Please Evaluate My Risk

[BigAlan]

About 3 months ago, I performed oral sex on a woman briefly. About 2 weeks afterward, I began experiencing some nausea and diarrhea. Soon after that, I began experiencing mild random leg pains and a sore throat. It went on like for a week or so, then I felt ok. Then I had sneezing, runny nose a month later and now (3 months later) I am having nausea, leg pains, sore throat again, as well as some tiredness or fatigue. I had a blood test for hepatitis 4 weeks after exposure which was negative. How accurate is a test at 4 weeks? How risky was this behavior? Does this sound like hepatitis? What should I do going forward?

[willbb]

trinity:

A little to early in my day for that too :)

[Trinity4]

No doubt willbb and I sure don't want to know any more details.....ewwhh!!

[willbb]

So much can be said,  better not!

[Bill1954]

“Hi, 1 Month ago I had an experience where I had a girl's clitoris in and around my mouth for about 7-8 seconds…”

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Please-Judge-My-Risk/show/1363585?personal_page_id=1819532#post_6224959

I think maybe your anxiety springs from guilt of brevity. Relax; at this point another hour or so won’t increase your risk, which was non-existent to begin with. Let me guess; you’re not still seeing this gal :o)?

--Bill

[Trish77]

I'm wondering why you assumed there was a risk for Hep C.  Did you research on how Hep C was transmitted at all?  It seems not, respectfully.  It seems you're under the illusion that Hep C is a sexually transmitted disease that is transmitted by exchange of bodily fluids but that you didn't actually read up on it.  

Hep C is not an STD. It's transmitted by infected blood to bloodstream.  Not mere contact with blood either, infected blood has to enter your bloodstream.  If she had her period when you gave her oral sex and you had an open wound on a part of your face that might have come in contact with that blood...maybe.  That's a whole lot of maybes. There is a slightly higher risk of transmission with semen exchange.  I'm pretty sure that isn't your situation here unless you're leaving out details.

In a nutshell, it's a blood to bloodstream transmission method.  If you're still concerned, after knowing that's how it's transmitted, you can decide if you're concerned enough to get tested.  

[nygirl7]

BigA

Sounds like a cold or some std but it sure ain't hepc. If you are unsure then get tested for them all.

[GFRY]

hcv is a blood transmitted disease and rarely transmitted by sex , if blood is not involved then no worry about HCV
if any doubt about HCV you should get checked for antibody after 2 month or better for the virus it self by HCV PCR TEST IN 2 WEEKS

[Trinity4]

Zero risk for HCV, symptoms sound like Mononucleosis.