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Made a stupid mistake
Hello Doctor
I was in India on vacation. On July 19th I had unprotected Vaginal & Oral sex with a TV actress. I know it was very stupid and no excuses for doing so. I will never take this risk again in my life. But the intercourse was hardly 10 mins.
To add to this, I'm uncircumsized and I had a small cut under the penis head due to yeast infection (uncontrolled diabetes).I came back to the US on July 30th and I really got scared. I felt feverish (98.6-98.9), but no real fever, sore throat or rash that I can see.
But I had headaches, itchy skin all over the body. On August 23rd (35 Days after the exposure) I tested for all STDs & HIV.
My results just came and I tested negative for all STDs inlcuding Chlamydia, Gonorhea, Syphilis, HSV2, HPV etc., My HIV antibody testing also came back negative.
Are my HIV results conclusive? or Should I re-test?
I was in India on vacation. On July 19th I had unprotected Vaginal & Oral sex with a TV actress. I know it was very stupid and no excuses for doing so. I will never take this risk again in my life. But the intercourse was hardly 10 mins.
To add to this, I'm uncircumsized and I had a small cut under the penis head due to yeast infection (uncontrolled diabetes).I came back to the US on July 30th and I really got scared. I felt feverish (98.6-98.9), but no real fever, sore throat or rash that I can see.
But I had headaches, itchy skin all over the body. On August 23rd (35 Days after the exposure) I tested for all STDs & HIV.
My results just came and I tested negative for all STDs inlcuding Chlamydia, Gonorhea, Syphilis, HSV2, HPV etc., My HIV antibody testing also came back negative.
Are my HIV results conclusive? or Should I re-test?
Thank you for your reply. I will retest for Herpes II, HIV & Syphilis again in another 5 weeks. Also will remember your advice.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Oops -- you're right. I misread "unprotected" for protected. Sorry.
Still, you don't know that your partner had any active STD. And if she did, even with unprotected sex, most exposures don't result in transmission. And as discussed above, your negative tests are either definitive (gonorrhea and chlamydia) or nearly so (all the rest). If you follow through with any later testing, you can expect all the results to remain negative.
Apologies again for the initial error. Take care -- and do keep those condoms handy in the future!
Still, you don't know that your partner had any active STD. And if she did, even with unprotected sex, most exposures don't result in transmission. And as discussed above, your negative tests are either definitive (gonorrhea and chlamydia) or nearly so (all the rest). If you follow through with any later testing, you can expect all the results to remain negative.
Apologies again for the initial error. Take care -- and do keep those condoms handy in the future!
Doctor,
I think you misread my question. It was an unprotected exposure.
I think you misread my question. It was an unprotected exposure.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
No problem posting the same question in both forums. You can expect similar answers on the community forum.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome back to the forum.
This exposure is quite similar to the one you were worried about 8 months ago. As you might have assumed, my reply also is much the same. First, with condom protected sex, you really weren't at risk for HIV and most STDs. Second, your symptoms are not suggestive of HIV or other STDs. Third, your negatvie test results are very reassuring as well.
Your risk was low enough that you really didn't need to be tested for HIV or any other STD. But the negative test results for gonorrhea and chlamydia are conclusive. Those for HIV, syphilis, and HSV are nearly conclusive, but not quite; if you want truly definitive negative results, you'll need another HIV and syphlis test at 6 weeks and another HSV test 3-4 months after the exposure. However, your risk was so low, and your tests good enough, that if you have a regular partner, you need not wait to continue or resume unprotected sex.
There is no test for HPV in males, so I cannot comment on that one. Maybe that was a typographical error (?).
I hope these comments have been helpful. Despite your intent to not have similar sexual exposures in the future, you should be prepared for the possibility. Having done it twice in 8 months, you are likely to be tempted again. So keep those condoms handy! However, you need not return again to this forum after a condom-protected exposure. The answers would be the same as you had on both this and your question last January.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
This exposure is quite similar to the one you were worried about 8 months ago. As you might have assumed, my reply also is much the same. First, with condom protected sex, you really weren't at risk for HIV and most STDs. Second, your symptoms are not suggestive of HIV or other STDs. Third, your negatvie test results are very reassuring as well.
Your risk was low enough that you really didn't need to be tested for HIV or any other STD. But the negative test results for gonorrhea and chlamydia are conclusive. Those for HIV, syphilis, and HSV are nearly conclusive, but not quite; if you want truly definitive negative results, you'll need another HIV and syphlis test at 6 weeks and another HSV test 3-4 months after the exposure. However, your risk was so low, and your tests good enough, that if you have a regular partner, you need not wait to continue or resume unprotected sex.
There is no test for HPV in males, so I cannot comment on that one. Maybe that was a typographical error (?).
I hope these comments have been helpful. Despite your intent to not have similar sexual exposures in the future, you should be prepared for the possibility. Having done it twice in 8 months, you are likely to be tempted again. So keep those condoms handy! However, you need not return again to this forum after a condom-protected exposure. The answers would be the same as you had on both this and your question last January.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
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