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HIV Exposure and Test Related Questions
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I shaved my pubic hair, scrotum, and groin area minutes before having sex. I had “many many many” cuts in these areas, some cuts were large and deep. When having sex her fluid got on all over my fresh cuts. I used a condom and because I was a bit soft, some of her fluid may have gotten into the condom. After I was done, I took the condom off, and maybe some of her fluid touched the top of my penis entry and some of the fluid may have gotten into my penis.
Questions:
1. Do I have an exposure to HIV?
2. My doctor tells me that Quest Diagnostic can only do the following test: HIV AB, HIV 1/2, EIA, WITH REFLEXES. Is this test sufficient? If I do this test on 85th day, is it going to be conclusive?
3. Why do we only test for HIV1 and HIV2 antibody? Is it sufficient?
Thank you.
I shaved my pubic hair, scrotum, and groin area minutes before having sex. I had “many many many” cuts in these areas, some cuts were large and deep. When having sex her fluid got on all over my fresh cuts. I used a condom and because I was a bit soft, some of her fluid may have gotten into the condom. After I was done, I took the condom off, and maybe some of her fluid touched the top of my penis entry and some of the fluid may have gotten into my penis.
Questions:
1. Do I have an exposure to HIV?
2. My doctor tells me that Quest Diagnostic can only do the following test: HIV AB, HIV 1/2, EIA, WITH REFLEXES. Is this test sufficient? If I do this test on 85th day, is it going to be conclusive?
3. Why do we only test for HIV1 and HIV2 antibody? Is it sufficient?
Thank you.
Apparently not, it's been answered thousands of times and you didn't take time to look it up. Use the search functions and see how many times it has been explained.
Remember, Mr. Teak, the timing of her fluid touching my fresh cuts must have been at a nano-scale. Even then the virus from her fluid cannot go through my fresh cut and into my system, even if her viral-load was high? Please answer, this would educate me a lot. Thank you.
Your exposure with her fluids was external . HIV cannot infect based on the events in your post.
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.
HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
Your answer to question 1 is surprising!!!
I am thinking what if she was HIV+ and her fluid had the HIV virus in it or what if she had blood from her period or internal cuts in her fluid. Even then I was not exposed?
I am thinking what if she was HIV+ and her fluid had the HIV virus in it or what if she had blood from her period or internal cuts in her fluid. Even then I was not exposed?
Just for educational purposes, could you please answer question 2 and 3 above? Thank you.
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