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Offline empireofthesun

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Im freaking out..advice would be good
« on: June 11, 2012, 10:25:28 am »
Hi

So here it goes..I had sex last week..the first 2 times I used condoms then in the morning the girl I was with put my penis in her vagina for no more then 10 seconds without condom still I said best to not without condom

The girl is a girl I know for awhile who is Brazilian which my friend said Brazil has high rate of HIV..She said she hadnt been with anyone in 6 months..dont know how true that is,I bought OraQuick test..not sure how safe them kits are

Maybe im being paranoid..any advice would be good,thank you
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Offline Andy Velez

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Re: Im freaking out..advice would be good
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2012, 10:46:19 am »
OK, if the single uncovered incident was as brief as you have indicated, then the risk was only really theoretical.

HIV is not an easy virus to transmit from female to male as contrasted with from male to female, which is much easier. It was also a single and very brief incident. So even if the woman in question is HIV+, the likelihood of HIV infection is very remote.

Just to confirm your negative status it's a good idea to get tested. A negative at 3 months is conclusive. You can test initially at 6 weeks. Assuming you get the negative result which I expect, then you will be virtually guaranteed of  another negative at 3 months.

But avoid even slight risk in the future by always using a condom for vaginal and anal intercourse. No exceptions.

Based on what you have reported I expect you to come out of this ok.
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Offline empireofthesun

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Re: Im freaking out..advice would be good
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2012, 11:40:02 am »
Hi Andy

Thank you for the advice
How come female to male isnt as high risk?
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Offline RapidRod

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Re: Im freaking out..advice would be good
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2012, 11:51:08 am »
Women have a wider infection area in the vagina than men do in the urethra.
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Offline empireofthesun

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Re: Im freaking out..advice would be good
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2012, 01:06:12 pm »
So you guys think I might be freaking out without warrant?
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Offline Andy Velez

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Re: Im freaking out..advice would be good
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2012, 01:34:49 pm »
Let's keep it simple. Fears and feelings are not facts. The facts as you have reported them indicate only a theoretical risk.

As I've indicated, you should get tested and I expect you will test negative.

There's really not a lot to say about this incident. You have some waiting time to get through and then I expect you'll come out of this ok.
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Offline empireofthesun

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Re: Im freaking out..advice would be good
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2012, 01:42:13 pm »
Cheers for the advice and help :)
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