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Hello. I am an 18 year old male. I am getting very scared that i have the HIV virus. The last time i had unproteced sex with someone i didn't know was about a year ago. I had unprotected vaginal sex but it only lasted for about 4-5 minutes with no ejaculation. 3 months before that (a year and 3 months ago) i had unprotected vaginal sex with another girl but again that lasted only about 4-5 minutes and again no ejaculation. I have had a girlfriend now for 7 months and we have unprocteced anal, vaginal and oral sex on a regular basis. She assures me she doesn't have HIV because she has only had sex with 1 other person which was protected and they were both virgins.
What scares me is i am starting to get symptoms (or which I think are symptoms). I have had neck problems/ a stiff neck for about a year now that doesn't go away even with chiro visits. I had 3 back to back infections starting about 3 months ago (epidydimitis, a thumb infection, and now i have a cyst on my armpit.) Right now i feel really sick. I am constipated, nauseas, light headed and dizzy, very fatigued, achy joints, i have muscle ticks in my neck/arms every once in a while. I took the Home Access HIV test and I am waiting for the results. I just wanted some answers from a doctor while i await those. Please help me. Are my symptoms that of HIV? What is the chance that I am HIV positive? Thank you.
What scares me is i am starting to get symptoms (or which I think are symptoms). I have had neck problems/ a stiff neck for about a year now that doesn't go away even with chiro visits. I had 3 back to back infections starting about 3 months ago (epidydimitis, a thumb infection, and now i have a cyst on my armpit.) Right now i feel really sick. I am constipated, nauseas, light headed and dizzy, very fatigued, achy joints, i have muscle ticks in my neck/arms every once in a while. I took the Home Access HIV test and I am waiting for the results. I just wanted some answers from a doctor while i await those. Please help me. Are my symptoms that of HIV? What is the chance that I am HIV positive? Thank you.
Thanks a lot guys. Hopefully the HIV home access test (which i should get the results for tomorrow) will come up negative and this is all just anxiety! Thanks again.
Thank you. I believe i suffer from anxiety pretty badly and I believe this could be causing my symptoms or i could be psychologically developing symptoms. Is that a possibility?
when it comes to hiv symptoms ARE not a valid indicator for hiv
otherwords you can have all symptoms they say and it still dosent mean you have hiv
otherwords you can have all symptoms they say and it still dosent mean you have hiv
symptoms dont mean much at all when it comes to have test 3 months post exposure
So have you ever heard of a stiff neck/neck pain as a symptom to HIV? That is my biggest problem and my girlfriend is starting to get it as well. Also aren't night sweats a symptom of HIV? And wouldn't my 3 back to back infections be due to weakend immune system which is caused by HIV? Thank you so much for your quick response!
I also forgot to add that I have no appetite what so ever and i also on and off for the past 5 or so months have been expiriencing night sweats.
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