Could I be infected high risk?

[kdot1234]

I had an unprotected encounter with a guy. We mostly did foreplay but I was the top and did penetrate him but after 5 minutes stopped we didn't get semen in each other (well none of his in me). He's just told me he is now + from someone else.

I'm getting a test but i have to wait because it was too recent for anything to show up now. Is it likely that I am poz?

[jkinatl2]

You had protected sex. That's exactly what you need to do in order to avoid HIV infection. If you wear a condom for anal/vaginsl sex, the HIV status of your partner is of no consequence.

[Ann]

kdot,

My colleague misread your post - you had UNprotected insertive anal intercourse. And yes, that is a risk, although as the insertive partner, your risk is on the lower end of the scale and I would not expect you to end up positive following a one-off, brief encounter of this nature. If he is on meds with an undetectable viral load, you are extremely unlikely to have been infected as the insertive partner.

The earliest you should test is at six weeks. 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.

I have to wonder if you've done this before but never worried before because you always assumed the other person was hiv negative and were never told differently. Asking a person their hiv status is never going to keep you hiv negative - some people only believe they are hiv negative and some people will lie. Use condoms with anyone regardless of what they tell you (or you assume) about their hiv status and you'll stay negative.

If you HAVE had unprotected intercourse before (but didn't worry about it), I suggest you test NOW so you can make sure you aren't already hiv positive and wrongly think this recent guy is the source of your infection.

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

[jkinatl2]

Agreed, and I am very sorry I misread your post! PLease refer to Ann in this regard, as her advice is spot-on. YOu need to test, but a test at six weeks will be an excellent indicator of your status. However, only a three month test will be considered definitive.

Also, assume that each partner is HIV positive and behave accordingly until such time as you are both in a securely monogamous relationship and have tested together at the appropriate intervals.