VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION: PLZ HELP

[laposon]

Hi,
     I had my first exposure 1 year ago and the latest one 6 months ago with different people..12 months ago(fingering a women of unknown status and the last one unknowingly (used the toothbrush of positive person) ...test at 6 months is 100% accurate and reliable...but CDC on the website says that if a man has had sex with men should get tested atleast once a year. I had two exposures so i am worried that i also need to get tested once a year as at 6 months would not be accurate.

I don't know why CDC wrote like this to get tested once a year. If a person knows that his or her last exposure was 6 months ago and in between totally no exposure...why he or she needs to get tested once a year to be sure. That means 6 months is not conclusive. DOES CDC means by that it is for those people who constantly get risky exposures and don't know much actually when was the last exposure. That is why CDC recommends for those people who constantly have risky exposure, not for those people who just had 2 exposures with knowing the date of the last exposure. I AM REALLY WORRIED. Plz reply soon.

[sunsarethebest]

I dont think that you even need to be tested at all. Fingering carries no risk for HIV and i am pretty sure that using someone elses toothbrush wether there positive or not carries no risk either and any test at 6 months is more than 100%

[laposon]

But may be if i had a cut on my finger or may be mucous membrane in my mouth is risky then...Its really strange that one doctor told me that it may take 6months-few years to pick up because sometimes due to immune system, it takes time when everyone say that 6 months is maximum time from last exposure, he said 6 months is average and only 90-95% accurate...

[sunsarethebest]

Your doctor doesnt know what he is talking about. Second, did you see any visible blood all over the toothbrush, if you did i bet you wouldnt have even used it so ill take that as a no. With that being said getting someone else blood in your mouth doesnt lead to infection UNLESS you have a large open wound that is bleeding alot in your mouth and there was ALOT of Fresh blood on that toothbrush, then maybe you would have a some risk but anything less than that is nothing to worry about. Fingering has ever been know to lead to HIV infection regardless of cuts on the fingers or anything. You should read some of Dr. HHH replies, people ask all the time about fingering with cuts and people also ask about getting someone elses blood or something in there mouth. He never even recomends testing for anything like that. The risk are unprotected anal or vaginal sex, sharring needles and a blood transfusion. anything else is not a worry.

[stillworried74]

Can't believe a doctor told you that...

Even in 80's mean time for detection of antibodies was less than 2 months. If the window periods are so long (and not in all countries bloodbanks uses NAT) there would be a lot of people infected via transfusions, etc.

About your exposure: Absolutely no risk.

[lapo]

Is that doctor fake and doesn't have HIV and updated knowledge...but i heard that if there is little blood went into mucous membrane, then it can...

[Teak]

You were never at risk at any time.

[sunsarethebest]

Yeah i always wonderd the same thing to about mucous membranes, but from what i know and i may be wrong. Mucous membranes are soft tissue that surrounds certain body parts and their purpose is to cath particles and germs and stuff to help protect the body. Im sure there is some theoretical risk if blood got into a mucous membrane but im sure the blood would have to be sitting and soaking into the membrane for a while for there to be a risk. if you just gotten some blood into rour mouth and you quickly spit it out or something i doubt it was even there for the membranes to have some sort of effect. But i could be wrong. read this reply from dr. HHH. Both of those questions involve getting someones blood in their mouth and Dr. HHH said no risk for both of them

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/309162
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/307346

[lapo]

Hi teak,
            Plz help me. Why CDC wrote like that if a man has had sex with men should get tested atleast once a year. Means for then window period is not 6 months...OR may be they expose a lot so those people don't know their last exposures...

[sunsarethebest]

anybody who is sexually active and does not have a mogonomous relationship should be tested for HIV like once a year. They are saying that because gay men have unprotected anal sex all the time and it might be wise for everyone not just gay men to be tested once a year if you are not in a commited relationship

[Teak]

Anyone that is sexually active should get an HIV and an STD test each year. If you are really sexually active then twice a year is better. Use a condom it's as simple as that.

[lapo]

Means they are saying that they do unprotected and high risk exposures all the times, means they don't bother to get tested. If they get tested also they don't know about their last exposures because they do it in between the window periods also...LIKE if they get tested after 6 months of 1st exposure and inbetween had risky exposue so at 6months from the last one would be not much of a use...they need to get tested again...THAT IS Y...

[lapo]

I am worried because if I consider my experiences risky but i know my last exposure was 6 months...in between nothing and i am thinking that my two experiences can be said to be active exposures...

[lapo]

A person in his life with 2-3 exposures are said to be sexually active people but the condition is they know their last exposures...
    

[lapo]

teak, plz answer my question:

1) A person in his life with 2-3 exposures are said to be sexually active people but the condition is they know their last exposures...

2)  I am worried because if I consider my experiences risky but i know my last exposure was 6 months...in between nothing and i am thinking that my two experiences can be said to be active exposures...
    

[Daniel25]

Lapo youre do not need testing, youre fine.. you do not have HIV.

[lapo]

1) A person in his life with 2-3 exposures are said to be sexually active people but the condition is they know their last exposures...

2)  I am worried because if I consider my experiences risky but i know my last exposure was 6 months...in between nothing and i am thinking that my two experiences can be said to be active exposures...