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I am a gay male. About three weeks ago I recieved protected anal sex. I was extremely drunk and am not sure of the his HIV status. I was unaware at the time that you can not use hand lotion with latex condoms. I didn't have any lube available so we made do. I have not had any of the acute hiv symptoms other than an upset stomach for the past 2 days and a small cough. All of my friends are sick around me so that could easly be the reason. The problem is i have a guy that i have been talking to and days after my intercoarse me and him exchanged oral sex. I did not ejaculate, but this week he has gotten extremely sick. Some of his illnesses have been upset stomach, coughing, fever, and nauseua. I checked the condom after intercoarse and there did not appear to be any breaks. I took a rapid test on the 3 week marker, it came back negative. I will definately be going back at the 6 and 12 week markers but i wanted some opinions on how conclusive my 3 week test was. and also, just how damaging can hand lotion be to a condom.. again i didn't see any breaks in the condom but could the lotion cause tiny holes in the condom, making it completely useless? thanks for your help!
you were not at risk and testing is not warranted.
hand lotion will "weaken" a condom causing it to rupture...luckily it didnt happen to you.
hand lotion will "weaken" a condom causing it to rupture...luckily it didnt happen to you.
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