transvaginal scan -hiv risks

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Hello i had a transvaginal scan 3 days ago , and im freaking out because i saw blood on the end of the probe ,, a small smudge, I was in the maternity emergency room  which was very quiet , there was no one b4 me , and the hospital is in a quiet part of France south west ,, I spoke to the nurse for maybe 10mins and then he went to get another nurse to get her opinion and decided to do the scan, I didnt have time to say that there was blood on it ,, i didnt realize it was the same equipment, they did put a condom on the probe and gel , but im worried the blood was near the end and worried the condom may have not covered it , i was bleeding heavy after birth 2 weeks b4 ,, and i had unhealed stitches im so worried i might have caught a virus like hiv or hep b etc ,, please help , i when to a doctor how said that there was more chance of winning the lottery then having caught anything ? i dont know how long hiv lives equipment like that , i so worried as im breast feeding, iv continued for the moment but im not sure its a good idea ,, and today i have a ear ache and sore throat , 3 days after ,, please can anyone give me any advise on if it is even possible that i could have hiv this way? thanks


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[Chima7]

HIV does not live on surfaces. Even if it was blood, it became unable to infect when it was exposed to air. Also, since they put a condom over it,you were not exposed to it anyway.

Your symptoms are not related to this at all. But it sounds like you caught a cold and may need to go see the doctor to be evaluated for an ear infection.