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Conclusive after 79 Days Finger-Prick Test?
Please help me!!
I am a young female and I was involved in the following activities with a man in three different instances:
Oral sex (both receiving and giving; there was no ejaculation)
Fingering
Genital rubbing without a condom (his penis rubbed against my inner and outer labia and opening of the vagina; there was no penetration as I have never had vaginal intercourse in my life)
About 79/80 days after I got tested for easier to transmit STI's and HIV. The HIV test administered was the finger-prick test. It came back with a negative result. However, I was diagnosed with Herpes Type 1.
1. Is the HIV test conclusive? Should I move on with my life or test again at 12/13 weeks?
I am very anxious because I have been having some symptoms that do not seem to subside, such as bleeding gums and a rash behind my ear. This makes me think that the result was a false negative or that the practitioner at the clinic did not administer the test correctly. (I live in the United States)
2. Does being co-infected with Herpes affect the test in any way? I have not taken or took any type of medication at all when the test was administered.
Please help me as the anxiety and stress are eating me alive.
I am a young female and I was involved in the following activities with a man in three different instances:
Oral sex (both receiving and giving; there was no ejaculation)
Fingering
Genital rubbing without a condom (his penis rubbed against my inner and outer labia and opening of the vagina; there was no penetration as I have never had vaginal intercourse in my life)
About 79/80 days after I got tested for easier to transmit STI's and HIV. The HIV test administered was the finger-prick test. It came back with a negative result. However, I was diagnosed with Herpes Type 1.
1. Is the HIV test conclusive? Should I move on with my life or test again at 12/13 weeks?
I am very anxious because I have been having some symptoms that do not seem to subside, such as bleeding gums and a rash behind my ear. This makes me think that the result was a false negative or that the practitioner at the clinic did not administer the test correctly. (I live in the United States)
2. Does being co-infected with Herpes affect the test in any way? I have not taken or took any type of medication at all when the test was administered.
Please help me as the anxiety and stress are eating me alive.
You had no risk for HIV so your test was a waste of time- which is a good thing. There are only 3 ways HIV can be transmitted and you didn't do any of them.
HIV is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing needles that you inject with. Knowing these 3 are all you need to know to protect yourself against HIV. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you did to be less than that of being hit by a meteor. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established.
Herpes can't make dead virus into a risk. Your fears of a link between your gums and HIV are incorrect so see your dentist for resolution advice.
HIV is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing needles that you inject with. Knowing these 3 are all you need to know to protect yourself against HIV. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you did to be less than that of being hit by a meteor. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established.
Herpes can't make dead virus into a risk. Your fears of a link between your gums and HIV are incorrect so see your dentist for resolution advice.
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