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Fear of hiv after one night stand?

So 1 month ago I had unprotected sex with a guy after a drunken night out. We started off with a condom but it slipped off so we continued without the condom for the rest, which I know was stupid. I also gave him oral. He did not ejaculate inside me. In the past I have have had irrational fears of HIV due to my OCD so can't tell if the symptoms I feel are just the result of anxiety. A couple weeks after exposure I got mild muscle pain and tingles. I had also started the pill about that time so didn't know if it was a side effect of the pill or not. And then this week, which would be four weeks after, I experienced flu like symptoms and extreme tirednes as well as mouth sores. Could these be genuine symptoms or am I just anxious? I have always been a very anxious person.
Also I've slept with another guy since who I know well and trust when he says he was tested. But now I'm scared that if i have hiv I'll pass it onto him.
Is it likely that I have HIV?
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You can take a conclusive test after 28 days with a duo test. Everyone thinks they have ARS symptoms but I haven't seen anyone on this forum with ARS, so try to relax until you get your test results.
You interact with others, so flu and infections are to be expected, so nothing is pointing toward HIV. Only a test can determine your status. Use a condom until you receive your test result.
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Okay thank you for your answer, that has eased me more. I should be getting a test tomorrow but the thought of getting tested makes me anxious. Statistically speaking, how likely could I  have transmitted the disease?
Statistics are for large populations of people and you are only one and don't know his status, so it wouldn't be right to think a % would apply to you. Best to try to forget about it as much as possible until the result comes because you can't influence it.
Okay thank you.
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