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please help...is it too late for PEP
Will PEP work? Two weeks ago I met a new guy and we have had unprotected sex since (7 june) at least 4 times. We spent last weekend together and had unprotected sex throughout the weekend.and only after this did I start to worry about our status. I have always been negative and my last HIv test was a month ago and I was negative. I am crazy to have slept with him without a condom but he completely swept me off my feet and I still have feelings for him. On Monday I suggested that we go for a test. After the rapid test on Monday I was still negative but his was inconclusive and we still had unprotected sex. The doctor suggested that he does another test whereby blood was drawn from his veins.The results came today (Wednesday)and he is positive.I last had sex with him on tuesday morning. After getting the news, I asked the Doctor for PEP and started the 3 day starter pack today. Will PEP work taking into account I have been sleeping with him for 2 weeks although my last exposure was 48hours ago? Really worried and numb. please help urgently.
Please do not post things that cause MORE anxiety for people. They are anxious enough as it is.
l saw u were from south africa? that part of Africa has high rate of HIV infection,there is not much to worry now cause there is medicine for HIV and someone can live many years, but it doesnt mean that u were infected,it only means that u should have been very careful.when did your B.F test? how long did u have to wait for the results?
l really wish u turn out negative,, hope the PEP will help and if u are negative,,never ever have unprotected sex with someone without knowing their "conclusive status"best wished
PEP is only effective for the exposures within the prior 72 hours of starting the medication course. Therefore, any exposures you had prior to the 72 hour window would not be affected by the PEP. Was his + HIV test verified by a Western Blot? If he only had a POS Elisa test, the results are not conclusive, a POS result on an ELISA needs to either be confirmed or ruled out by a WB.
If he is indeed POS, just remember that even having unprotected sex with him still isn't a guaruntee that you will become infected. Finish your course of PEP as directed by the physician, make sure your BF's test was confirmed by a WB, and test at 3 months after YOUR LAST DOSE OF PEP for a conclusive result.
I'm sure it is a very anxious time for you, but please do not get overly stressed just yet, you may come thru this okay. A lot of people with high risk exposures end up not infected, plus you had the benefit of getting PEP in a timely fashion. That plays in your favor.
One thing I wanted to clarify....did you have unprotected intercourse with him AFTER he had the inconclusive result? If so, that doesn't make any sense. Inconclusive can often mean "negative", but certainly it is something that one needs to look into, I just don't get why you would take such a risk? I'm not judging, just trying to understand.
Best of luck...hang in there.
If he is indeed POS, just remember that even having unprotected sex with him still isn't a guaruntee that you will become infected. Finish your course of PEP as directed by the physician, make sure your BF's test was confirmed by a WB, and test at 3 months after YOUR LAST DOSE OF PEP for a conclusive result.
I'm sure it is a very anxious time for you, but please do not get overly stressed just yet, you may come thru this okay. A lot of people with high risk exposures end up not infected, plus you had the benefit of getting PEP in a timely fashion. That plays in your favor.
One thing I wanted to clarify....did you have unprotected intercourse with him AFTER he had the inconclusive result? If so, that doesn't make any sense. Inconclusive can often mean "negative", but certainly it is something that one needs to look into, I just don't get why you would take such a risk? I'm not judging, just trying to understand.
Best of luck...hang in there.
huh?
are you trying to post on the drs. forum or what? this is your third post and no response from you.
are you trying to post on the drs. forum or what? this is your third post and no response from you.
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