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Do I have HIV?
I had unprotected sex a month ago and have had it 3 times since then with the same guy. A week ago I took adderall and drank way too much coffee, I ended up throwing up multiple times that night and woke up the next morning with a fever. Today I woke up with a sore throat and I have not been able to stop thinking about this. I made an appointment already to get tested but I need advice. I'm so scared and am wondering if I am being paranoid or if there is a good chance that I have HIV
HIV is VERY rare in the US, and even more so in heterosexuals. In the US, only 1.1 million people out of 310 million are HIV+. It is extremely unlikely that your partner was HIV+, unless he has sex with men, or is an IV drug user.
If you are able to contact your partner, I would recommend reaching out to him to see if he is willing to share his status with you. If he is HIV-, then you would not have experienced an exposure to HIV.
Lastly, symptoms are never used to diagnose HIV. Only testing can confirm or exclude an HIV infection. Your testing options are:
Now, 4 weeks, you can submit a DUO test for conclusive results. If, however, this test is unavailable in your area you can submit a regular blood drawn test for 95% accuracy. You can then follow this test up at 12 weeks with any antibody test, including the oral swab or instant test, for conclusive results.
If you are able to contact your partner, I would recommend reaching out to him to see if he is willing to share his status with you. If he is HIV-, then you would not have experienced an exposure to HIV.
Lastly, symptoms are never used to diagnose HIV. Only testing can confirm or exclude an HIV infection. Your testing options are:
Now, 4 weeks, you can submit a DUO test for conclusive results. If, however, this test is unavailable in your area you can submit a regular blood drawn test for 95% accuracy. You can then follow this test up at 12 weeks with any antibody test, including the oral swab or instant test, for conclusive results.
HIV is VERY rare in the US, and even more so in heterosexuals. In the US, only 1.1 million people out of 310 million are HIV+. It is extremely unlikely that your partner was HIV+, unless he has sex with men, or is an IV drug user.
If you are able to contact your partner, I would recommend reaching out to him to see if he is willing to share his status with you. If he is HIV-, then you would not have experienced an exposure to HIV.
Lastly, symptoms are never used to diagnose HIV. Only testing can confirm or exclude an HIV infection. Your testing options are:
Now, 4 weeks, you can submit a DUO test for conclusive results. If, however, this test is unavailable in your area you can submit a regular blood drawn test for 95% accuracy. You can then follow this test up at 12 weeks with any antibody test, including the oral swab or instant test, for conclusive results.
If you are able to contact your partner, I would recommend reaching out to him to see if he is willing to share his status with you. If he is HIV-, then you would not have experienced an exposure to HIV.
Lastly, symptoms are never used to diagnose HIV. Only testing can confirm or exclude an HIV infection. Your testing options are:
Now, 4 weeks, you can submit a DUO test for conclusive results. If, however, this test is unavailable in your area you can submit a regular blood drawn test for 95% accuracy. You can then follow this test up at 12 weeks with any antibody test, including the oral swab or instant test, for conclusive results.
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