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Author Topic: Protected sex but ARS  (Read 3029 times)

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Offline Bablu

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Protected sex but ARS
« on: July 28, 2017, 07:09:07 am »
This is Somen from Bangladesh.16th July I had protected oral and protected vaginal sex with a prostitute.The girl provided the condom.I don't know if the condom was latex or not.The sex lasted 15-20 seconds.From 6th day I am running low grade fever(98-99).From yesterday I have slight sore thoat.Today I am experiencing pain in arm.Does it sound like ARS?What should I now?

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Re: Protected sex but ARS
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2017, 07:22:35 am »
Pain in your arm has nothing to do with HIV, fever could be anything or nothing. See a doctor if you are sick so he can treat you for whatever is making your arm hurt.

You had no risk if what you posted is true. End of story.

So if this was you only intercourse since you last negative result than you simply have no HIV issues to worry about.
Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, every time, no exceptions.

Keep in mind that some sexual practices which may be described as ‘safe’ in terms of HIV transmission might still pose a risk for transmission of other STI's, so please do get fully tested regularly and at least yearly for all STI's including but not limited to HIV and test more frequently if unprotected intercourse occurs

Also note that it is possible to have an STI and show no signs or symptoms and the only way of knowing is by testing.

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Offline Bablu

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Re: Protected sex but ARS
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2017, 07:33:39 am »
I am worrying because i did not check the condom if she used lambskin condom.I also heard some people got hiv despite of using condom.

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Re: Protected sex but ARS
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2017, 07:44:37 am »
If it was lamskin you would have known and why would she waste the money on rare condoms on you?

I have heard many wild stories over the years including alians, door handles and once about a seatbelt. Its stories acodotal nothing more than that, it's not fact and if it was true science would know about it after 40 years of studying it.

Fact, HIV does not transmit through a condom (lamskin exception) and condoms shred when they break leaving no doubt.

Go test for peace of mind if you must but you simply had no risk from what you posted , so either you had other risks you neglected to mention or you don't have HIV.

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Offline Bablu

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Re: Protected sex but ARS
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2017, 03:04:42 pm »
Today I am feeling some muscle pain in my arm.I read muscle pain is the part of ARS.

I didn't check the condom carefully after the ejaculation.It seemed intact but didn't have a water test.Can condom break without my knowing?

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Re: Protected sex but ARS
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2017, 03:19:10 pm »
It is highly unlikely that a condom would break without your knowing it.  They are designed to shred.  You would have known it if your condom had broken.

As Jim has mentioned, if you can't accept that, get tested for peace of mind.
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Re: Protected sex but ARS
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2017, 03:46:37 pm »
but didn't have a water test.

I agree with Patrick however must add a comment, How can it be that in this day and age such myths still continue regarding condoms and water tests? Seriously from who or where did you hear such nonsense?? Whoever you got this idea from, they are a fool and so are you for listing to them. I mean it.

Utter rubbish, if you test the condom before you use it this can weaken the condom, making it more likely to break during use. So don't and, also never test a condom after you use it. Instead, immediately dispose of the condom in the bin.

Testing the condom after intercourse (AKA the water test) could damage the condom, as its not designed as a reusable product and this could lead you to mistakenly think that the condom was damaged during sex, when in fact you actually caused the damage after the intercourse by trying to "test" it with water.

Also handling condoms like that could expose you to other infectious (NOT HIV) so all in all testing the condom yourself before or after use is not a reliable way to tell you anything and foolish 
Testing condoms yourself is basically a "myth"

Whatever you do, do yourself a big favour read some of the links included in the moderators signatures and learn something !

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