Aa
So worried
I am a 31F. In my 20s, I was reckless and had unprotected sex. I am dealing with this now via therapy. I guess now that I'm ready for marriage and children, it's been on my mind. I have had 11 partners since the age of 16. 5 were with serious boyfriends (3 yrs+) and the other 6 were men I dated in between (for months at a time). I have my annual every yr but haven't had a blood test since I was 22. None of the men were IV drug users and none were bisexual / homosexual - at least not to my knowledge. I have mutual friends with all of them so I don't believe there is a "secret life" I didn't know about .... But I guess you never know and that slim to none chance is what is killing me. Also, all of them said they were clean. I have been reading forums day in and day out for the past week. I didn't see a question with my facts and circumstances so decided to ask. Everything I'm reading says that these men with not high risk partners but I'm still overwhelmingly nervous. Please talk me through this.
You can test 3 months post your last unprotected sex to obtain a conclusive test result.
Thanks. I figured that much. But my anxiety over this is not normal. I have never been more scared. I'm just trying to mentally prepare for that next step by learning my risk level.
You could have spent a day getting an HIV test instead of wandering around in this forums.
Take a rapid test, the results are out in 10-15 minutes. It's the only reassurance you can get.
Take a rapid test, the results are out in 10-15 minutes. It's the only reassurance you can get.
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