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Offline Strainedguy

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Need experts opinions Please
« on: January 15, 2009, 12:50:05 pm »
 :-\ Hi this is my first time posting and I have read many of the other replys.  I am a Male 40 Living In the US.  Non IV drug user, straight, and have never been to a sex worker.  I was last tested about 2 years ago after some unprotected sex.  That was all negative.  SInce then I have had about 6  one time encounters with females I have met.  All of them started out with me reciving unprotected oral then I place a condom on and we have vaginal sex.  This normaly does not last long and I then pull out with condom on ( never noticed a broken condom)  take off condom and finish with them preforming oral on me.  I did one time preform some hand in vagina sex  but nver saw any blood and was very brief.  What are my chances of being negative  and is this truly safe sex.   Thanks for all the help you wonderful people give and the advice   and do you think I need testing  ????
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Offline Strainedguy

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Re: Need experts opinions Please
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 01:07:16 pm »
One of the reasons I am confused Is I hear of people and have read on the i am poz forum of people who say they only had protected sex  and don't know how they got it.  and one person said the only exposure they had was cum to the eye. Makes me wonder  I didn't think I had an exposure  but then again neither did they. Anxiety is driving me crazy.  thanks again.   also I have never had any std's
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Offline RapidRod

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Re: Need experts opinions Please
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 02:09:23 pm »
You were never at risk of contracting HIV.
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Offline Andy Velez

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Re: Need experts opinions Please
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2009, 02:35:45 pm »
You're doing exactly what you need to do to protect yourself as far as sexual transmission of HIV -- always using a condom for intercourse.

As far as what other people report about having used condoms and still become infected -- don't get caught up in those reports. Such reports are hearsay that never seem to hold up under careful scientific examination. Properly worn latex condoms do their job very effectively as far as HIV is concerned.

Because other STDs can be much more easily acquired than HIV, we do recommend that anyone who's sexually active ought to regularly have a full STD panel done. That means at least once a year. Otherwise I don't see any need for you to be concerned about your HIV status.

Cheers.
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Offline Strainedguy

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Re: Need experts opinions Please
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 04:54:10 pm »
Thanks for all your help guys.    So the hand in vagina thing I should not be worried about ?  when I pulled it out  I was covered in vaginal fluids.. ?   and  thanks again  ::)
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Offline Andy Velez

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Re: Need experts opinions Please
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2009, 05:28:09 pm »
I don't know any other way to say it to you than NO RISK NO RISK NO RISK NO RISK! Get it? NO RISK, not even if every digit was dripping with vaginal fluid. NO RISK!

Cheers.
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