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Possibility of HIV infection
« on: May 07, 2013, 07:54:05 pm »
Hi Everybody,

Three months before I had make sexual contact with a CSW in Asia. I rubbed my penis for a few minutes (1-2) to her stomach area with out condom. And then after that I put the condom on and the brief insertion was occurred just about 1 or 2 minutes. I touched her surface of vagina too by the finger. I could not stay up to ejaculation due to hesitation and terminated after that. When I took out condom, I just checked it briefly with filling  little bit air inside. There was no any breakage.

Is there any way to contract HIV from this episode. what about the possibility of having micro tear or unnoticeable holes in condom??

I was very anxious at that time. After this incident, may be 14 or 15 days later I felt unwell for 4-5 days. I was feeling that I am having fever but when I checked it was very normal. I was very tired too in that moment. I also developed around 10-12 small red dots (slightly raised) to both shoulder region and some flat red dots (4-5) with pus in chest area. The small 10-12 dots in the shoulder region was cleared after 12 to 15 days. I can notice now very light  and small scar left from that 10-12 small dots to my shoulder region (not all but 4-5 light scar).

Please give me the valuable suggestions about that I may have HIV.

Sincerely,
Jans

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Re: Possibility of HIV infection
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2013, 07:55:40 pm »
At no time were you ever at risk of contracting HIV.

Offline saro

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Re: Possibility of HIV infection
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2013, 08:00:00 pm »
Thank you Rapid Rod for your quick response. But what about those symptoms that I have experienced.

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Re: Possibility of HIV infection
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2013, 08:01:51 pm »
As nothing you did was by any stretch of the imagination a situation where HIV could possibly be transmitted, I submit that your symptoms cannot be associated with HIV.



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Offline saro

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Re: Possibility of HIV infection
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2013, 08:14:50 pm »
Thank you Guys. But still I can not control my self to get rid from worrying. Is there any way that the Vaginal fluid in condom (from insertion with condom on) touch the penis head (membrane) when taking out condom and the risk of HIV.

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Re: Possibility of HIV infection
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2013, 09:05:53 pm »
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2013, 09:32:15 pm »
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

Please read and reread this. If we thought there was ANY chance of infection we would have told you.

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