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I had sex with my boyfriend, during which time the condom burst. We have been only dating a few months now and I am worried as he seems to be avoiding me ever since. He said he got tested but something always came up when we had to go together. He is now avoiding me. This was two weeks ago, I now have a bartolin cyst. I am worried, really worried.
It's extremely unlikely that your boyfriend, given he is heterosexual and has never injected drugs, has HIV. The chances of him having HIV are very, very, very low. If you want my opinion, he is probably avoiding you because he's nervous of a possible pregnancy occurring. For boys to start being closed off and start avoiding a girl after an experience like that can be expected.
That being said, if you did experience condom breakage, then it's your responsibility to test for STDs. Your chances from a one time exposure such as yours are around 1 in 1,000, and even that is probably too high. Test at 3 months for a conclusive result and try not to worry so much in the meantime. I wish you the best of luck.
That being said, if you did experience condom breakage, then it's your responsibility to test for STDs. Your chances from a one time exposure such as yours are around 1 in 1,000, and even that is probably too high. Test at 3 months for a conclusive result and try not to worry so much in the meantime. I wish you the best of luck.
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