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Offline milpeso

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Worried about symptoms
« on: December 27, 2012, 02:48:21 pm »
I had sex with a man I met online. I bottomed (protected) and gave/received oral (unprotected). Condom didn't break and he didn't ejaculate in me. 2-3 days later, I started getting flu like symptoms and gonorrhea/chlamidya symptoms (penis discharge, burning sensation andvrectum pain).

I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with gonorrhea/chlamidya based on my symptoms. He prescribed antibiotics and within a day the burning/discharge stopped.

I don't know what to think of these flu like symptoms though. I have a fever and a rash on my lower back. And I'm feeling some muscle/joint pain especially in the knees and fingers. Besides the rash  it feels like any other flu except that the fact it came with gonorrhea that's making me freak out!!

I dobappteciate the help and support
What are the chances I have HIV? Can it be a coincidence that I got the flu the same as gonorrhea?

Do ARS symptoms start within 2-3 days, I'm getting conflicting reports? More importantly, given the rectum discomfort due to gonorrhea does that mean that there was some fluid exchange when he topped (condom didnt break)??!. I'm getting tested in 6 weeks but the wait and anxiety are killing me.

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Re: Worried about symptoms
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2012, 04:36:43 pm »
Nothing that you have done would put you at risk of contracting HIV.

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Re: Worried about symptoms
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2012, 08:33:14 am »
milpeso,

Gonorrhea and chlamydia are MUCH more easily transmitted than hiv. You could have picked it up from fluids outside the body - such as pre-cum on a person's hands. You can also get these two bacterial infections from oral sex, unlike hiv. Saliva could conceivably infectious for G&C, so if you used saliva as lube....

Hiv is NOT transmitted that easily. Thankfully.

Hiv is a fragile, difficult to transmit virus that is primarily transmitted INSIDE the human body, as in unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse where the virus never leaves the confines of the two bodies.

Once outside the body, small changes in temperature, and pH and moisture levels all quickly damage the virus and render it unable to infect. For this reason, you're not going to be infected by hiv outside in the environment.

It sounds like you have a coincidental bout of flu. It is cold and flu season after all.

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.

ALTHOUGH YOU DO NOT NEED TO TEST FOR HIV SPECIFICALLY OVER PROTECTED INTERCOURSE, 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!

Ann
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