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i penetrated a sex worker only once with a condom but i was holding the condom with my two fingers and touched her outside of her vagina and felt secretion and i had a CUT on my finger. secretion might of entered my cut so i have been freaking out for the last 9 weeks!! ( life has been unmanageable ) i went back several times and had her tested at 4,6,,8,9 weeks ELSISA all negative.(of course i am paying her for those tests) 200$ per test. Now i have tested myself at 4,6,7,8,9 ELISA plus a PCR RNA at 58 days (very costly) combined with ELISA(the biochemist tells me thats99.9% percent accurate. Is IT?  I cannot stop thinking that i have been infected, WHEN WILL I FINALLY be conclusive and what other tests should i do and when?   PLEASE help me i am no longer living........I know i am not the only out there, this anxiety and guilt is killing me. please doc tell me SOMETHING
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239123 tn?1267647614
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I see that Dr. Hook said you could post a follow-up comment on this forum, so I won't delete this thread.  However, there is nothing more to say, since you add no information not included in the other forum.  You can be FINALLY sure right now that you didn't catch HIV.  
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239123 tn?1267647614
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
There is nohing to add to Dr. hook's response on the STD forum 12 hours ago.  You didn't catch HIV.  Superfluous, anxiety-driven queations are not permitted (see notuce above and in the Disclaimer message) and this thread will be deleted.

HHH, MD
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