Hello Dr. HHH,
Seven weeks ago, I was the insertive partner during anal sex. Everything was going smoothly, but then the condom broke and I quickly removed myself (1-2 seconds unprotected) and washed my genital area with warm water and soap. After the incident, I asked my partner when was the last time he was tested for all STIs, including HIV, and he stated that he tested negative for all of the common STIs, including HIV antibodies, a week before our encounter. I wanted to really believe him, but I suffer from anxiety...I even thought about getting PEP after the incident, but I did not.
After stressing out one week after the incident, I started feeling really nauseous, which scared me! So, I got tested for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia, and the results were negative, but the nauseous feeling continued.
3 weeks after the broken condom, I had the following test done:
(1) 23 day HIV-1 DNA PCR Test (Negative)
(2) Elisa HIV 1/O/2 Antibody Test (Negative)
(3) OraQuick Rapid HIV 1/2 Blood and Oral Fluid Tests (Negative)
(4) Clearview Rapid HIV 1/2 Advance Blood Test (Negative)
(5) Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, RPR (Syphilis), Hep C (All Negative)
I thought that with all these negative results, I would stop stressing, but I did not and the nauseous feeling continued and I have continued to test for HIV:
*Week 4: OraQuick Rapid HIV 1/2 Oral Fluid Test (negative)
*Week 5: OraQuick Rapid HIV 1/2 Oral Fluid Test (negative)
*Week 6: Two OraQuick Rapid HIV 1/2 Oral Fluid Test (negative)
*Week 7: Two OraQuick Rapid HIV 1/2 Oral Fluid Test (negative)
Testing wise, should I feel confident in my HIV test results thus far, especially since I had a 3 week negative HIV-DNA PCR and an antibody test at 7 weeks? I talked to another HIV specialist about my situation via the telephone and he said that I am conclusively HIV negative from the incident 7 weeks ago.
Any advisement, suggestions, and/or feedback will be greatly appreciated.