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HIV exposure with fingering/rimming and cut/blood
Hello, I had sex with two guys last Thursday night. I put two fingers in the anus of one of them (who, I am almost sure, is HIV+), practiced rimming and kissed his balls and his underwear (both were wet, not sure it it was because of water, gel or of pre-cum though the two first ones seem more evident). This guy cleaned his anus and his genitals before we had sex, so I thought it was not too risky. However, the second guy penetrated him later and saw blood on this penis. I don't think that I saw blood when I penetrated him with my fingers.
But then while looking at one of the fingers I use to "penetrate" him, I saw a little cut, like the ones we have when we cut ourself with paper. It was not red or bleeding neither deep at this moment, but a few hours later the cut started being red.
I went to the clinic on Friday and started my Pep treatment 14 hours after this exposure... I'm really devastated and feel really stupid.
What are the risks considering what I did (fingering, rimming, little cut...)? Is Pep relevant in my case? And considering that I used the same hand to touch myself, I wanted to know, would the virus have died with air contact before touching myself?
I have been prescribed Truvada and Isentress.
And last question about the treatment. I started to take the pills at 4pm on Friday, and because it says that I have to take Isentress every 12 hours without changing my schedule, I am currently taking one pill at 4pm (along with Truvada) and the second one 12 hours later at 4am... It's a pretty hard schedule but I am afraid to change it and to lost the effectiveness of the treatment. Should I keep it? I have to wake up every night at 4am...
Many thanks for your answers!
But then while looking at one of the fingers I use to "penetrate" him, I saw a little cut, like the ones we have when we cut ourself with paper. It was not red or bleeding neither deep at this moment, but a few hours later the cut started being red.
I went to the clinic on Friday and started my Pep treatment 14 hours after this exposure... I'm really devastated and feel really stupid.
What are the risks considering what I did (fingering, rimming, little cut...)? Is Pep relevant in my case? And considering that I used the same hand to touch myself, I wanted to know, would the virus have died with air contact before touching myself?
I have been prescribed Truvada and Isentress.
And last question about the treatment. I started to take the pills at 4pm on Friday, and because it says that I have to take Isentress every 12 hours without changing my schedule, I am currently taking one pill at 4pm (along with Truvada) and the second one 12 hours later at 4am... It's a pretty hard schedule but I am afraid to change it and to lost the effectiveness of the treatment. Should I keep it? I have to wake up every night at 4am...
Many thanks for your answers!
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