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HIV from martial arts arm scratch
I recently tested negative for HIV from a sexual encounter. I don't know if I need to test again to concur. Today in my karate class we were doing hand-to-hand self defense moves. While trying to grab my partner he would swat away my hands and arms in a defense motion with his hands and arms. Several times his hand-wraps would make contact with the outside of my right wrist. The wraps are very coarse and the edges can be sharp especially at the ends that velcro. Eventually i realized three little scratches on the outside of my right wrist from his contact. Two of the scratches had barely visible blood in the scratches itself. The other scratch had just a tad more visible blood on my skin. It wasn't anywhere runny or dripping but just a tad more noticeable. I immediately stopped to get a bandage and didn't continue. Is there any chance this person could have got my blood on their skin or hand-wrap then touched the part of the hand-wrap with blood and get infected if I have HIV? My last test was exactly one week ago(five and a half weeks after possible exposure). The test came back negative three days ago. My arms were sweating. Does sweat dilute infected blood? I just don't want to have anxiety driving me crazy. Please respond if you can help.
Earlier CDC said 6 months , now its changed to 3 months , It will change soon, 4th GEN test will look for HIV protein which is highly available before antibodies come. So 28 days is good to know your status. If you still worrying test yourself at 3 months with 3rd generation test. But you will get the same result which you have done in 4th gen test at 28 days.
One last thing. CDC, people on The Body website all recommend three months as a conclusive time frame. How can you two that responded know a negative test at five and a half weeks is legit?
Can anyone else offer another assuring message that there is no HIV risk to me or any of my karate classmates.
Yes I am concerned for my partner. On March 14, 2015 I received oral sex from a woman. I was the insertive. I climaxed in her mouth. That and french-kissing before the oral sex is all that happened. On March 18 I got tested for HIV and it came back negative a few days later. My doctor recommended a second HIV test for one month later. I took it one week ago on April 21 which was five and a half weeks after the oral sex. I received the negative results four days later on April 25. I don't know the exact kind of test but it was the kind where blood is drawn from the arm into about a three inch glass vile. My anxiety is whether five and half weeks(38 days) after a possible exposure is long enough for a conclusive negative result and if it isn't could HIV develop in one week and put my partner at risk if he did have any contact with my blood.
If you had a 4th generation DUO test at 5 weeks post exposure, the results are conclusive and you DO NOT have HIV.
If I am understanding your question correctly, you are concerned for your karate partner? He had NO RISK.
Where is your anxiety coming from?
RubyWitch
If I am understanding your question correctly, you are concerned for your karate partner? He had NO RISK.
Where is your anxiety coming from?
RubyWitch
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