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Dealing with HIV anxiety
Hi,
I am a bi-curious guy and I had my first homosexual experience 26 days ago and I've been sick worried about my health since then. I met this guy online, who assured me he was clean. He performed oral sex on me and I ejaculated in his mouth. I tried sucking him for less than a minute as well, he did not get hard and I didn't taste cum. I sometimes notice some traces of blood from my gums after I brush my teeth too hard which is causing the most concern for me. I've read hundreds and hundreds of questions and articles online that assured me that HIV from oral is very low risk, but I cannot stop worrying about it. I tested negative for all STI tests done at 2 weeks and I have another blood test in about 2 months but I feel I won't be able to cope with the stress for so long. The anxiety is really getting to my head, causing me to feel itchy all the time. I am constantly checking my body for any symptoms and I am freaking about about every little redness or scratch I find. Today I feel like my throat is a bit sore, but I am not even able to tell if it is for real or just my head playing games.
I feel like I need somebody who's been through the same thing to talk to, as I am not able to discuss this with anybody and dealing with this on my own has been the worst.
I am a bi-curious guy and I had my first homosexual experience 26 days ago and I've been sick worried about my health since then. I met this guy online, who assured me he was clean. He performed oral sex on me and I ejaculated in his mouth. I tried sucking him for less than a minute as well, he did not get hard and I didn't taste cum. I sometimes notice some traces of blood from my gums after I brush my teeth too hard which is causing the most concern for me. I've read hundreds and hundreds of questions and articles online that assured me that HIV from oral is very low risk, but I cannot stop worrying about it. I tested negative for all STI tests done at 2 weeks and I have another blood test in about 2 months but I feel I won't be able to cope with the stress for so long. The anxiety is really getting to my head, causing me to feel itchy all the time. I am constantly checking my body for any symptoms and I am freaking about about every little redness or scratch I find. Today I feel like my throat is a bit sore, but I am not even able to tell if it is for real or just my head playing games.
I feel like I need somebody who's been through the same thing to talk to, as I am not able to discuss this with anybody and dealing with this on my own has been the worst.
Hello, doctors and epidemiologists around the world overwhelmingly agree that HIV is only transmitted by unprotected vaginal or anal penetrative sex, sharing needles or mother to child.
Oral sex is not considered a risky activity, because there are no reports of people getting HIV by doing it.
There is no need to worry or get tested for HIV, however unprotected oral sex might carry a small risk for other STDs, you could ask in the STD Forum if you wish.
About symptoms, some HIV positive people, but not all of them, reported that around 20 days after their exposure they had fever, sore throat, rash and flu (not cold) like symptoms, all of those came together, or within a few days of difference and lasted for a few weeks.
The same symptoms are present in many other illnesses and not everyone had them, so, we can’t rely on them to diagnose HIV.
Hope this helps.
Oral sex is not considered a risky activity, because there are no reports of people getting HIV by doing it.
There is no need to worry or get tested for HIV, however unprotected oral sex might carry a small risk for other STDs, you could ask in the STD Forum if you wish.
About symptoms, some HIV positive people, but not all of them, reported that around 20 days after their exposure they had fever, sore throat, rash and flu (not cold) like symptoms, all of those came together, or within a few days of difference and lasted for a few weeks.
The same symptoms are present in many other illnesses and not everyone had them, so, we can’t rely on them to diagnose HIV.
Hope this helps.
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