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Chance of catching HIV
Hi Doctor,
I had sex with a Japanese prostitute about 2 months ago, I used condom for the sex intercourse but didn't use condom for the oral sex and cum in her mouth (I am not sure if there's any blood in her mouth)........
I haven't had any obvious sypmtoms until two weeks ago, I felt extremely tired after came back from the library and took my rectal temperature which was about 37.8 degree. I have fever the next day which I took my temperature again was about 38 degree. During that week I felt tired and have rectal temperature around 37.5-37.8 degree (sometime even 38.1 degree at night), but without any other sypmtoms (no rash, sorethroat etc) and I not sure if my lymph nodes were normal during that time.
I didn't take any medication until the third day, I started taking Iburprofen for two days, the fever was gone but I still felt tired for couple more days, since then I started to take my temperature every day and it fluctuate from 37.5-37.8 degree.
I am very very worrying that if that's the sypmtoms of HIV infection, as the time was about right in 6 weeks and the fever was very strange that have no other flu related sypmtoms like sorethroat or running nose except high temperature
about last night, I felt tired again and took my temperature again which was about 38.2 degree...........
I am very upset and don't know what to do, should I go for HIV test in two months time? will it be accurate enough? what if its really HIV?
I had sex with a Japanese prostitute about 2 months ago, I used condom for the sex intercourse but didn't use condom for the oral sex and cum in her mouth (I am not sure if there's any blood in her mouth)........
I haven't had any obvious sypmtoms until two weeks ago, I felt extremely tired after came back from the library and took my rectal temperature which was about 37.8 degree. I have fever the next day which I took my temperature again was about 38 degree. During that week I felt tired and have rectal temperature around 37.5-37.8 degree (sometime even 38.1 degree at night), but without any other sypmtoms (no rash, sorethroat etc) and I not sure if my lymph nodes were normal during that time.
I didn't take any medication until the third day, I started taking Iburprofen for two days, the fever was gone but I still felt tired for couple more days, since then I started to take my temperature every day and it fluctuate from 37.5-37.8 degree.
I am very very worrying that if that's the sypmtoms of HIV infection, as the time was about right in 6 weeks and the fever was very strange that have no other flu related sypmtoms like sorethroat or running nose except high temperature
about last night, I felt tired again and took my temperature again which was about 38.2 degree...........
I am very upset and don't know what to do, should I go for HIV test in two months time? will it be accurate enough? what if its really HIV?
Had you read any of the number of post on this forum you would have seen you were never at risk of contracting HIV.
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