Welcome to the forum. I'll try to help.
You had an accurate reply on the community forum. Congratulations on your decision to use condoms for vaginal and even oral sex. You had protected sex, and condoms work. HIV is rarely if ever tranmsitted by skin-to-skin contact, regardless of skin inflammation, folliculitis, etc. Nobody in the world has ever been known to be infected in that manner and you aren't going to be the first, even if your partner had HIV. And the odds are very strong she doesn't have HIV anyway. In most of the US, well under 1% of female sex workers ("Asian" or other ethnicity) have HIV.
So you really should not be worried, and can safely continue unprotected sex with any regular sex partner(s) you may have. No testing is necessary -- although of course you are free to do that in a few weeks if you remain nervous and would gain additional reassurance from a negative test result. (This is not "code" meaning I think there really was some risk. I do not.)
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
The answer is obvious from my intitial reply. If you keep returning with anxiety-driven questions with obvious answers, the entire thread will be deleted.
I have one more question dr. Mild folloculitis that Is healing does it offer an open route for HIV to be transferred. Like i said it had been five days earlier when I shaved.
Re-read my replies above and concentrate. I see no need to repeat myself.
I have only one concern dr. I cheated on my gf of three years and I don't want to risk infecting her. When you say "theoretically" does that mean it could happen?
Yes, it's available, but not all doctors or clinics offer it routinely. You may have to ask around.
Dr. The duo test is it givin in the USA?
CDC and other government agencies have to take conservative stances. In general, their advice doesn't distinguish levels of risk; if there is any theoretical risk at all, it's listed. In theory such an exposure could result in transmission, but in practice this is so rare -- if it occurs at all -- that no HIV/STD specialst has ever seen such a patient.
There are many discussions on the forum about tests and timing. A stand-alone antibody test is officially 100% reliable at 3 months, although 6-8 weeks probably is equally reliable. For the "duo" or "combo" test, for both HIV antibody and p24 antigen, it's 100% at 4 weeks.
Just another question Dr, I have read on the cdc's site that HIV can be transmitted through cuts and breaks in the skin. Does folliculitis fall umder this category, or does the wound need to be fresh and open with blood present for vaginal secretions with HIV to be passed? Thank you Dr. You have made me feel much better. Iammgoing to get tested, when should I between week 6-8 after exposure?
-pleaseno89