I am scare to deth about getting HIV

[1890hope]

i had anal sex on january the 1st 2010
i am 19 years old , i had never done something like that before
i am a male
i had sex with a random guy 24 years old, he said he had tested negative many times , so he is clean of HIV OR AIDS . so we had protected sex  and we used libricant or something like , he did not ejaculate in the condom because i stop doing it so he pulled off  and left the condom in my butt but /the mouth of the condom was outside of it. and since then i am depressed . i am dying to know the results  and i want to test if i am negative or positive .,but i dont know when will be the best time to do so.



i hope i am negative , i am really depressed . i have never done this stupidity before and if i am negative ,i will never do it again ....... i cant live with fear  .please help me

[Dr Sean Cummings]

Good Morning

Try and relax about this. You did the right thing in using a condom and also using lubricant so minimising your chances of picking up HIV from this other guy to zero.

Condoms are highly efficient at preventing transfer of HIV and other diseases provided they remain intact and also on the penetrating penis. In your case the condom seems to have been both until the end when he pulled out leaving the condom inside you but with the opening on the outside. This is safe.

I think you should have an HIV test to reassure yourself that you are OK - but I am confident that you will be. The earliest you can test is around 10 days or so using a NAAT PCR HIV test which is available in the USA but you will need to ask your physician or clinic. That said, I don't think you need this level of testing unless the anxiety becomes too much for you.

My recommendation would be to have a combined HIV 1 and 2 antibody with p24 antigen test done at 28 days after exposure - so on the 29th day of Jan or near and this will give you a conclusive result. I would also take the opportunity to have a routine check for other STD's and also to make sure you start your immunisations against Hepatitis A and B which is just a simple series of shots.

very best wishes - and remember I think you'll be absolutely fine.

Sean

[1890hope]

thank you , i have more hope now, but the anxiety still there .
i have no idea what got into my head when i did that stupidity
believe me , i need to learn my leason and be hiv negative . you know there is not single day that i dont think of this . i went to day for PCR HIV i wil get the results on friday , the latest on monday and i want to be hiv negative . after that i am going to do what the test that you mentioned

thanks doc