Used a Condom I Found. Possible Hiv Contamination? Posted: 11-12-07 20:49pm
It all started on the day before halloween
(October 30th). While walking home, I
found a sealed condom on the grass beside
the sidewalk. Then my girlfriend came over
and I dind't have any other condoms, so i
used the one I found that day (f'ing
stupid move). I'm sure it was sealed, and
my question is, could I have gotten HIV
from that condom? Could someone have
contaminated it, and re sealed it? wasn't
the 24 hour+ period enough to kill the
virus, along with the cold-hot transition
from outside my house to inside? I can't
get tested, because if my parents ever
found out... I'm in more trouble than you
can imagine. Mind you, being honest is
probably best. This is probably just me
overthinking everything, but I felt kinda
weird today, so now I'm worried. Anyways,
thanks in advance.
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young Girl
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 11-12-07 20:52pm
how could they reseal it?
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beepbeep176
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 249 Location: Port Charlotte, FL USA
Posted: 11-12-07 20:54pm
It's very unlikely you would've contracted
it from a condom that you found sealed. I
really don't think you have anything to
worry about. Like the-girlfriend said how
would they reseal it?
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Dontwanthiv
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-12-07 21:02pm
beepbeep176
wrote:
It's very unlikely you
would've contracted it from a condom that
you found sealed. I really don't think you
have anything to worry about. Like
the-girlfriend said how would they reseal
it?
I know, I've thought that, but when
someone else says it it lets you know that
you're right in thinking that. I just
really love to ovethink things way too
much. I was pretty much fine until last
night, I started feeling a bit weird, but
that could just be fromt he fact that I've
been outside in the cold without a jacket
lately. Well, thanks for the help.
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young Girl
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 11-12-07 21:08pm
someone cant reseal a condom
if the package looked ok and everything
when u opened it then it was fine!
but dont pick up any more condoms off the
street! thats gross!
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Dontwanthiv
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-12-07 21:14pm
I know that was gross. I have no clue what
I was thinking. But when the moment
comes... I made a stupid choice, yes, but
I beleive that was better than not using
one at all.
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Aarvy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 12
Chances Are Near Zero. Posted: 11-13-07 03:20am
Nothing to worry. HIV lives outside the
fluid for less than a minute. So it must
have died by the time you picked and went
on to use it.
It is hard even to get HIV if you have
un-protected sex with a HIV +ve person. So
do not worry. Take a test to get cleared
of the doubt.
YOU MUST READ THIS!
This 19yr old mother of a 2ry old has one
day experienced some fever and flu like
symptoms. She's checking online casually
and some how got to this forum and started
to understand her symptoms relate to a HIV
infection. She's written that her kid's
not with his father and how scared she got
learning that she could die soon of HIV if
she was infected at all. I would like you
to step into her shoes and feel the
moments she might have experienced. Think
how hard it is to imagine that your loved
ones are going to miss you and might end
up help-less for their whole life.
Now all this happened only on the
assumption that the symptoms were that of
HIV and not knowing it for sure. If you
read these posts, you will understand all
of them are posted with similar doubts in
mind. And all these posts were written
with the circumstances they experienced
and not the result of the tests they
took.
If you can spare few minutes of your time
and post your test result, then consider
you are helping thousands of scared(as you
are now) people get relieved of their
tension. SO PLEASE POST YOUR TEST RESULT
ONCE YOU GET IT, SO PEOPLE CAN RELATE
THIER CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE ACTUAL
OUTCOMES!
HIV Facts! (Not the ones you already know
of)
HIV is not that easy to get. It will not
venture out like a cold virus. HIV must
inject its RNA into the human cell and
just cannot live on the side like other
viruses. You must consistently and
thoroughly help it attach itself to a
human cell. Remember it is not a human
disease in the first place. It is only
about 50yr old and still evolving to be a
human virus and it will take atleast a few
thousand years before it can look out for
a human host.
Risk per 10,000 unprotected exposures to
an infected source
A cut on your finger in the morning might
have already had a plasmatic coating in
about 4Hrs which will usually not allow
HIV to enter in. For a better chance of
infection the cut must be reasonably big,
minutes fresh and with sufficient HIV
virus load. There is virtually 0% cases
reported world-wide that some one got
infected by cut-wound blood transfusion.
HIV infection through oral activity has
about 90% less chances because the HIV
virus does not live outside the fluid for
more than about a minute and saliva,
stomach juices are not good carriers.
HIV did not infect many people who had sex
several hundred times with their HIV +ve
partners unknowingly. Human body has some
unknown resistance to this virus and is
well proven with many people so far.
HIV can be tested accurately(95%) starting
from 2 weeks of possible exposure by a
PCR-DNA test. Relatively Costly. Looks for
HIV in the blood. False Positives are
relatively higher than False Negatives.
HIV can be tested accurately(95%) starting
from 3 months of possible exposure by
antigen and antibody tests (eg: ELISA).
Looks for anti-bodies in the blood that
fight HIV. Tests for all strains of HIV.
HIV cannot stay in the body un-detected by
our recent testing methods. Chances of
non-detection are almost near zero.
HIV can be cured if PEP(ART treatment)
program is given starting within 72 hours
of possible exposure and continued for 2-3
months. The success ratio is 70-80% and
many health-care workers who get stung by
infected needles take this program and a
survey suggests zero out of 400 of
accidentally infected people treated with
PEP program did not get HIV for life.
HIV Symptoms: Usually noticed between 2 to
3 weeks of possible exposure. Flu, Fever,
Sore Throats, Lymph Node Swells, Skin
Rashes(Mostly on the torso), Night Sweats,
Fatigue & Tiredness. Only about 80-90%
of people notice some of these symptoms.
95% of people who feel the above symptoms
without being tested does not have HIV.
The reason for such symptoms are the
bodily reactions controlled by stressed
out minds as HIV is a deadly disease. Mind
has the ability to simulate the symptoms
in the body if your stress is so much that
you think you might die soon.
Most of the HIV surveys so far are
compiled on HIV aggressive areas like
Thailand Drug Usage areas, African Bush
meat eating areas, Asian sex-working areas
etc. So your chances of infection are only
10% of those published in the surveys.
Religion, Spiritual Transition, Redemption
are some of the effective ways to pass
your time while awaiting your test
results. Like most of them you will lack
concentration on work and many make a
mistake by spending time alone. Instead
spend your time with your close ones,
friends, relatives and some time with your
God. Every one commits sin in several ways
and moments like this can be wisely used
to your benefit by redeeming yourself into
a better person. It need not be sexual
sins alone, think of all those un-worthy
things you did, pass your time thinking
how you can better yourself if you are
given a second chance of life. I am 100%
sure you will be given this second
chance.
We take time giving practical facts and
help relive your stress, We expect you to
take few minutes of your time to relive
stress of several thousand users of these
forums by POSTING YOUR TEST RESULTS! I
know for sure 99% of people will get -ve
results which is why they forget to come
back to the forums. If they are +ve then
they would definitely come for more info
and would generally respond to the posts.
So, Please once again POST YOUR TEST
RESULTS!
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Dontwanthiv
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 4
Re: Chances Are Near Zero. Posted: 11-13-07 10:47am
Aarvy
wrote:
Nothing to worry. HIV lives
outside the fluid for less than a minute.
So it must have died by the time you
picked and went on to use it.
It is hard even to get HIV if you have
un-protected sex with a HIV +ve person. So
do not worry. Take a test to get cleared
of the doubt.
YOU MUST READ THIS!
This 19yr old mother of a 2ry old has one
day experienced some fever and flu like
symptoms. She's checking online casually
and some how got to this forum and started
to understand her symptoms relate to a HIV
infection. She's written that her kid's
not with his father and how scared she got
learning that she could die soon of HIV if
she was infected at all. I would like you
to step into her shoes and feel the
moments she might have experienced. Think
how hard it is to imagine that your loved
ones are going to miss you and might end
up help-less for their whole life.
Now all this happened only on the
assumption that the symptoms were that of
HIV and not knowing it for sure. If you
read these posts, you will understand all
of them are posted with similar doubts in
mind. And all these posts were written
with the circumstances they experienced
and not the result of the tests they
took.
If you can spare few minutes of your time
and post your test result, then consider
you are helping thousands of scared(as you
are now) people get relieved of their
tension. SO PLEASE POST YOUR TEST RESULT
ONCE YOU GET IT, SO PEOPLE CAN RELATE
THIER CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE ACTUAL
OUTCOMES!
HIV Facts! (Not the ones you already know
of)
HIV is not that easy to get. It will not
venture out like a cold virus. HIV must
inject its RNA into the human cell and
just cannot live on the side like other
viruses. You must consistently and
thoroughly help it attach itself to a
human cell. Remember it is not a human
disease in the first place. It is only
about 50yr old and still evolving to be a
human virus and it will take atleast a few
thousand years before it can look out for
a human host.
Risk per 10,000 unprotected exposures to
an infected source
A cut on your finger in the morning might
have already had a plasmatic coating in
about 4Hrs which will usually not allow
HIV to enter in. For a better chance of
infection the cut must be reasonably big,
minutes fresh and with sufficient HIV
virus load. There is virtually 0% cases
reported world-wide that some one got
infected by cut-wound blood transfusion.
HIV infection through oral activity has
about 90% less chances because the HIV
virus does not live outside the fluid for
more than about a minute and saliva,
stomach juices are not good carriers.
HIV did not infect many people who had sex
several hundred times with their HIV +ve
partners unknowingly. Human body has some
unknown resistance to this virus and is
well proven with many people so far.
HIV can be tested accurately(95%) starting
from 2 weeks of possible exposure by a
PCR-DNA test. Relatively Costly. Looks for
HIV in the blood. False Positives are
relatively higher than False Negatives.
HIV can be tested accurately(95%) starting
from 3 months of possible exposure by
antigen and antibody tests (eg: ELISA).
Looks for anti-bodies in the blood that
fight HIV. Tests for all strains of HIV.
HIV cannot stay in the body un-detected by
our recent testing methods. Chances of
non-detection are almost near zero.
HIV can be cured if PEP(ART treatment)
program is given starting within 72 hours
of possible exposure and continued for 2-3
months. The success ratio is 70-80% and
many health-care workers who get stung by
infected needles take this program and a
survey suggests zero out of 400 of
accidentally infected people treated with
PEP program did not get HIV for life.
HIV Symptoms: Usually noticed between 2 to
3 weeks of possible exposure. Flu, Fever,
Sore Throats, Lymph Node Swells, Skin
Rashes(Mostly on the torso), Night Sweats,
Fatigue & Tiredness. Only about 80-90%
of people notice some of these symptoms.
95% of people who feel the above symptoms
without being tested does not have HIV.
The reason for such symptoms are the
bodily reactions controlled by stressed
out minds as HIV is a deadly disease. Mind
has the ability to simulate the symptoms
in the body if your stress is so much that
you think you might die soon.
Most of the HIV surveys so far are
compiled on HIV aggressive areas like
Thailand Drug Usage areas, African Bush
meat eating areas, Asian sex-working areas
etc. So your chances of infection are only
10% of those published in the surveys.
Religion, Spiritual Transition, Redemption
are some of the effective ways to pass
your time while awaiting your test
results. Like most of them you will lack
concentration on work and many make a
mistake by spending time alone. Instead
spend your time with your close ones,
friends, relatives and some time with your
God. Every one commits sin in several ways
and moments like this can be wisely used
to your benefit by redeeming yourself into
a better person. It need not be sexual
sins alone, think of all those un-worthy
things you did, pass your time thinking
how you can better yourself if you are
given a second chance of life. I am 100%
sure you will be given this second
chance.
We take time giving practical facts and
help relive your stress, We expect you to
take few minutes of your time to relive
stress of several thousand users of these
forums by POSTING YOUR TEST RESULTS! I
know for sure 99% of people will get -ve
results which is why they forget to come
back to the forums. If they are +ve then
they would definitely come for more info
and would generally respond to the posts.
So, Please once again POST YOUR TEST
RESULTS!
Like I said. There is no way I can
possibly get tested, if I still want a
roof over my head. I don't need somebody
coming on here and preaching religion to
me, I'm not religious and proud of it. I
only expect you to come back and say
somethign to the effect of "Is your life
less important than having a roof over
your head?". And to that I say no, my life
if not less important. But when the odds
of having aids are so small. Hmm, let's
think... Adult prevelance of 0.8%. That
would be my odds of contracting AIDS if
that condom wasn't sealed (I wouldn't have
touched it then, but let's say this for
the sake of the argument). Now, the condom
was sealed, so what's my chance of
contracting HIV? Can I even fit enough
decimal spaces in this post? I understand
that you're just trying to help, but that
post just set me off. It seems to me that
you just like hearing yourself talk.
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young Girl
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 11-13-07 12:53pm
dude calm down ok? this is a public forum
youre going to get responses you like and
dont like.
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Aarvy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 12
Take the Positive Side. Posted: 11-16-07 01:28am
You always have a choice of not taking in
what is inappropriate for you. And I never
preached any religion. If non-religion is
your god then you can fondle that as you
like. If you have read the the title for
the para, it said HIV facts. Facts are
that religion was one of the ways people
can take thier mind off and people is not
just you alone. See if you can get any
information that can help you.
