Got it on with a female sex worker (HIV status unknown) in Bangkok 11 days ago. Exposure: - Mutual masturbation, she was dripping wet, she touched herself and touched my penis head with her vaginal fluid laden hands. - I too touched her vagina and then with her vaginal fluid on my hand touched my penis head a few times. - Penis grazed her wet groin/vagina without protection once - She rimmed me - Went on to use the same hand to wear a condom, for a blow job - No vaginal/anal intercourse
Onset of ARS symptoms - Fluish, lymph nodes hurting etc.
After having read other posts and the consistent response of no risk without intercourse, my concern is that she had a lot of vaginal fluid discharge and the constant touching each other with the wet hands may very likely have transmitted the virus.
Thank you for your response in advance.
leatherman:
HIV is transmitted by unprotected anal/vaginal intercourse or by sharing injection needles.
Because of changes in it's environment (like heat, humidity, exposure to air), HIV is damaged and not transmissible outside the body.
Nothing you described in your post was a risk for HIV
Have a good day, Michael
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Some sexual practices described as safe in terms of acquiring HIV still pose a risk for other more easily acquired STIs. It is possible to show no signs or symptoms from an STI so testing is the only way to know.
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Rocketman333:
Thank you Michael!
What’s your view on me experiencing ARS symptoms i.e. fever, sore throat, headache, painful lymph nodes around the groin, bouts of diarrhea etc., just at the start of the window period for seroconversion.
I haven’t been exposed to someone else with a flu or fever. Is a test warranted? Thanks.
Jim Allen:
It's not HIV specific and your left testicle and arm could fall off but it has nothing to do with HIV from the concerned encounter as there was zero HIV risk to you and we're not going to pretend otherwise.
Move on with your life.
Jim Allen:
--- Quote from: Jim Allen on November 06, 2024, 01:39:53 pm ---It's not HIV specific and your left testicle and arm could fall off but it has nothing to do with HIV from the concerned encounter as there was zero HIV risk to you and we're not going to pretend otherwise.
Move on with your life.
--- End quote ---
In short, if you have HIV it means you did more than you are telling us. ;)