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Testing for HIV & 4-5 week test
1st Question:
I just got tested (free) on Monday at a Deparment of Health anonymous testing. They took blood from my arm and i would need to call in next week Wednesday for the results. Ive read from the post that there are many different kinds of tests.
Could someone tell me which test i took and how reliable it is.
2nd Question (Posted Last Week):
I got tested 5 weeks after receiving uprotected oral sex from hostess bar girl and 4 weeks after sucking breasts (assuming had breast milk) from Vegas stripper who gave birth 8 weeks prior (i had dry lips with cracks that felt like cold sores).
Im still stressing out after reading other website forums regarding the breast milk issue. Here they say no risk but at "The Body" forum they say there are risks.
Stressing out big time. If this is negative am i home free or do i need to get another test? I know i should have waited to at least 6 weeks but couldnt wait. What is my risk with the breast incident in relation to oral sex? Since ive read on websites breast milk is worse than vaginal fluid. So does that mean what i did with the breast milk is worse than giving oral sex to a woman with sores in or on my mouth?
Teak, worried, ECN, and others, would appreciate your responses again. Im killing myself and taking years off my like with all the stress. Thanks!
I just got tested (free) on Monday at a Deparment of Health anonymous testing. They took blood from my arm and i would need to call in next week Wednesday for the results. Ive read from the post that there are many different kinds of tests.
Could someone tell me which test i took and how reliable it is.
2nd Question (Posted Last Week):
I got tested 5 weeks after receiving uprotected oral sex from hostess bar girl and 4 weeks after sucking breasts (assuming had breast milk) from Vegas stripper who gave birth 8 weeks prior (i had dry lips with cracks that felt like cold sores).
Im still stressing out after reading other website forums regarding the breast milk issue. Here they say no risk but at "The Body" forum they say there are risks.
Stressing out big time. If this is negative am i home free or do i need to get another test? I know i should have waited to at least 6 weeks but couldnt wait. What is my risk with the breast incident in relation to oral sex? Since ive read on websites breast milk is worse than vaginal fluid. So does that mean what i did with the breast milk is worse than giving oral sex to a woman with sores in or on my mouth?
Teak, worried, ECN, and others, would appreciate your responses again. Im killing myself and taking years off my like with all the stress. Thanks!
Thanks! You seem to be very knowledgeable about this issue. I hope i can overcome the fear and move on.
It doesnt matter at all why she stopped breast fedding, thats up to her, but if she was positive she wouldnt breast fedeed at all, so that plus that there she just bresatfeeded for 3 weeks and then you suked her niples 5 weeks after ahe stoped the breastfedeng, (breastmilk suplly is not unlimited once the suction stimulation stops breast get dry in 2-3 weeks) so when you sucked her nipples she would have been dry.
Sorry the 99,7% of people are not infected in the US
Yes offcourse but anyway testing at 6-8 weeks even for oral sex wouldnt be conclusive so anyway a 3 month test would be needed, but in my opinion it would only be warranted to test if you are 100% the other partner was positive, since the 99,3% of people is not hiv infected.
A cold is a cold, they happen all the time. You are getting all worried for no reason.
My son was breastfed for a longtime but my daughter was only breastfed for like a month. 3 weeks is enough to give a baby a much more healthy immune system. Actually whats the most important is the colostrum that comes from the breast right after childbirth, that is the most beneficial to the child immunce system.
My son was breastfed for a longtime but my daughter was only breastfed for like a month. 3 weeks is enough to give a baby a much more healthy immune system. Actually whats the most important is the colostrum that comes from the breast right after childbirth, that is the most beneficial to the child immunce system.
yes i am a parent with 2 kids. If i was single i would not be as worried as i am now since i would only screw up my life.
Im not an expert at women breast feeding but would assume mothers would like to breast feed a lot longer than 3 weeks for the babys immune system. I thought 3 weeks was not much at all. I guess im looking at the negatives and finding ways to worry more.
I hope im worring for nothing. Others say having/not having symptoms make no difference which is true. But it helps the stress a lot if there were no symptoms. The cold symptoms add major stress.
I always thought sucking breast was safe.
Im not an expert at women breast feeding but would assume mothers would like to breast feed a lot longer than 3 weeks for the babys immune system. I thought 3 weeks was not much at all. I guess im looking at the negatives and finding ways to worry more.
I hope im worring for nothing. Others say having/not having symptoms make no difference which is true. But it helps the stress a lot if there were no symptoms. The cold symptoms add major stress.
I always thought sucking breast was safe.
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