HIV infection

[jch77]

On september 25 2009 I have sex wit an scort, at the  end of the relation I found that the condom was broke,  so I am worry about been  expose to HIV or other  dessises. This happn in Bogota Colombia.  After arriving   to USA I start doing some research about signs.   I star feeling my skin all around my body  ichy, no rash or irritation sings.   After 2 weeks i feelt   not good and ome head paint.  25 days after exposure I  got tested  with a oraquick raid test  and was negative.   At t the 49 day I start feeling  week and not able to sleep,  also I start feeling flu like symtomps,  not fiver so far.  also I hade some diarrea for one day.   I cant wait more so I took another test at 49 days after exposure, and was negative again.   so  I am geting creasy bout it.  I do not if I am loosing weight and appetite becose this bat I feel under alot of stress,  My exposure was only one time,,, and  I do not know if I am developing symtoms becouse I am so  worry about it,,,, No rash so  far or fever,,,  but I feel my throat irritated,   what do you think?   AFter doing  a lot of reading in diferent places of the web I think my chance is low, but still worry about,,,, can you please advise?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Your chances of infection were very low before your test results were available and now, with a 7 week test result you can be confident that you do not have HIV.  Here are the reasons:

1.  Most commercial sex workers, even in Bogotá, do not have HIV.
2.  If your partner had HIV, your risk from an unprotected exposure is less than 1 infection per 1000 exposures.
3.  At 7 weeks following an exposure HIV tests will detect over 98% of infections.

Thus, based on both the low probability of infection to start with and your negative test results, you can be confident that you do not have HIV.  You have nothing to worry about and do not need further testing.  your symptoms are not due to HIV- you do not have it.

I hope this comment is helpful to you.  Take care.  EWH

[jch77]

thanks for your advise,   great help.   just to let you know that I took another test 60 days after exposure and came back negative..   thanks again, an people, be safe...