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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: HypooConDriak on December 26, 2013, 12:22:25 am
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So here's the situation. Let's say there's this girl who had sex with a guy (receptive vaginal) on two separate occasions. On each occasion, (which laster 3-4 rounds each) intercourse was initiated with the proper use of a condom. However the guy would then come in the condom (pull out with condom on before ejaculating) then go, wash his penis off before coming back and resuming intercourse without a condom. Never did he come inside the woman or anywhere near her. My question is, if, by any chance, he's positive, how high is the risk? Has anyone been infected via pre-cum? Answers! Please & thank you!
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Hypoo,
Short answer: Yes, people have been infected by pre-cum during unprotected receptive intercourse.
You have been at risk and you do need to test.
The earliest you should test is at six weeks following the last incident of unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse.
The vast majority of people who have actually been infected will seroconvert and test positive by six weeks, with the average time to seroconversion being only 22 days. A six week negative must be confirmed at the three month point, but is highly unlikely to change.
You need to wise up and stop having unprotected intercourse. It's not only hiv you need to worry about, but also things like chlamydia. Untreated chlamydia is one of the leading causes of infertility in woman and she often doesn't find out until years later when she wants to start a family.
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!
Ann