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Offline helpme389

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Please judge my Risk
« on: November 20, 2011, 11:29:55 am »
Hi Experts,

Kindly judge my risk.

I recently had an incident with a sex worker,she gave me a hand job while i slightly touched her vagina with my finger,she then cleaned my penis with a cloth
after i cummed by the hand job thing.

In this entire episode i had no penetrative sex with her(neither vaginal,nor anal,nor oral).

Can HIV spread through hand job,fingering,contact between the penis and an infected cloth.

Since that day i have become very tensed and guilty over this incident.This HIV thought haunts me all the time.

I did the HIV test after 4 weeks and 7 weeks , both came as Negative.

I am concerned that she may have some fluid on her hand while she was giving me a hand job and the
cloth might have some fluid ,that she used to clean my penis after i cummed by the hand job thing.

kindly judge my risk.

should i go for another test post 3 months???

Thanks!!!!!!
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2011, 11:34:52 am »
You are worrying needlessly. There was no risk for HIV in your incident and no need for further testing. You are HIV negative. HIV is a fragile virus and is not passed in the manner you are concerned about.

For future reference you need to know that the ONLY confirmed risks for the sexual transmission of HIV are unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse. As long as you consistently use condoms for those activities you will be well protected.

Continue on with your life without any further worries about this.
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011, 11:54:23 am »
Thank you Andy. :) :)
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2011, 12:00:46 pm »
You're welcome. Get on with your life now.

Cheers.
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2011, 12:46:57 pm »
Hi Experts,

Does NON - REACTIVE in HIV report means The person is HIV Negative??

Thanks

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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2011, 01:00:52 pm »
Quote from: helpme389 on November 23, 2011, 12:46:57 pm
Hi Experts,

Does NON - REACTIVE in HIV report means The person is HIV Negative??

Thanks





Yes it does.

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"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

-Kimberly Page-Shafer, PhD, MPH

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Offline helpme389

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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2011, 11:45:48 am »
Hi Experts,

Just for peace of mind,I got myself tested at 86th day from the exposure date,I got my results as NON-REACTIVE.

But it still fell short by 4 days from the 90 days mark.

Should i get tested again??

Thanks
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2011, 12:18:38 pm »
Hi Experts,

It was HIV-1&2 ANTIBODIES Test.

Thanks
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2011, 02:50:26 pm »
There is no need to get tested again. You have reliably tested negative. You are HIV negative. And as long as you consistently use condoms for vaginal/anal intercourse, you will be well protected against the sexual transmission of HIV.

Cheers.
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2011, 10:17:02 pm »
Hi Andy,

The test still fell short by 4 days from 90 days mark.

And is test at 90 days mark conclusive?.I have read in Internet about 6 months
window period.

Thanks
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2011, 10:47:50 pm »
■Anyone who continues to post excessively, questioning a conclusive negative result or no-risk situation, will be subject to a four week Time Out (a temporary ban from the Forums). If you continue to post excessively after one Time Out, you may be given a second Time Out which will last eight weeks. There is no third Time Out - it is a permanent ban. The purpose of a Time Out is to encourage you to seek the face-to-face help we cannot provide on this forum.
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2012, 01:45:27 pm »
Hi Experts,

I had the following test :
HIV ANTIBODIES, SERUM-Enzyme Immunoassay (Rapid)

After 3 months from exposure, The results came as non-reactive.

Thanks for your time and advice.

GOD bless you
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2012, 02:52:19 pm »
Of course that's good news for you. There's no surprise for us with that negative result.

Enjoy it and get on with your life. 
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2012, 01:40:41 pm »
Hi Andy,

What is the duration of window period for HIV Antibody Testing.Is it 3 months or 6 months .

Because some Testing centers claim that window period is of 6 months and one can get satisfactory result only after 6 months.

I had a HIV ANTIBODIES, SERUM-Enzyme Immunoassay (Rapid) Test after 3 months and the result came out to be NON Reactive.

Do i need to retest after 6 months.

Thanks
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Re: Please judge my Risk
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2012, 04:21:08 pm »
Quote from: helpme389 on March 21, 2012, 01:40:41 pm
Hi Andy,

What is the duration of window period for HIV Antibody Testing.Is it 3 months or 6 months .

Because some Testing centers claim that window period is of 6 months and one can get satisfactory result only after 6 months.

I had a HIV ANTIBODIES, SERUM-Enzyme Immunoassay (Rapid) Test after 3 months and the result came out to be NON Reactive.

Do i need to retest after 6 months.

Thanks


The standard has been three months for many years now. I am sorry you are offered old and outdated information.

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