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Transfer hiv

Hello Dr,

I had an unprotected csw exposure over 2 years ago which I tested for after 3 months and was negative. My concern is that about 2 hours after the exposure I went home and had sex with my wife. I know this may sound absurd but is it possible for the hiv virus to have been 'hanging out' in my urethra and then transfered to my wife without me becoming infected?
The reason I am scared now is because my wife was pregnant at the time and now my 2 y/o daughter has a skin infection the doctors cannot understand. It looks to me like folliculitis and appears randomly all over her body. Mostly legs, arms, chest and stomach. I read people with hiv often get folliculitis so it's freaking me out.
I have in fact posted this question before but am now looking for more scientific certainty that this route of transmission is impossible (as Dr Jose already told me).
Please, if this is impossible can you illustrate for me why so I can relax and put this hideous thought out of my head.

Thank you...
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Thanks Teak. I won't post anymore questions regarding this issue.
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It is not possible for you to transmit it and not be infected yourself.
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So would you assert that it is biologically impossible for the virus to linger in the urethra and then be passed to another person 2 hours later and the 'carrier' not become infected?
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You don't have an HIV concern, you've tested conclusively negative.
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186166 tn?1385259382
continue to work with your dr to find out your daughter's skin issues...it's NOT hiv related.
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My wife WAS tested just before getting pregnant so she didn't get it any other way.
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Thanks for your reply. Just for clarity, my 'mistake' occured whilst my wife was pregnant and neither her or my daughter were ever tested.
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Thanks Lizzie...
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186166 tn?1385259382
carrier?  NOOOO
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I know how absurd it sounds. My fear comes from the unexplained rash on my 2 y/o daughter. I would like a more biological reply if someone knows it.

Thanks guys for you help. It may be silly but even the smallest chance is a concern, especially when it involves my little princess.
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*as the carrier...
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No..how could your wife get it from you if you don't have it? This is straight fantasy and not even humanly possibly. That this is even considered is beyond absurd. But to try to answer you HIV is extremely delicate, it can not survive long outside the body and even still you have no idea if the CSW even had it, your just assuming nonsense and if you actually believe this, you would bethe first person in the history of mankind to have passed the disease this way...do you actually believe that out of the billion people on earth you are the first?
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Lizze,

Thanks for your reply. I understand your point but am wondering if it's possible for the virus to transfer to my wife with me a the 'carrier' but then not becoming infected myself.
Or put it this way, is the urethra considered inside or outside the body in regards to where hiv can survive?
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186166 tn?1385259382
you can't give something to your wife that you didn't have.  your test proves that you didnt contract hiv.
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Although I posted this on the wrong forum does anyone have advice?
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woops I guess this was the wrong forum.
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