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Hello
The risk occurred 7 mths ago and i have had some eliza tests done at 5,9, 14 weeks which were - .
The exposure was from an hiv + woman and involved me fingering her for one minute and vaginal fluid on my hand..
I then looked down at my penis and saw a large amount of precum on the head.
I then wiped my fingers across my urethra and upwards across the head to clean it.This was a subconscious reaction caused by the fact that i always used to remove precum before putting condom on with a previous partner to avoid any chance of pregnancy.
This was only maybe 20 seconds after fingering and i feared that any hiv would still have been alive.
Now i have read on this forum that this type of exposure would not normally result result in transmission .
One reason why i am so concerned is that i had a hep b booster shot(3rd in series of 3) two days prior.
I have read since  it is a bad idea to have  sex within a week of any vaccination but was not told this by the nurse.
If hiv was present on my fingers and it mixed with the precum  then it would not be impossible that it could end up in the urethra .
Three weeks later  i awoke with a very sore throat and started to worry.The next few days i also developed a rash on my torso ,red spots and had a very heavy feeling in my legs These symptoms lasted 3wks.At 3rd wk i developed a hacking dry cough which has lasted 6 mths but is not severe now and only occasional compared to the initial month .At 2 mth mark i had severe  penile yeast infection followed by what  i think was warts ( 2 lumps on head) which were shiny ( not cluster) (never had before)After  3 months i have had a problem with excess sputum blood streaked at night.X rays, tb culture and mantou test negative so far.(Sputum ongoing.) My CBC normal 3 times.Also  weird small skin lumps (white ,a few brown) ongoing on arms.
I want to believe these symptoms r coincidence and 3 mth test is accurate but fear coinfection and the other illnesses may delay antibodies. Help  
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936016 tn?1332765604
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"thanks dr for your reassurance,.i just would like to clarify a few points for my information.     Would having a vaccination for hep b a few days before exposure increase transmission risk?  If you had exposure and were then exposed to tb, which became active would this delay seroconversion?  Last of all could acquiring hpv(warts)or a yeast infection  cause similar symptoms to ars,if no what could i have had? "

No to all the above
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thanks dr for your reassurance,.i just would like to clarify a few points for my information.     Would having a vaccination for hep b a few days before exposure increase transmission risk?  If you had exposure and were then exposed to tb, which became active would this delay seroconversion?  Last of all could acquiring hpv(warts)or a yeast infection  cause similar symptoms to ars,if no what could i have had?
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thanks dr for your reassurance.i just would like to clarify a few points for my information.     Would having a vaccination for hep b a few days before exposure increase transmission risk?  If you had exposure and were then exposed to tb, which became activ would this delay seroconversion?  Last of all could acquiring hpv(warts) cause similar symptoms to ars,if no what could i have had?
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thanks dr for your reassurance.i just would like to clarify a few points for my information.     Would having a vaccination for hep b a few days before exposure increase transmission risk?  If you had exposure and were then exposed to tb, which became activ would this delay seroconversion?  Last of all could acquiring hpv(warts) cause similar symptoms to ars,if no what could i have had?
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936016 tn?1332765604
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Good Morning

I appreciate the concern regarding firstly the event and secondly the symptoms, but the simple fact is that you are HIV negative.

You may have difficulty accepting that but most definitely with the negative HIV tests you are certainly HIV negative.

A straightforward modern HIV antibody test done at 6 weeks post exposure will correctly identify more than 99% of cases of new HIV. A test done at 14 weeks will definitely include any remainders.

You are HIV negative.

best regards, Sean
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