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[dum@ss]

I will try give the details of my concern.  I had sex with a female prostitute that I assume has HIV from the way she acted after the fact when we finished and when I asked how often she test  she stated she doesn't anymore since there isn't a point.  She gave me protected hand job along with bj and was very rough them with the same condom I had vaginal sex with her about 15 strokes and I quit and finished with me hand.  I noticed a rid on the condom when I was discarding it but really didnt see it when removing it but it was not the best of light.  I have had many strange illnesses sore throat 13 days that stated 9 days afterwards, rash on chest, and a abscessed tooth today.  I did test as people state 6 weeks after and got a negative and then again at the 9 week mark because I got scared again.  But all these test were the oraquick in home oral.  Anyways does this sound like I have had a risk?

I am really interested in these below bullets:
1. is a abscessed tooth ever a indicator in HIV
2. could i have removed the condom and not seen a tear it was a polyisoprene brand
3. at 6 & 9 weeks can i trust the oral home hiv test

[Jeff G]

Did the condom rip ? you wrote rid .

1. is a abscessed tooth ever a indicator in HIV

No . Also, symptoms are rarely specific for HIV and the only way to know if you are infected is to test .

2. could i have removed the condom and not seen a tear it was a polyisoprene brand

Condoms are designed as to leave no doubt when they fail so it is not likely it was defective if you didn't notice .

3. at 6 & 9 weeks can i trust the oral home hiv test

You can trust the home test kit if taken in the proper window period of 6 weeks past any possible exposure and again at 3 months to confirm the results .

If the condom was intact there was not a risk for HIV from the vaginal sex ... getting a hand job or a BJ is not a risk condom or not .

Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:

You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.

To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI.Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.

Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence .

Anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.

Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.

Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!

[dum@ss]

Thanks I am sure I am stressing over nothing.  But if I understand your comment about the home test is if I was positive it should have shown by then and a negative just needs to be confirmed at 90 days but I should not expect a change is the results?

[Jeff G]

Thanks I am sure I am stressing over nothing.  But if I understand your comment about the home test is if I was positive it should have shown by then and a negative just needs to be confirmed at 90 days but I should not expect a change is the results?

A negative test at 6 or in your case 9 weeks is not likely to change but must be confirmed at 3 months .

The average time to seroconversion is 22 days. Most who are infected will test positive by 6 weeks. For various reasons a small number will take longer and that is why we follow the CDC recommendation to test at 3 months for a conclusive negative result.

[dum@ss]

I still have two concerns.
1. People always say codon tears are obvious and if so I would not even had a risk to begin with. I just feel as not sure how to say it but a different sensation with the condom that felt like nothing was on the underside protecting my penis but I did remove the condom as I do remember that. Just new the confidence that it stayed intact.
2. Also with the Oraquick oral that unless it it 12 weeks or longer the results are not valid and mine was at 9 weeks. Also people state the oral is not as quick at picking up new infections as blood test but at 9 weeks would the oral test yield very accurate results? I even seen on here where your members state that the oral test is not accurate until after 90 days. I am not looking for conclusive but just between these two items the sense of security I need to move on as this is really a road block. Where I work I am out for a month and have no access to medical unless it is a emergency.

Please help with these concerns.

[Jeff G]

If you test at 12 weeks or 3 months past any possible exposure with the oraquick test you will have a conclusive result and I do not know how to make that any clearer . 

As for the condom question ... if you are unsure if you had protected sex or not the only way forward is to test in the window periods we have provided you many times now .

Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:

You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.

To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI.Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.

Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence .

Anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.

Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.

Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!