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scared I have hiv
My symptoms: loss of appetite and weight loss with flu like symptoms. I have lost 15 lbs in two weeks and for about 4 days I have had no desire to eat. Example: 5 crackers and string cheese is all I can stomach and I have to force myself to eat. No I don't have an eating disorder and I am pretty large man.
Incident: Happened a month ago and was tested about a week and a half after. Everything came back negative. The symptoms came on strong and happened about 3 weeks after possible exposure.
It was with a set worker in the states.
Please help I am freaking out!
Incident: Happened a month ago and was tested about a week and a half after. Everything came back negative. The symptoms came on strong and happened about 3 weeks after possible exposure.
It was with a set worker in the states.
Please help I am freaking out!
Thanks I am just starting to spiral as when I look up symptoms hiv is always on there and that includes the white rash. I have had anxiety before, but none of these symptoms. I also have a history of being suicidal and it is just getting overwhelming with the new symptoms and the doctor recommending the test because of my symptoms. They tried me on 2 rounds of antibiotics and I feel like I am getting worse.
That doesn't change my position. It is impossible to diagnose HIV from symptoms as they mirror the symptoms of hundreds of other ailments. If you are concerned about this "rash" I would recommend seeing a doctor for examination.
Thanks, I did just notice as I was getting ready for bed that I developed a white rash of small bumps on my lip. Never heard of that for anxiety.
Ok I do have a new symptom. I have a white rash on my lips. It is a bunch of small white dots about the size of a pinhead. That can't be anxiety right?
What is it? My bet is anxiety and/or run-of-the-mill flu. Testing won't hurt if it makes you feel better. An antibody only test will be 85-90% accurate at this point. Not that you need it, but it may help you with the anxiety.
Thanks, that helps a bit. However the symptoms happened before any anxiety. I get your point, but is there something else it could be so I can go there. Again thanks I am sure you get my fear as I am well still young and hiv is scary. I am calmer
OK. obviously you are freaking out. Let's talk about a few things. First, the CDC, as a scientific/medical government agency has to be conservative in it's recommendations. Basically, most docs and scientists despise using the word "never". Now, lets talk about HIV.
Studies indicate that in order for an HIV infection to take hold, it requires a large amount of HIV virus to be deposited on a mucous membrane or directly into the bloodstream. This is why unprotected receptive anal sex is so risky.
Second, in the case of oral sex, the mouth is a very hostile environment for the HIV virus. If your partner had HIV (and we will talk about that in a min) her saliva would have begun the process of breaking down and weakening the virus. One of the reasons that the HIV virus is very rarely found in the saliva in HIV+ people. (The oral tests are testing for the anti-body not the virus-Two vastly different things).
Finally, in order for you to have been at risk your partner must have been HIV+. HIV is also much rarer than many think. In a population of approx 310 million people, only 1,1 are estimated to be HIV+. Further, heterosexual HIV rates are very low.
The odds of acquiring HIV through an unprotected VAGINAL encounter with a person of unknown status is 1 in a 1,000,000. Oral sex odds would be much less likely. To keep this in perspective:
Odds of getting hit by lightening in your lifetime: 1 in 126,158
Odds of dying in a plane crash: 1 in 7229
Odds of dying by heart disease 1 in 7
Odds of dying in a car accident 1 in 108
No one on this forum, nor the doctors that used to man this forum were able to recall any credible instance of HIV being transmitted through receptive oral sex.
You really had no risk. If you feel better taking the test, fine. It won't hurt, and may help your anxiety. However, I woudl not worry about HIV from the exposure you describe.
Studies indicate that in order for an HIV infection to take hold, it requires a large amount of HIV virus to be deposited on a mucous membrane or directly into the bloodstream. This is why unprotected receptive anal sex is so risky.
Second, in the case of oral sex, the mouth is a very hostile environment for the HIV virus. If your partner had HIV (and we will talk about that in a min) her saliva would have begun the process of breaking down and weakening the virus. One of the reasons that the HIV virus is very rarely found in the saliva in HIV+ people. (The oral tests are testing for the anti-body not the virus-Two vastly different things).
Finally, in order for you to have been at risk your partner must have been HIV+. HIV is also much rarer than many think. In a population of approx 310 million people, only 1,1 are estimated to be HIV+. Further, heterosexual HIV rates are very low.
The odds of acquiring HIV through an unprotected VAGINAL encounter with a person of unknown status is 1 in a 1,000,000. Oral sex odds would be much less likely. To keep this in perspective:
Odds of getting hit by lightening in your lifetime: 1 in 126,158
Odds of dying in a plane crash: 1 in 7229
Odds of dying by heart disease 1 in 7
Odds of dying in a car accident 1 in 108
No one on this forum, nor the doctors that used to man this forum were able to recall any credible instance of HIV being transmitted through receptive oral sex.
You really had no risk. If you feel better taking the test, fine. It won't hurt, and may help your anxiety. However, I woudl not worry about HIV from the exposure you describe.
Sorry if I sound stupid. Just the Internet has hugely conflicting information. The best I saw was it is lower risk than vaginal or anal, but didn't list nothing.
Again sorry if stupid question I freely admit science and health is not my area and get confused by all the things I read.
Again sorry if stupid question I freely admit science and health is not my area and get confused by all the things I read.
Why did my doctor suggest that it may be it and suggest something called rna test to look at viral load (whatever that means).
It wouldn't matter if she had bad gums and possible blood in her mouth during? Never planned to cum in her mouth but well premature issues. The cdc site says it can, I am confused. Is it common for people with hiv to engage and have no risk. Sorry this was my first and only time with a sex worker.
Is there other stds or something I can get that causes this so I would go to that section. I have tried to eat and just no desire. Sure it has to be something. The doctor gave me antibiotics and still not better after the round of them was over.
Is there other stds or something I can get that causes this so I would go to that section. I have tried to eat and just no desire. Sure it has to be something. The doctor gave me antibiotics and still not better after the round of them was over.
oral is consider no risk , if u are receptive end, i had read alot of text on case , as per my knowledger receptive end is not risk and no case had register under receptive ,
oral sex is low risk or no risk ,...its still been fairly argued among experts, as the oral sex is correlated with sex ...
oral sex is low risk or no risk ,...its still been fairly argued among experts, as the oral sex is correlated with sex ...
Despite what you may have read on the internet, oral sex. Especially respective sex, someone performing oral sex on you, is not considered a risk for acquiring HIV. You have no risk.....Now go eat. You are fine.
Do you mean the act? I had unprotected oral see done on me and came in her mouth. I didn't notice any cuts on my penis, but she had bad gums and wouldn't be surprised if small amounts of blood in saliva.
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