Condom Broke during Vaginal Sex

[joe775]

Hi Doctor,

Yesterday I was having Vaginal Sex with a Prostitute when the condom broke, this happened before the ejaculation and I immediately pulled off and washed myself and didnt have sex after that. She told me that she does not have AIDS or STD and she practised safe sex.

What do you recommend and what are the chances of me gitting AIDS or STD, if I was within her for less than 10 seconds with the broken condom.

Thanks

[ROBLOCO5150]

Like I said not all ll of them are bad ,BUT TO ME IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK.....

[joggen]

If you live in Skid Row that's fine but don't make ridiculous, misinformed overgeneralizations about prostitutes or their HIV risk. The HIV prevalence in IV drug abusing, street prostitutes in inner cities is vastly different from that of higher class escorts.

[diver58]

ROB ! Agreed.

[ROBLOCO5150]

I am not reccomending pep but if he is that worried about it, and is still with in 72 hours of expouse he can talk to er doc and let them decide.And as for prostitutes they might be differnt were your from , most that I HAVE SEEN are supporting a drug habbit and arent thinking clear enough to mak good healthy choices, Im not saying they are ALL bad , IM just saying its not worth the risk. aND IF YOU VALUE YOUR HEALTH DONT SLEEP WITH STRANGERS....

[diver58]

ROB ! None of us is competent enough to recommend someone a PEP, which is only a job of a qualified doctor. Only he can administer PEP after a thorough assessment.

Sleeping or not sleeping with a prostitute is purely a personal choice,,, if you are wise and sensible enough that use protection consistently and correctly, it is as safe as anything. Not every pros is HIV positive, they are more careful then we are, because it is everyday business.

[joggen]

A condom break with a prostitute generally does not qualify as a risk sufficiently high to justify PEP, unless she was confirmed HIV positive. PEP involves exposure to powerful medications that have significant toxicity, which is why it usually recommended for the highest risks.

If you do talk to your doctor about it, make sure he explains and you understand all the risks involved, although I suspect you won't qualify.

[ROBLOCO5150]

If you are really worried you can go to the emergency room and take the "PEP" treatment for 4 weeks. If your exposure was with in  72 hours it has an 80% success rate is what my doctor said when I was on it. And only you know how bad your exposure was, if it was me I woudnt take any chances , and besides that "quit sleeping with prostitutes"! If you trully care about your health.....

[joggen]

If you haven't been tested recently for them, you should consider tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis in addition to HIV, even if you are not experiencing symptoms. You are much more likely to get these from a condom break than HIV.

As for HIV, the standard test is an antibody test at the times that Victoria recommended

[joe775]

Thank you for responding.

Are you saying that there is high possibility of me not having AIDS/STD or otherwise.

Also please let me know the test that I should do.

Thank You

[diver58]

Ditto,,,, TYou are at a risk (though not that significant due to this single event, but still warrents a test). This is the only aasociated disadvantage of this tiny yet strong protection, that its validity lasts until it remains intact,,, once it is gone, the category of the sex being performed is shifted immediately.

[Victoria60]

There are high chances that your are all right..

but Condom failure have some risk (comes under unprotected sex category).

Test at 6 weeks to get indication and then at 12 weeks for conclusive results.