HIV Infected?

[Sunshine12979]

Hi I've had unprotected sex with someone that I'm not sure wheter or not they are HIV positive or negative. He did not ejaculate inside of me, but two days later my lymph nodes in my throat was really swollen and my throat is really sore like I'm  developing the flu. About one week later I started having pains in my shoulder joints. Do you think that I'm HIV infected? I know it's to early to determine from a test. I'm just scared as hell, and If I'm negative I'll never have unprotected sex again.

[erinpea]

Take a test at three months this will give a conclusive result then you need to practice safe sex religiously.

[Teak]

Don't have unprotected sex until you are in a monogamous relationship and you've both tested negative together.

[McMew]

Unfortunately, determining whether or not a person has HIV cannot be done going by symptoms alone.  Even a doctor, if he or she does not perform testing for HIV, will likely write off your symptoms as cold, flu or otherwise (such as a bacterial infection like strep).  This is because ARS/Primary HIV Infection mimics that of many other common illnesses that have NO association with ARS.  Only a conclusive test result for HIV, at 3 months, will provide you a 'yes' or 'no' answer.

ARS occurs 2-4 weeks post exposure, and is usually accompanied by a HIGH fever with a duration of 1-2 weeks.  After those 1-2 weeks, ARS and symptoms related will not "linger".

Any sort of unprotected vaginal and/or anal sex poses a risk for contracting any type of STD/STI.  Again, you can trust a conclusive test result at 3 months post exposure.