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was exposed after having sex with a csw. condom broke and breakage in skin on penis.very scared. had hiv test at 15 days(neg), 21 days, 25 days-oraquick(neg)and 34 days. awaiting results for 21 and 34 days. having ars symptoms: weight loss,slight fever and night sweats, peripheral neuropathy, small pimples spread over various parts of body,fatigue,lymphnode in neck,intermittent muscle pain across shoulder and diarrhea(everything i eat or drink i feel to stool; when i do it is loose- if not constantly pass out air. is my 25 day test a good sign? and are my symptoms consistent with ars N.B 7 days after incident fatigue came. then weight loss, lymphnode and PN a week later, then rash and muscle pain and diarrhea two weeks later. looking forward to your responses
thanks so much brother. you have definitely made me feel better. i'll kep hope alive. yes there was masturbation but i am sure the abrasions didn't come from that. there was no oral. the lady had a lot of hair on her vagina and i think that contributed. i await my 34 day test either 2morrow or tuesday.will a negative here be 95-100% in the clear. will keep you posted.
it was a female. vaginal sex . my main worry is because i had 2 or 3 small abrasions on my penis which i could feel burning whe i showered the night. i did hear the condm go "pop" and i pulled out immediately. but it must have been burst before for me to get those abrasions don't you think? i heard and read that abrasions increase the risk. i am so scared. besides my girlfriend was very hot last 2 nights, feeling tired and has a pustule above her left breast
Your odds of infection are 5 in 10,000 exposures to an infected source, that's 0.05%! Furthermore, you pulled out immediately after you heard the "pop" which means you were exposed for a very short period of time. I don't think the abrasions are due to the condom breaking. Was there masturbation and/ or oral involved? These activities might cause abrasions. I think you'll be just fine buddy! Test at 6 weeks, then repeat at 12/ 13 weeks. Your NEG result awaits...
Hello, I'm going through a difficult time myself... you're not alone. Now, from what I understand, the body takes generally 25 days to produce antibodies, so your NEG at that point IS a good sign. Most people will test POS by 6 weeks so a test at that point is a better sign.
As for your risk assessment, was the CSW a male or female and was it anal or vaginal sex? The odds vary with these. Go here and scroll down to Table 1. Estimated Per Act Risk...
http://www.aegis.org/pubs/mmwr/2005/RR5402-1.html
As for your risk assessment, was the CSW a male or female and was it anal or vaginal sex? The odds vary with these. Go here and scroll down to Table 1. Estimated Per Act Risk...
http://www.aegis.org/pubs/mmwr/2005/RR5402-1.html
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