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Brief Exposure During condom burst
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On Sunday 4 am had sex with a lady who I have discovered to be hiv+.All was fine until condom broken. I withdrew immediately and went to clean my penis with plan water. I went to see a doctor who rem mended pep with combivir only due to the briefness of the exposures. I tracked the lady before I commenced pep. We tested together she tested+ and went on to commence pep within 72 hour windows. Please advise chances of infection.
Regards
Lu
On Sunday 4 am had sex with a lady who I have discovered to be hiv+.All was fine until condom broken. I withdrew immediately and went to clean my penis with plan water. I went to see a doctor who rem mended pep with combivir only due to the briefness of the exposures. I tracked the lady before I commenced pep. We tested together she tested+ and went on to commence pep within 72 hour windows. Please advise chances of infection.
Regards
Lu
It's not common to get infected by a co dom burst since you quickly realized it. PEP is extremely effective in preventing infection. Test at 4-6 weeks after completing your last dose and test again at 13 weeks to confirm your result. You should be fine.
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