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Do I still need to test ?

Hello all ,
     36 days ago I had unprotected oral sex to a man in exchange for money . I am a female , it was possibly the dumbest thing I could have ever done , anyhow I took a fourth gen test at 28 days post exposure and it was negative , I would like to know if I should test again at the 3 month mark? I know symptoms don’t mean anything but I’ve been having intense body aches that will not let up and super anxiety . Just looking for a little confirmation . Thank you .
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This answers all of your HIV questions, and if you can think of any more just reread about the 3. You had zero risk therefore  testing is irrelevant to your situation because you had zero risk. HIV is a fragile virus, which 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.
The only way to get HIV is if you did one of the 3. 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 describe to be less than that of being hit by a meteor, therefore no one will get HIV from what you did in the next 40 years of your life either. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so no detail that you can add to your encounter will change it from zero risk.
Since you know that symptoms are meaningless, it is time to stop noticing them.
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Okay I noticed a typo I meant to say I GAVE oral sex to the man if that makes any difference thanks
Which of the 3 do you feel was your risk? If none then you are just worrying about your own theory, which is unrealistic for you to feel that it can become reality.
Lol you are hilarious !! Thanks I’ll keave it alone now , have a nice day /night wherever you are :)
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