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I licked a mans scrotum and shaft almost 6 weeks ago and happily received my negative duo test at 28 days.

However, these symptoms continue to persist:

- tingling in joints
- itchy dry and red skin
- peeling skin on hands

I had a sore throat too but that was about 3 weeks ago. Am I too late for ARS? Forget about there being no risk, what would relax me is knowing that my symptoms don't coincide with HIV.
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Move along, you don't have an HIV concern.
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What about what the CDC website says?
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SIMPLE:
HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug abusers
Mother to child
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Since this is HIV prevention after all :P
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I know I had no risk now. Thanks. Could you educate me on how you came to your conclusion so I can avoid this in the future??
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Do you have any advice on what I should do next? I wanna move past this now. Thank you for your time.
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You never had a risk and if you'd had, a Duo test would not be conclusive until 3 months post exposure for a negative result.
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Zero risk for Hiv and that negative DUO test at 28 days is highly reliable aswell.Your safe and no need to worry.Those symptoms have nothing to do with ARS.
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