white Mucus in my anus..really worried

[moisa]

Hi,

I had a unprotected sex with a women 4 weeks ago. I do not know her status and she is alos not sure about her status. We had a sex two times in a night without condomns. Since then I am so much worried and restless. I am not being able to function properly. I hvae asked her to make a test. I know that i didn have HIV till then. Do i also need to go for test if her result come to be positive.

In last two days i went 4 to 5 times a day for a shit and it was not a loose stool. But today i had a loose stoll in the mornin and after that when i went again i cud see that a white jelly like susbtance is cominng through my anus. Its been more than 3 times already i had such excetion. Is it related to HIV symnptoms. PLease suggest me as i am really worried

[Ann]

moisa,

You cannot know your own hiv status going by the result of someone else's hiv test. As you have had unprotected intercourse with someone of unknown hiv status, YOU need to test. You really have no right to ask her to test - that's her business.

Forget about symptoms - symptoms or even the LACK of symptoms mean nothing where hiv is concerned. ONLY testing will reliably inform you of your accurate hiv status. You need to test no earlier than six weeks following this incident, as the vast majority of people who have actually been infected will seroconvert and test positive by six weeks. A six week negative result MUST be confirmed with another test at the three month point. ONLY a three month negative is conclusive.

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 all three 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.

Every time you have unprotected intercourse, you're putting your life and health at risk. Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple.