I see no reason to be concerned. I broken condom is very obvious, so if one was used you had no risk. Oral also is not a risk.
It doesn't sound like you had a risk...certainly the oral is not an issue.
That being said, you ought to lay off the drinking. Drunken sexual encounters aren't a good thing, as you will not be capable of making good decisions like you would if sober.
Thank you for your quick responses.
Is my 5.5 week test a good indicator of my status and from your knowledge would a UK test pick up this rarer strain.
I can not tell you how worried I am. I am not even a drinker normally I maybe drink once a month normally if that but let my guard down coz on holiday.
Is it possible that HIV would effect your sleep like I have experienced?
Thank you for your quick responses.
Is my 5.5 week test a good indicator of my status and from your knowledge would a UK test pick up this rarer strain.
I can not tell you how worried I am. I am not even a drinker normally I maybe drink once a month normally if that but let my guard down coz on holiday.
Is it possible that HIV would effect your sleep like I have experienced? .
Hi there.
Give the test centre a call to confirm it was a duo, which it most probably was, if it was, the result is conclusive.
Your symptoms are not relevant to HIV, I for one think you are fine .
Best Wishes
James
the 5 1/2 week is conclusive if it was a 4th gen duo like i expect it would be in the uk. even a 3rd gen would be >99%. i think you are in good shape here. the predominant strain in Thailand would be picked up 100% - it's not a rare strain. i've been in the same boat as you...alcohol warps ones sense of reality - you would not have slept with this girl if you hadn't had a few drinks - so remember that for the future.
for the record, it sounds like you experienced food poisoning for the illness you describe and the sleep disturbances sound like panic attacks, which are understandable given the stress you are going through. nonetheless, your risk was nil, due to the condom and the oral sex is also not a concern.
no need to worry about this anymore, just remember it as a learning experience.
2 people told you that we don't see a risk, testing would no matter.
I thank you all for your reassurance but I just can't shake the feeling. Your responses calmed me down greatly yesterday but yet again I have woken up in the middle of the night unable to return to sleep. There was no sweating or heart racing I simply just woke up. My question is can this be caused by HIV infection?
Morning.
No it can't, it is stress abs anxiety.
Call the clinic to check, it will most probably be a 4 th gen test in which case it is conclusive.
Best Wishes
James
Hi there,
I saw you are answering so many HIV questions. Can I ask you something? Is Rapid Test accurate after 11 months of possible exposure. My result is non-reactive. Anxiety comes back and go.
My exposure was vaginal sex with condom (I am female) not sure of leakage or condom broke or anything.
Are All Rapid tests screens for HIV 1 and 2? even in my country (philippines).
Thanks and Regards,
Hi there.
Your result is beyond conclslusuve :)
All modern tests pick up 1&2, your test result is definitely Negative and you did not have a risk for HIV in the first place :)
Best Wishes
James
Thank you so much for re-assuring. But as always this anxiety comes back and go. And all the bad thoughts and what if's are ruining my mind.
Hi again.
So u called the clinic and the girl on the phone (non medical) said that she is pretty sure it's a 4th generation test that is used for testing.
So I should be more calm but I experienced bad nausea today out of nowhere which resulted in some sickness. I can't help but think that I am one of the rare few to have been missed by the test. From what I understand p24 antigens are formed first and then antibodies so does this mean there is a period in between when the p24 disappears and the antibodies may still be forming?
One of what few? They don't exist... Any time after 28 days is Conclusuive.
Just because you have a headache dies not mean you have a brain tumor, - what I am getting at is that your symptoms are irrelevant!
You really are HIV Negative!
Best Wishes
Thanks James.
As a point why is there conflicting data between test times? I have be told to return at 3 months but if 28 is conclusive why would this be the case?
3 months is still the set standard for an antibody test by the CDC, but they have recently made the recommendation that a DUO at 4 weeks can be taken as conclusive, but if the patient or Dr has concerns then they can test further.
Understand but if taken after 28 days does that reduce the accuracy of the test? I'm just confused by the antigen and antibody relationship
At 28 days the antigen production drops and the antibody production starts to ramp up. So while the antigen part would be no good the antibody part would be good.
So that is my concern. At time of test there is a chance that I would have had insufficient quantities of both
You don't HAVE a concern. You don't understand HIV testing. The modern tests are very sensitive, they have reduced the window period from exposure to diagnosis SIGNIFICANTLY.
You probably didn't have a risk to begin with. Get yourself some help for the anxiety....THAT'S what you should be addressing, not HIV.
Kindly move along, there is really nothing more we can say.
My apologies. I was simply trying to understand the process. The more I think of the incident the more I'm sure the condom did not break and am actually quite confident in that as it has never happened to me before.
However, when I think of the oral I get a horrible sickness feeling in my stomach I suppose much like when you eat something funny and thinking of it makes you unwell. Hardly an exact science but it's one of those gut instinct feelings I can't ignore. That coupled with my first symptom being a sore tongue follows by coating I really can't ignore the coincidences. I know oral is deemed NO Risk on this forum but te fact I would has had an inflamed throat at the time I really feel I am going to e te exception to the rule
You are not going to be the exception to the rule, you are simply not going to be.
Your symptoms mean nothing in the slightest.
Move on and forget about HIV, it really is not a concern for you from what you have described.
Thanks all for your words of encouragement but really there is no explanation other than infection.
I have read a study on chronic insomnia (something I have as have not had a full night sleep in a month now) and it states new infection is a related cause of this.
I also read of an individual who tested twice with duo tests after similar exposure to me and was seemed negative before a test at over 4 months showed him as positive.
I would love to trust my test result but I just can't
You can find all kinds of stories on the internet, doesn't make them true. You're trying to pick tall tales you're finding to read about to believe over science and facts. That's up to you, but there's really no sense in us continuing to discuss it. You're thread is at 23 replies (24 with this one), there's nothing we can say that we've already said. Time to move on.