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I am a 25 year old heterosexual male who had a potential risk exposure while vacationing in West Africa. After meeting a West African girl in a bar, I took her back to my hotel room and engaged in the following:
1. Short bout of protected sex. The condom did not break or malfunction to the best of my knowledge and did not ejaculate.
2. Received unprotected fellatio, did not ejaculate.
3. She got on top of me and we engaged in unprotected frottage (genital apposition or "hotdogging"). Subjected myself to her vaginal secretions.
I did not have any gashes or cuts on my genitals to the best of my knowledge.
After asking her about her status, she claimed multiple times that she is 100% sure she is not infected. She showed me results from August 20 when she had a negative ELFA test. This risk exposure was three weeks afterwards on Sept 11. She also claimed that she has not had sexual intercourse prior to me since May with her ex boyfriend.
It has been 11 weeks since the incident. I have had no real clear flu like symptoms. I have been chasing symptoms very hard however and have been very worried, googling every day. I have felt a little off and reclusive at work and have had the occasional headache. I check my temperature every day and it has never been a fever. I just developed a itchy hive near my arm pit.
Can someone tell me:
1. What is my realistic risk for this exposure?
2. Are ARS symptoms usually very clear and obvious symptoms when they happen? (I understand they sometimes do not happen at all)
3. Can an itchy hive 10 weeks from exposure be an HIV rash?
Thank you all so much
I am a 25 year old heterosexual male who had a potential risk exposure while vacationing in West Africa. After meeting a West African girl in a bar, I took her back to my hotel room and engaged in the following:
1. Short bout of protected sex. The condom did not break or malfunction to the best of my knowledge and did not ejaculate.
2. Received unprotected fellatio, did not ejaculate.
3. She got on top of me and we engaged in unprotected frottage (genital apposition or "hotdogging"). Subjected myself to her vaginal secretions.
I did not have any gashes or cuts on my genitals to the best of my knowledge.
After asking her about her status, she claimed multiple times that she is 100% sure she is not infected. She showed me results from August 20 when she had a negative ELFA test. This risk exposure was three weeks afterwards on Sept 11. She also claimed that she has not had sexual intercourse prior to me since May with her ex boyfriend.
It has been 11 weeks since the incident. I have had no real clear flu like symptoms. I have been chasing symptoms very hard however and have been very worried, googling every day. I have felt a little off and reclusive at work and have had the occasional headache. I check my temperature every day and it has never been a fever. I just developed a itchy hive near my arm pit.
Can someone tell me:
1. What is my realistic risk for this exposure?
2. Are ARS symptoms usually very clear and obvious symptoms when they happen? (I understand they sometimes do not happen at all)
3. Can an itchy hive 10 weeks from exposure be an HIV rash?
Thank you all so much
1. If you the condom did not break, you are not at risk of HIV. And the unprotected fellatio is not considered a risk for HIV transmission as well.
2. ARS symptoms are usually severe and quite similar to a strong flu. Symptoms are not use to diagnose HIV though as symptoms can vary or be inexistent. Only a test will confirm status.
3. Highly unlikely as most ARS symptoms would appear between 2 to 4 weeks.
2. ARS symptoms are usually severe and quite similar to a strong flu. Symptoms are not use to diagnose HIV though as symptoms can vary or be inexistent. Only a test will confirm status.
3. Highly unlikely as most ARS symptoms would appear between 2 to 4 weeks.
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Thank you for your answers. What about the unprotected frottage/genital aposition? Is there much chance of HIV infection through the urethra without penetration or through a microscopic cut in my genitals?
Risks for HIV are:
1) having unprotected, penetrative vaginal or anal sex, or
2) sharing IV drug needles with other IV drug users.
HIV does not enter the body via small, superficial cuts. Any injury required to allow HIV transmission would be so painful that you couldn't possibly engage in any sexual activity. You had NO risk for HIV. Whatever symptoms you're experiencing are not related to ARS or to HIV.
1) having unprotected, penetrative vaginal or anal sex, or
2) sharing IV drug needles with other IV drug users.
HIV does not enter the body via small, superficial cuts. Any injury required to allow HIV transmission would be so painful that you couldn't possibly engage in any sexual activity. You had NO risk for HIV. Whatever symptoms you're experiencing are not related to ARS or to HIV.
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