Scared, Whats the Chance I Am Hiv Positive Posted: 02-21-05 14:18pm
Can someone please reply to this. I had
unprotected sex in september and again in
late october with the same person.
Sometime in the middle of november I went
to the doctor and told him that my throat
felt a little funny but not sore. When
he looked in my throat hes said he saw two
little white spots. During this same time
I had a minor head ache that lasted most
of the day and was pretty constant. On
december 1 I got tested for hiv and it was
negative, this was one month after the
last experience and 3 months after the
first experience. Does anyone know the
chances that I could be hiv positvie?
Someone please reply, I keep worring and
keep loosing sleep over it.
Thanks
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Finess150
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Hiv Status Posted: 04-13-05 08:06am
Firstly, it's best not to have unprotected
sex with anyone unless they have tested
negative three months after their last
sexual encounter with someone else, and
they are monogomous with you.
Your situation seems good. The negative
test in december is encouraging and
indicates conclusively that you did not
become infected with hiv in september.
However, it is not conclusive for the
encounter in october. But, remember that
a single episode of vaginal intercourse
carries a 1-3% chance of infection so
doing it just once means that infection is
not likely. It's like russian roullette,
you can pull the trigger a certain number
of times, but eventually you will shoot
yourself because there is a 1 in 6 chance
every time. Unlikely as infection may be
from one episode, this should not
encourage you to practise unsafe sex.
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Good Advise
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 105
Seal the Deal! Posted: 04-30-05 06:00am
Though science has a way of throwing stats
and lab reports at us, the human
experience is tough to manage. Here's
the best advise you can get.
First, are you in a monogumous
relationship? Is your partner faithful
and committed to this issue? Clear these
things up together!
If not, you should take an elisa test 13
weeks after exposure to seal the deal.
However, you have the power to literally
help eradicate this virus and never take a
test again. Simply put, stop unprotected
exposure!
