Of course it was. But congratulations!
I got tested today..it was NEGETIVE :)))
The biological reasons are unimportant. The fact is that nobody in the world has ever had an HIV infection that was believed to have been acquired by fingering.
Move on. Unlike your community forum threads, there will not be a long string of "yes but" or "what if" messages. You came here for reassurance. I gave it. Accept it or not, I don't care -- but this isn't a debate and I will have nothing more to dsay.
Dr HHH
sorry to bother u again..
Can u explain to me..why hiv cannot be transmitted in fingering situation which the finger have fresh peeled back skin on the top of the fingernail?
I think the friction of my finger and the vafina caused the peeled back skin because i can feel that she was very dry.
You could not have caught HIV from the events described. And in any case, your partner's diarrhea is only one minor reason, among many others, that neither your symptoms nor hers are due to HIV from the fingering event. If you symptoms continue, see a doctor; and have an HIV test. However, until then there is simply no point in speculating and I won't play that game. Report the results of your HIV test and/or the outcome of your visit to a doctor. Until then I will have no other comments or advice.
Tq doc for the quick response..my gf's diarrhea is not my total concern..what worries me is the fever, sore throat and rashes that she had..it is exactly 2 weeks after exposure..starting with sore throat, then fever, then rashes. The rashes is still there until now but the fever and sore throat had fade away..
Welcome to the forum. However, you won't hear anything that you were not also told in the community forum.
It is statistically unlikely your partner had HIV. But even if she was, you had an exposure that could not have resulted in an HIV infection. HIV is never transmitted by fingering or other hand-genital contact.
The symptoms of HIV are identical to those of many other medical conditions that are far more common than ARS. Even if you had typical ARS symptoms (you do not), they would not be helpful in judging whether or not you have HIV. In addition, ARS cannot start to cause symptoms only 3 days after exposure. Seven days is the minimum, and usually its 10-20 days. On top of all that, your symptoms are not even typical for ARS. As for your girlfriend's symptoms, ARS doesn't cause diarrhea as the main symptom -- and starting one day later, ARS is impossible.
Based on all the information you have provided, there is no chance you caught HIV, or that you transmitted HIV to your girlfriend. From the standpoints of risk and symptoms, you don't even need HIV testing. However, I still recommend you be tested for reassurance. The negative test result probably will be more reassuring than anything I can say.
Regards-- HHH, MD