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Possible Exposure - Fingering
Hello. 40 year old male here who made a mistake. Went to a strip club and ended up fingering a stripper. From reading the forums, I gather that its a low risk activity, but I dot take Humira and Steroids for rhemetoid arthritis and was wondering if that made me more susceptible to infection via fingering than someone not on meds.
Really worried here :(
Really worried here :(
HI, so hopefully nursegirl can reply to this (she is a nurse after all) I read the below:
There are 4 situations that may affect your HIV test window period, and they are: 1) Antiretroviral treatment for Hepatitis C 2) Treatment for Cancer (Chemotherapy) 3) P.E.P. treatment for HIV 4) Other immunodeficiency diseases, such as Crohn's disease.
Isn't crohns an AUTO immune disease (immune system attacks itself), not an immune deficiency (weak immune system.) Could a legit site make a mistake like that? Mixing up auto immune and immune deficiency?
I have crohn's btw, and took an oraqucik test @ 20 weeks (negative), so now im wondering if it was invalid, per what the site says,
http://helpline.aidsvancouver.com
There are 4 situations that may affect your HIV test window period, and they are: 1) Antiretroviral treatment for Hepatitis C 2) Treatment for Cancer (Chemotherapy) 3) P.E.P. treatment for HIV 4) Other immunodeficiency diseases, such as Crohn's disease.
Isn't crohns an AUTO immune disease (immune system attacks itself), not an immune deficiency (weak immune system.) Could a legit site make a mistake like that? Mixing up auto immune and immune deficiency?
I have crohn's btw, and took an oraqucik test @ 20 weeks (negative), so now im wondering if it was invalid, per what the site says,
http://helpline.aidsvancouver.com
I should add that im not sexually active otherwise and that was my only exposure. No oral or sex at all.
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