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hiv health issues

hey all, im a 20 year old male from uk and i believe  ihad a massive exposure nearly 20 weeks ago i rubbed a girls vagina with my fingers for about 20 seconds at the most as i unknowingly had a fresh cut by my finger nail wich was bleeding at the time now ive asked dr at the body and read dr cummings answers on the med help forum and also read things on wiki that says open fresh wounds pose a risk in transmission, now i have been told that this girl is positive, i had a constatnt headache for 4 days 6 days after incident influenza at 6 and a half weeks painful joint around one of my knee about 9 weeks after then 18 weeks later i developed a uti which i dont know how i got  i have been on antibiotics for the last week and finihed my course yesterday. im really scared and dont know where to go for testing
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yeah mate, if you feel uneasy just take the test.. at nearly 20 weeks your results would be definitive.
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okay teaks thanks for the responses i hope your right but im going to test hopefully just to prove u right thanks once again ill let u know how i get on
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You don't need testing and antibiotics would not effect the test result had you had a risk which you didn't.
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thanks for the rely teak juat one more question why dont the drs give answers like this they say transmissions are very negligble at best but im scared so need to test for peace of mnd so would anti biotics effect the hiv elisa test at nearly 5 months
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You never had a risk of contracting HIV.
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