Very scared

[robbo02]

Hi,

Am a young 27 yo male here. Recently had an encounter with a csw there was no penetration just masturbation and oral. Problem was after he ejaculated I sat on his stomach and his semen has made contact with my anus. Since the encounter I have had an std blood test came back pos for chlamydia but way too soon for HIV only 4 days after. It's now been 11 days and I am worried sick I have a stiff neck sore throat (but have no tonsils) swollen glands constant nausea headaches fatigue dizziness tingly hands and feet. No fever yet or rash but am panicking especially as I am in Asia (Vietnam) :-(

[RapidRod]

Hi,

Am a young 27 yo male here. Recently had an encounter with a csw there was no penetration just masturbation and oral. Problem was after he ejaculated I sat on his stomach and his semen has made contact with my anus. Since the encounter I have had an std blood test came back pos for chlamydia but way too soon for HIV only 4 days after. It's now been 11 days and I am worried sick I have a stiff neck sore throat (but have no tonsils) swollen glands constant nausea headaches fatigue dizziness tingly hands and feet. No fever yet or rash but am panicking especially as I am in Asia (Vietnam) :-(

You were never at risk of contracting HIV in the situations you've provided.

HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug abusers
Mother to child

[robbo02]

Yeah but I think it made contact with my anus ring it was a lot smeared there. Could it have gone inside?

[Ann]

Robbo,

It doesn't matter if his cum came into contact with your ring.

Hiv is a fragile, difficult to transmit virus that is primarily transmitted INSIDE the human body, as in unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse where the virus never leaves the confines of two bodies.

Once outside the body, small changes in temperature, and pH and moisture levels all quickly damage the virus and render it unable to infect. For this reason, sitting on some cum that was on his belly did not put you at risk. The cum was OUTSIDE the body and would have been damaged (aka non-viable) and unable to infect.

He could have even rubbed his penis on your ring, covered in cum, and you would not have been at risk, provided there was no penetration.

You really are worrying over nothing. You did NOT have a risk for hiv.

You need to realise that other STIs like gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and herpes are MUCH more easily transmitted than hiv.

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.

ALTHOUGH YOU DO NOT NEED TO TEST FOR HIV OVER THIS SPECIFIC 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.

Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!

Ann