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Chances of HIV from an infected condom
Hi,
I had sex with a sex worker 4 months ago and i tested negative for gonorrhea (7 days later), syphilis (6 weeks later), HIV (4th gen combo) (10 weeks later) and negative urinalysis. I used a condom with this sex worker and I carry my condoms in a small bag and that day I had wet socks because of her bathroom floor and i took them off and kept in the same pocket of my bag for a day with condoms. After all these tests, I used condoms taking new out of the packet and after 4 days I felt groin pain for some days then it was gone and now i keep feeling weird sensations in groin area.
So could it be possible that those socks absorbed something and then infected my condoms when they were in my bag and I got infected when i put condom on some days later? I know i am being paranoid but all these symptoms are making me worried. I'll appreciate any help.
I had sex with a sex worker 4 months ago and i tested negative for gonorrhea (7 days later), syphilis (6 weeks later), HIV (4th gen combo) (10 weeks later) and negative urinalysis. I used a condom with this sex worker and I carry my condoms in a small bag and that day I had wet socks because of her bathroom floor and i took them off and kept in the same pocket of my bag for a day with condoms. After all these tests, I used condoms taking new out of the packet and after 4 days I felt groin pain for some days then it was gone and now i keep feeling weird sensations in groin area.
So could it be possible that those socks absorbed something and then infected my condoms when they were in my bag and I got infected when i put condom on some days later? I know i am being paranoid but all these symptoms are making me worried. I'll appreciate any help.
HIV is instantly dead in air, so only sex risks are unprotected penetrating vaginal or anal, which you didn't do. You are safe because dead virus can't infect, and didn't need to test. Your groin pain is likely in your imagination from fear, or else something unrelated to HIV.
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thank you for replying so quick. btw, is it true for other STDs as well like gonorrhea and chlamydia?
There is an std forum for that.
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