HIV possibility

[Ladk890]

I am female gave oral to male. Tasted pre cum and stopped no ejaculation. 5 weeks later developed oral thrush diagnosed by a doctor. He was concerned for hiv because I have not taken antibiotics or steroids to cause thrush.  Took oraquick at 6 weeks negative. Going for blood test tomorrow HIV AgAb Screen-4th Gen Combo (chiv). Do you think I have hiv??

[Sara_MHModerator]

As stated, oral sex is not a method of HIV transmission and you, therefore, never risked exposure.  There is nothing to add to that and we are now closing this thread.

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[Ladk890]

Guys I'm sorry about this but I've developed swollen lymph nodes and a sore throat confirmed by a doctor. I also am a lot more tired than usual and lost 8lbs. Was 135 and now down to 127. Is my 6 week 4th gen negative still good? Or should I test again? Really concerned now.

[AnxiousNoMore]

You had no risk, so it is up to your doctor to determine how to treat whatever lymph node issue exists.
We can't diagnose you from here, but this is an excerpt from WebMd that should help you relax by accepting the reality that you have no HIV. "The glands on either side of the neck, under the jaw, or behind the ears commonly swell when you have a cold or sore throat. "

[Ladk890]

So this is just my anxiety making up all these hiv symptoms? Believe my test at 6 weeks?

[Ladk890]

I just a different infectious disease doctor. He said that my 6 week test is good news but we will test at 3 months to confirm.

[Ladk890]

Thank you for answering. Do you think my diagnosis of oral thrush may be from seroconversion to hiv? The doctor really scared me. Idk why I would get oral thrush? Does stress cause it? Also having lymphnodes pop up in weird places.

[AnxiousNoMore]

You can't get HIV from oral so no such subconversion can occur. HIV is inactivated in saliva. You have no medical training, so it is to be expected that your self-diagnosis would be faulty wrt what you consider lymph issues.
You have to go to the std forum for info on std like thrush.

[Ladk890]

I saw an infectious disease doctor and they said that hiv is a possibility and that I need to test at 3 months and again at 6 months based on penile oral sex with precum. They said that 6 weeks doesn't mean anything even with a combo test. Now I'm extremely worried

[AnxiousNoMore]

No one in 40 year HIV history got it from oral so call doctor's office and ask about that.

[CurfewX]

Just about everything is wrong with that doctor's advice.  As AnxiousNoMore stated, it wasn't a risk to begin with.  Even if it HAD been a risk, his testing information is very outdated.  Most experts in the field consider a 4th generation DUO test to be conclusive at or after 28 days post-exposure.  Some are more conservative, and suggest waiting until the 12th week.  NO ONE recommends 6 months anymore.  In any case, you didn't have a risk so your 6 week test is conclusive.

[iommi]

And to add to what CurfewX stated about testing, the World Health Organization has had in place a 6 week conclusive window period when a 4th generation test is used.
Sorry to hear your Dr has caused you unnecessary anxiety.

[iommi]

There are no confirmed hiv infections from oral so you should expect your test to be negative and 100% conclusive.
Many experts don't test for hiv based on an oral exposure.
I'm not encouraging you to not test, I'm all for peace of mind,  just saying try not to over load on anxiety when you do.
To answer your question, no.