Need assessment - hiv risk

[anxiousguy22]

Hey guys, if you could please shed a light on my situation, I would be extremely grateful.

So here's the thing, I had 3 sexual encounters with sw, all of them protected oral and vaginal sex, 2 years ago. I did not see any breakage or leaking though I cannot rule it out since I did not check for it afterwards. (at least in the last encounter). Could it break without me noticing?

1) The sw provided the condoms. I know they were latex condoms, but I am deeply worried that they might be of poor quality and thus, they did not protect me for sure.

Could poor quality latex condoms leak or something without any visible sign? I am tormented by this idea.

2) Regarding strange symptoms, I had twice two large ulcers in the back of my mouth, near the tonsils. I hear these are typical for citomegalovirus infection which is related to hiv.

Further, I have been dealing with dermographism, a physical urticaria for the last 8 months.

3) Last point: I only have sex (penetration) with my Girlfriend with condom, although we have frottage without it, without penetration. Is this a risk situation for her if I had, God forbid, something?

Am I at risk here?

Thank you for your help.

[Joe K]

Nothing you mention is a risk for HIV infection.  Condoms are designed so there is no question when they fail.  An intact condom means no risk.  Symptoms can be caused by many things and the only way to know your status is to test.  Protected sex with your girlfriend and frottage are not risks for HIV.

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 STDs 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!

Joe

[anxiousguy22]

Thank you for your reply Joe K.

But from your experience, do you think a low quality condom may pass or leak without people noticing? or the risk is just that the condom would be prone to break?

Do you think I need to take a test given my situation?

thank you

[Jeff G]

Sex workers use condoms to protect themselves and not you so you can rest assured they know what condoms to use. Keep in mind what Joe pointed out, an intact condom means no HIV .