have been asked innumerable times with very detailed discussions, my replies will be very brief. Most important, it does not matter how high the risk of catching HIV might have been. Your negative blood test results through 8+ weeks PROVE you did not catch HIV. End of story.
As for the risk level, it was zero anyway. The odds are strong that an "educated and professional" sex worker has HIV, even in India, does not have HIV. Even if she did, oral sex carries no measurable HIV transmission risk, even with a genital ulcer. To the specific questions:
1) No.
2) 100%, in India or anywhere else.
3) You did not need to ever stop having sex with your wife. It is safe to resume now.
All is well. Go on with your life and plans to start a family. Best wishes--
HHH, MD
As for the risk level, it was zero anyway. The odds are strong that an "educated and professional" sex worker has HIV, even in India, does not have HIV. Even if she did, oral sex carries no measurable HIV transmission risk, even with a genital ulcer. To the specific questions:
1) No.
2) 100%, in India or anywhere else.
3) You did not need to ever stop having sex with your wife. It is safe to resume now.
All is well. Go on with your life and plans to start a family. Best wishes--
HHH, MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Good grief. The answer is obvious both above and in hundreds of other discussions on this forum. We don't expect much of questioners on the forum, but we do expect them to read and pay attention to our replies. Repeated anxiety-driven requests for reassurance are not appropriate. Good bye.
today I got my 11th week standard lab based MEIA test result which fortunately is negative.Pl advise can I celebrate now and throw away this anxiety ?
1) Why would you not believe what he is telling you? There is not reason to try to reaffirm what he has told you. He is not on here giving bad or false information.
2) This has already been answered by Dr. Handsfield
2) This has already been answered by Dr. Handsfield
respected Dr.! today i collected my 9 weeks negative result in order to make up for miscaculation of weeks in your reply to my first post.the last thing Dr. 1) can i rely on your very first reply to my post ? 2) do i need more testing or should i move on with my life. Thanks in anticipation
billion thanx doctor.GOD bless you.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I already answered that. Please read my replies carefully. Good bye and good luck.
dear doctor! my last question. do i need more testing or should i continue my life ?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Pardon my early morning math skills: I divided 53 by 7 and came up with 9! But no, it makes no difference. With modern HIV antibody tests (including those in use in India), testing is 100% reliable for all practical purposes after 6 weeks. However, some experts continue to recommend 3 months as the definitive interval -- so if you have read such advice and want to follow that guideline, have a final test at that time. But this does not change the rest of my reply, including my opinion that it is safe to continue unprotected sex with your wife.
last thing dr. ! this is not 8+ weeks results but 3 days short of 8 weeks.does it matter ?
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