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scared to death, can't stop worrying

I hope someone can help me ... i'm so scared.

over the past two months, i had sex with two men (one a friend of the family i was on vacation with over spring break, and one guy at my school). one was in mid march one was in mid april.  i don't know the sexual history of either guy except that they have been with other girls.

They both used protection and the second time, the guy  i was with didn't finish because i made him stop. I wouldn't have given this a second thought except i recently developed a productive cough that my doctor reassured me was allergies and that my chances of contracting HIV were extremely low. I'm terrified the condoms broke and I didn't realize.

I got tested and am currently waiting for the results. However, for some peace of mind while I wait, what are the chances the condoms broke while we were having sex? i didn't think to ask, nor did they give me any reason to believe the condoms ripped. would have i felt them break? I'm just very scared.

Thank you.
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I would just like to say thank you to everyone ... i just got my results and they were negative. my doctor said i could get retested at 6 months but i should be okay. thanks!
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get tested is the effective way to eliminate anxiety. I'm scraed also.Still waiting for next Monday's first time test.
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Thank you so much. So you think i'm just freaking myself out? would have they noticed when taking the condom off that it was ripped?
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Most likely you would feel it break because the feeling of sex would be different. I know when I have had a condom break I could feel the difference as a male.

I see no reason to test from protected sex and the condom break thinking is anxiety.
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