unprotected exposure

[Hulk528]

I will start by saying my knowledge of std's is limited.  I have only had sex with 4 partners and have known 3 of them very well. I was in long term relationships with those 3 for a combined 16 years. I'm 31 years old in excellent health. Last April I got very intoxicated while on a guys trip and ended up having what turned out to be unprotected sex (condom broke) with a 29 year old female. She appeared to be in good health and worked in the medical field. The sex was
strictly vaginal.   I was very paranoid and anxious after this incident and about 3 or 4 days after I paid for a chlamydia and gonnoreah NAAT test.  The test was negative. I never had any discharge or burning.  I got tested using the herpeselect test 5 weeks after and 18 weeks after.  On the first test I was hsv2 negative and hsv1 equivocal.  The 18 week test I was negative for hsv1 abd hsv2. I never had any blisters or sores in a year.  

It has been a year and I am curious if I am in the clear with hsv? I calmed down but recently read hsv antibodies may take 6 months to develop.

I Also was  curious if I should worry about HIV? I told my primary doctor about the condom break and he asked me some questions about my sexual background and told me this exposure didn't warrant  testing.      

[Teak]

You never take anyone's word for there status. Test an obtain YOUR results.

[Hulk528]

Now I'm nervous again I might as well pay and get an HIV test.  I talked to the girl after this happened abd she said she was STD free.  

[nursegirl6572]

Actually, a lot of doctors wouldn't recommend testing based on one epsiode of a condom failure, especially with a partner who seems to be low risk.

We recommend testing at 3 months post exposure for any condom failure event.  Your overall risk is not high, but a risk is a risk.

[RainLover71]

That doctor doesn't know what he's talking about and gave you extremely poor advice.You had CONDOM FAILURE and require HIV testing NOW.

[Hulk528]

Lizzie, I did not have an HIV test. My goal was to get one when I brought my concern up with my primary care doctor. He informed me I should not have tested for hsv without having an outbreak because of the false positive risk but said my results at 18 weeks were conclusive. He said he didn't think I should be tested for HIV because my risk was to low to warrant it?

[LIZZIE LOU]

have you even had a hiv test?

[RainLover71]

Your test results are conclusive,time to put this all behind you.

[Hulk528]

Thank you for the response.. The more I read up on this the better I feel. Can you correct me if jm wrong but I have read the odds of contracting HIv from a one time encounter with no previous existing STD is somewhere around 1 in 5000 to 10000?  I also read with no visible symptoms and a negative hsv test at or past the 12 week mark is almost 100 percent reliable... So I'd assume a test at 18 weeks negative with no symptoms In a year i don't have hsv.

[gracefromHHP]

testing at the 18 week mark was fine.

the odds of contracting hiv from a one time mostly protected encounter are incredibly low too.

really time to move past this :)

grace