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unprotected oral sex exposure
Hello Doctor: I'm a 27 year male. 15 days ago I visited a erotic massage independet provider, I don't know this girls health status, it was the first time for my doing this. After the massage this girl (african american) started to give my a "********" without puting me a condom, this lasted about 4 minutes and I stop her from doing it because I got scared about any std or hiv risk and I didn't ejaculate. I ask her to give me a klenex or something to cleam my penis and she hand me a wipe, so I cleaned my penis and noticed that it was very wet with her saliva, I went to her restroom and grab more paper to clean my penis and noticed that she have some medicine laying on the sink and a cold sore box(she told me that she is clean). This got me extremly worried about HIV or STD, I tried to memorize the name of the medicine but I couldn't I was a weird name and for sure it was prescribed medicine. I been living this days extremly worried, anxious and stressed about being infected with HIV, I have not sleep and spend nignts tinking about over and over. 7 days after the exposure I started to feel sick, fever and some sweeting at night and burning sensation on my body, nausea,diarrhea,ears plugged and started noticed that my tongue is like peling. I went to a STD clinic 10 days after the exposure to get tested for HIV and the other STD and I'm waiting for the results the nurse at the clinic told me not to worried and that my exposure don't represent any risk, but wy I feel this symptoms. Doctor I'm extremly worried that I'm infected. My penis is OK, I don't have any disconfort or itching or warts. What is my risk and do I need to get tested againg if the results are negative? I'm sorry about my english since I'm spanish.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You have little to worry about. Why? for the following reasons:
1. Most commercial sex workers don't have STDs (or HIV), thus the odds are in your favor that you were not exposed.
2. Infection does not occur with most exposures.
3. Oral sex is an "inefficient" way to transmit STDs. Most are not transmitted this way.
4. If you were going to get gonorrhea or urethritis (penile infection) most infections would have shown up by now. The same is true for herpes Asymptomatic infections with gonorrhea do occur but they are very rare.
5. Your risk of HIV is very, very low. The figure we quote on this site, if your partner was infected and it is unlikely that she was, is that your risk would be less than 1 in 10,000. Many experts think this estimate is too high. Any way you consider it, your chance of infection is very, very low.
As for your symptoms, they may well be a manifestation of your anxiety over this exposure. Personally, I think you have nothing to worry about and after you get your test results you do not need further testing. I hope this comment is helpful. EWH
1. Most commercial sex workers don't have STDs (or HIV), thus the odds are in your favor that you were not exposed.
2. Infection does not occur with most exposures.
3. Oral sex is an "inefficient" way to transmit STDs. Most are not transmitted this way.
4. If you were going to get gonorrhea or urethritis (penile infection) most infections would have shown up by now. The same is true for herpes Asymptomatic infections with gonorrhea do occur but they are very rare.
5. Your risk of HIV is very, very low. The figure we quote on this site, if your partner was infected and it is unlikely that she was, is that your risk would be less than 1 in 10,000. Many experts think this estimate is too high. Any way you consider it, your chance of infection is very, very low.
As for your symptoms, they may well be a manifestation of your anxiety over this exposure. Personally, I think you have nothing to worry about and after you get your test results you do not need further testing. I hope this comment is helpful. EWH
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
YOu do not have HIV and do not need further testing. You are in the clear. EWH
Hello Doctors: I'm writing to follow up with my case and possible exposure from my previous post. - Elisa Test negative at 10 days. - Oraquick (oral swab) at 8 weeks and 5 days negative. Today I had another test (finger *****) Clearview Complete at 10 weeks and 4 days and is negative. Do I need to test again at 12 weeks or 6 months?
Should I consider this conclusive and move on?
Thank you very much for your knowledge and for helping me. I have gone through a lot of stress and anxiety, but I'm happy to get my NEGATIVE test today.
Thank you very much!
Should I consider this conclusive and move on?
Thank you very much for your knowledge and for helping me. I have gone through a lot of stress and anxiety, but I'm happy to get my NEGATIVE test today.
Thank you very much!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Sorry, I am traveling qat the moment and, as a rule, we do not provide references as part of these interactions. There are many studies and sites that provide this information. The statement is factual. You can take it or leave it. EWH
Hello Doctor.
Let me first thank you for all the good work that you are doing.
I was curious to know if there is some data in support of or what could be the source of your first statement.
1. Most commercial sex workers don't have STDs (or HIV), thus the odds are in your favor that you were not exposed.
Best Regards
Let me first thank you for all the good work that you are doing.
I was curious to know if there is some data in support of or what could be the source of your first statement.
1. Most commercial sex workers don't have STDs (or HIV), thus the odds are in your favor that you were not exposed.
Best Regards
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