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scared of HIV... had Chlamydia and recurrent yeast infection

Hi,
I posted before and wanted to ask again.
I had protected sex with a CSW in Netherlands in November, we didn't take off the condom at all, we had protected oral and protected vaginal and after we finished I didn't notice any tears in the condom at all and the condom looked intact as I remember.
After 1 and a half week of our encounter I was diagnosed with Chlamydia and was given a strong dose of antibiotics, this left me with a yeast infection in my mouth and penis which just comes and goes for 4 months now. I tested for Chlamydia again 2 times and was negative both times and negative for any other infection present in my system.

I am really scared as I read that yeast infection was one of the HIV symptoms.
This month I had season flu all month and the yeast infection came back and these 3 days I feel really tired and my muscles feel all sore. I started using a Clotrimazolum cream 3 times a day for the yeast infection but I still get a stingy feeling on my penis.

Please can you tell me if this is risky for HIV? I am petrified to go do a test. This is probably 3rd time this year i started getting anxiety about HIV.
It's been 4 months now since the encounter.
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I am in a similar situation. I got a handjob with a towel at a massage parlor. I later cleaned my penis and urethra. Was told no risk for hiv and std, but I feel like I came down with something.

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Thank you for your reply, I was really concerned because I was really careful and still through protection got Chlamydia and this yeast infection is really irritating.
I might do a test soon and finally bring this out of my head.

Do you know any remedies for yeast infection?
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366749 tn?1544695265
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Yeast alone is not an HIV symptom. Chlamydia can be contacted even if the body infectious secretions come in contact with mucus membrane of an uninfected person and that does not even require a penetration. Chlamydia can also be transmitted through oral sex but HIV can not. It is not that easy for HIV to transmit, as we think. As you said, your condom remained intact during vaginal penetration, your risk of contacting HIV never existed.

The only ultimate solution to end your anxiety is a test. Though you do not need a test for this particular situation, however you may go for it only to lay your residual worries to rest permanently when you receive a conclusive test report printed with "Non-Reactive".
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