accidental feces on penis

[valcrist]

Hi everyone,

This forum is very helpful and lots of good information.

I had a protected anal sex with a guy I just met.
While doing it, some feces came out. That did not work for me so I wasn't able to finish.

So I masturbated after I removed the condom. Cleaned my penis with alcohol too.
However, I wasn't able to ejaculate either.

When the lights came back, I noticed that there are some feces on my hand.
So its very likely that I rubbed some of the that on my penis especially on the head and in my penis hole. I'm not sure if there's blood but I didn't see any red.

After 1 week, I got the following:

• pharyngitis (swollen throat walls)
• mild swollen lymph nodes

which scared me totally up to now since they are early symptoms of HIV infection.
No other symptoms except the two.

I consider myself as a healthy individual with a strong immune system.
Pharyngitis usually targets someone with a weakened immune system.
My tonsils have also been removed before which I think reduces my chances of getting a sore throat.

Its week 3 now.
I'm waiting for a month to get tested for HIV antibodies.

My question is, am I on a high risk situation for contracting HIV?

Thanks guys so much.

[Jeff G]

You were not at risk for HIV in the situation you described . The penetrative sex was protected and that is whats crucial . HIV is fragile and becomes unable to infect the instant exposed to oxygen . You really didn't have a risk . 


ALTHOUGH YOU DO NOT NEED HIV TESTING AT THIS TIME for this incident , 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!

[valcrist]

Thanks a lot Jeff!!!
I really need to hear (or read) that

If I want to test for HIV, I read it here that 6 weeks is the best time?

[Jeff G]

Thanks a lot Jeff!!!
I really need to hear (or read) that

If I want to test for HIV, I read it here that 6 weeks is the best time?

If you had a risk , the appropriate time to test would be 6 weeks past any possible exposure and again at 3 months to confirm the results .