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HIV and ulcers
I have had a couple of mouth ulcers over the last couple a months, something i dont often get. Then last night i noticed the inside of my cheek bleeding with what feels like might be a cut and a red painless bump close to said bleeding. Could these be symptoms of HIV, i had MSM intercourse in early july
Oral or anal and did you use a condom? Was the other person tested for HIV? Your dentist will tell you that anyone can get those at any time, so they prove nothing.
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oral and insertive anal but, i think the condom may have broke, im unsure. do people often get symptoms during the asymptamatic stage?
i know that seems like a silly question because of the name but, i read that mouth ulcers are on of the symptoms that can occur during this time
i know that seems like a silly question because of the name but, i read that mouth ulcers are on of the symptoms that can occur during this time
thousands or millions of people have ulcers every day and they do not have HIV. why do you think your condom broke? you'd know for sure if it did as it would be hanging in pieces ripped apart.
the condom was hanging half way off my penis, im unsure if it rode up or broke. yeah but i never usually get ulcers so it scares me
You would not have just one symptom, and ARS symptoms don't last that long. If the condom covered the head of your penis during intercourse, you had no risk for HIV. If you're concerned that's not the case, you can take a 4th generation test any time now for a conclusive result.
If it slipped enough that fluid could get under the ring and into your urethra - which is the only way you can get HIV from vaginal - then it would have to be so loose that it would have fallen off.
@curfew i have been having dermatitis flares too, i dont think they’re symptoms of ARS but rather symptoms of the asymptotic phase. @anxiousnomore it was MSM anal sex, does this change anything?
Well, you've convinced yourself that the only reason for your issues is HIV, despite having been advised that you almost certainly had no risk. I'm not able to help you with your anxiety.
No more comments from me on your symptoms. Get tested, collect your negative result, and move on with your life.
No more comments from me on your symptoms. Get tested, collect your negative result, and move on with your life.
Your situation is straightforward so the advice was clear. You're rephrasing the same questions that were answered. You must be very anxious because those questions indicate that you haven't understood any of the advice.
please move on from this as you do not have HIV from your event, as you have been told. nothing you add will chance it, no other variations of the same question will change our answers either. you can have a 4th gen duo test for peace of mind if you'd like, but it is a waste of time because it will be negative from this incident. other than that, seek a therapist for anxiety, or see your dr for anxiety.
its just scary is all, i have MSM intercourse for the first time and then shortly after i have ulcers and seb derm, i think even in the face of overwhelming odds and facts you guys can understand why someone might get anxious
You can get E Coli after a burger, but you don't test for that after each meal, so your fixation with a HIV disease that you can't even have is a bit of a mental health health problem. See a therapist because it is irrational for you with no medical training to question the 40 year old HIV science and have such confidence in your own made up ideas about what constitutes a risk for HIV. Your problem is not disease, it is unscientific fear of disease.
There are not overwhelming odds; there is in fact zero chance you have HIV. It is unscientific to think you have a disease that you can't have, think your dandruff scalp means you have an hiv symptom, then conclude that you have HIV.
Would i know if the condom broke? i have seen people saying that smaller tears occur, even if a small tear occured part way down the condom, i’d still be protected right? because the urethra is covered?
You were previously advised that you would know if the condom had broken, and that as long as the head of your penis was covered, you were not at risk for HIV. "Microtears" are a myth. There isn't anything further to say about your no-risk event.
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