Hiv From Getting Blood In Your Mouth? Posted: 06-05-07 05:20am
Hi, this is what recently happened to me..
I had sucked blood out of my friend's
finger she is a bisexual female and spat
it out on a sink.. Now I am very afraid as
to whether I could have contacted HIV... I
am really fearing for my life now....
I went for Antigen/Antibody test 3 days
after the incident which returned negative
results..I realised that there is a 3month
window period before HIV can be
detected...which stresses me even more
because I am currently studying for a
degree...
I really want to know a few things... what
are the chances that she has contracted
HIV without her knowing ? Also, the
related symtoms of HIV infection through
NON-sexual contact any different from
infection through Sexual Contact ? I have
shown no symtoms so far...in my second
week since it happened... I'm really
confused and scared.... very very scared
to death now.... Although she has told me
that she does'nt have HIV after i asked
her twice.. I am still worried... She
also claims to have only one girlfriend,
and no boyfriends so far...
Lots of people have been telling me that
the possibility is very low... but I'm
really still very very scared....
Please advise and help as I cannot
concentrate on my studies at all while
worrying about this.......
Many Thanks...
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 06-06-07 11:07am
It would be difficult for us to give you
exact figures as to how possible it is.
The possibly is not great, but it is
there. Many people have HIV without
realizing it. It is estimated that
roughly 25% of people with HIV do not know
that they have it. The only way to know
is to take a test when the time comes.
Symptoms don't mean anything. Most people
have no symptoms at all when they test
positive. Some people have no symptoms at
all for ten years. HIV is HIV, regardless
of how you contract it. So the symptoms
are the same regardless of how you
contract it.
If she is willing, you could go with her
and have her get tested. You would not
show up as positive this soon even if you
were infected, but she would, assuming she
has been with her current partner for at
least three months or more, has no other
partners that she has been with for less
than three months, and does not share
needles. If she is negative, then you
would know you probably are too. You
could still test at the three month point
to make sure if you want to, but at least
you would not have to worry much in the
meantime.
