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i had Candida Balanitis on my penis while having an encounter with a guy. I was reading on another site that having Candida Balanitis " Inflammation of the glans and prepuce may also provide a route for the acquisition of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) " I'm really scared about that, is that true?

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Teak has already advised you that you never had an exposure so your question about symptoms has no basis.Please understand that you had no risk and that your safe and well.
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Normally when they say, the symptoms stays for 1-2 weeks, lets say if someone has fever, the fever stays for 1-2 week or the fever goes up and down during the day? Is it possible that the symptomes stays for -3-4 days?
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You never had an exposure. If you are concerned about your symptoms see your doctor, they have nothing to do with HIV.
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teak you think all these symptoms are related? i`m really scared at the moment. I don`t think it is anxiety because i wasn`t thinking about the encounter before all the symptoms and they all started 10 days after

i got alot of symptoms that left me worrying, these are the symptoms i got : sore throat, rashes on neck and face, crazy fatigue, lymph node were swell, i had night sweat and also chills, and at night i would be freezing at some point. My legs were very tired too. I had nausea, after eating, i felt like throwing up. That leave me thinking all day and i'm really scared, i can't wait to 3 mont passes. Maybe it's a coincidence but i don't understand why all these are hapening. i didn;t change my routine or no one is sick around me.

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ricki i know, but the thing is i got alot of symptoms that left me worrying, these are the symptoms i got : sore throat, rashes on neck and face, crazy fatigue, lymph node were swell, i had night sweat and also chills, and at night i would be freezing at some point. My legs were very tired too. I had nausea, after eating, i felt like throwing up. That leave me thinking all day and i'm really scared, i can't wait to 3 mont passes. Maybe it's a coincidence but i don't understand why all these are hapening. i didn;t change my routine or no one is sick around me.
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No HIV risk is no HIV risk. You just wouldn't get it from there, that simple.
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Teak, i have written to  Edward W Hook, MD and i told him that i had symptoms.... he replied
'if your symptoms were due to HIV your blood test would be positive a week after the symptoms began'

That means that if the test is negative, those symptoms was not from vih? i tought it takes 3 month to know the status.


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Thank you alot for answering, I have alot repect for you and if you ever need something, I'll be there!
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You would have felt it if you had penetrated. You don't need the lights on to know.
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Teak I'm alittle bit scared about the part where I was poking my dick on his anus that it has entered a little bit but I didn't felt anything tight around it, it was dark and I could not see, I don't know if it is paranoia
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You never had an exposure.
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