Cancer/Oral Sex

[AloneAK]

Girl I barely knew went back to a hotel.  Her friend says she is in military and stage 3 breast cancer.
We didn't have any condoms so oral sex was furthest we got.  I freaked out in the AM but also remembered there was no blood on my penis after this oral sex.
She says she is negative but I had her test with one of those Clearview RAPID test at 45 days which came negative as well.  Mine as well.
Even with her kemo am I in the clear? Does her test conclusive?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Of course it is.  

It is also time for this thread to end.  There will be no further answers and further repetitive questions will be deleted without comment.  EWH

[AloneAK]

I have refrained from sex with my wife, so next week when test if both Neg than this is a good sign for oral sex exposure ?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

If it were conclusive at 7 weeks I would have said so. At 7 weeks tests will detect between 95 and 99.9% of infections. On the other hand, if you are both negative at 7 weeks, then you could not have infected each other.  EWH

[AloneAK]

She and I both are getting tested at 7 weeks.  Can this be conclusive or 8 weeks?


Please

[AloneAK]

Thank you Dr Hook.  I talked to her and she is not presently in kemo, that was 8yrs ago.  I am getting through this slowly, but this 6 week test helped me.  

Sorry for taking so much of your time.  

[Edward W Hook, MD]

One of us must be doing something wrong. I will try one most (last) time.  The six week test results can be relied upon and are not modified by the possiblity that she may have had chemotherapy.  Believe the test results!!!  

As I said before "You do not need to worry and do not need further testing."  EWH

[AloneAK]

I am jsut asking if she was under chemo when we had oral sex what does the 6.5 week test mean?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

2.  Please re-read my reply.  It explaned that the test was reliable.
3.  You are repeating what I wrote- no need for me to do so.

Your 14 day PCR test further supports my answer.  You do not need to worry and do not need further testing.  EWH

[AloneAK]

2) If she was under chemo what would a 6.5 week test mean?
3) 6 week is 95%, 8 week than is 99%

I didnt mention that at 14 days I took a DNA PCR test which was negative.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to the Forum.  The exposure you describe did not put you at risk for HIV.  The quoted figure for HIV risk, if one has oral sex with an infected partner is less than 1 in 10,000 and, in my estimation that is too high. Some experts state there is no risk at all from oral sex.  Neither of us on this site have ever seen or reading the medical literature of a convincing instance in which HIV was passed by oral sex.

Furthermore, in your situation you have many reasons to not be concerned:
1.  If she is in the military she is tested yearly for HIV. this makes it very unlikely she had HIV.
2.  She had a negative test at 45 days (6+ weeks).  She would have had a positive test by this time if she had HIV and was infectious for you 45 days earlier.  Unless she was actively undergoing cancer chemotherapy at the time you had sex, her tests can be relied upon.
3.  You had a negative test at 6 weeks at which time over 95% of persons with HIV would have developed positive blood tests.  

Putting all of this together, there is simply no reason at all for you to worry about HIV related to this exposure.  You do not need further testing either.  EWH