HIV ???

[EMF82]

Hi, doctor Im a 25 male from Singapore. About 3 moths ago i have an unprotected sex with a stranger from Indonesia. she is a 28 female with 2 children and she told me she's a mistress of a guy whom is located in singapore but is an Indonesian as well. Now my biggest  fear is getting HIV from her cause having unprotected sex with her. I was tested HIV negative after 3 weeks using the ELISA .Tested 4 weeks again using ELISA. The lastest test which i took was using the RAPID was after 5-6  weeks. I experience symptoms like having few swollen lumps on the back of my head but cleared up within days.The lump grow and subsided within days.Could it be HIV Lymph nodes? numbness and needle like pain on my feet and hands also occured recently.. now it's already 3 months after the incident, I dare not go for any further test anymore because im really afraid that i have HIV. My country recommand testing for HIV is 1 month after possible exposure for a baseline and conclusive result after 3 months.. Can u please advise doc ?

[ExtremeStress]

your chances of your six week negative turning positive is pretty impossible. the chances of her being infected is pretty impossible, the chances of you getting infected if she was infected pretty low. You should test at 3 months as recommended and get your conclusive, but I would say you are as negative as it gets. hope that slows your brain down. now just go get that conclusive.

[meworried]

First, there is no doctor on this forum, and if you want to speak to Dr HHH, please click to "doctor's forum" from menu upper left side.

Your 5-6 week ELISA and rapid results are highly encouraging, but not conclusive, is a high risk situation of unprotected sex. For a definitive and conclusive test, you have to get your 13 week test done. That's how the diagnosis of HIV is all about. Having said that, still your chances of getting HIV are pretty remote, say 1 in 2000 even that Indonesian was a "poz". And further, chances of her being "poz" are again extremely low, bringing your probability of getting infected, even lower.

Do not focus much on symptoms, they do not mean much. Rely on your antibody blood test, and feel 100% safe after getting the 13 week negative report, which you are going to get, I am sure, Good Luck