Exposure?

[Kp1298]

Hi, so 2 weeks ago I performed oral on a man, he did not cum in my mouth however may of had precum. I have quite bad bleeding gums , really need to see a dentist however currently do not have the funds as would be private. Back to the point. I gave him oral sex and am I not aware of his HIV status, don’t even know the guy just from an app. I just want to have some reassurance here that the headache I’ve been having for last few days wouldn’t be a sign of acute HIV. I understand the risk is low however everywhere I look it says bleeding gums this bleeding gums that, it’s makes sense how it could get into my blood stream via bleeding gums if he did have the virus. I don’t know if it’s worth stressing over for 2 more months until I can have a 99% accurate test or just move on. Any response is appreciated.

[GuitarRox]

People do not get HIV from oral sex. The only risks for HIV are to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV needles to inject drugs. Oral sex involves air and saliva, both of which inactivate the virus. Gum issues such as bleeding do not impact this. It is no risk at all. No reason to test.

For informational purposes, 4th generation duo tests are accurate at 28 days. All other tests are accurate at 3 months. But you do NOT need to test. There is no way you could get HIV from the exposure you describe.

[Kp1298]

Appreciate the response , I hope others that may be in a similar situation finds this answer. I assume the other information via NHS ect.. is just theoretical regarding bleeding gums and oral.

[AnxiousNoMore]

Only dead virus could have touched your bleeding gums. It is time to move on.

[Kp1298]

I appreciate the response however I’m getting more and more symptoms :( are we certain that this is a 0 risk encounter I’m struggling to move on . The issue I feel is that this is the only place that says bleeding gums is still no risk, I will have to take a test but it scares the life out of me to see the results.

[GuitarRox]

We answered your question and we answered it accurately and in full. Whatever symptoms you may or may think you are having, they are not related to HIV that you had no risk for. Anxiety, guilt, lots of things make moving on hard but we've said all we can say to you here. It's up to you to rise above and not allow anxiety to win over logic. This was no risk, at all.

[AnxiousNoMore]

You have no medical training so you should have zero confidence in your ability to self-diagnose disease, but unfortunately you have discarded all the advice here and only believe your own faulty diagnosis - a faulty diagnosis where you have fixated on the only disease (or condition) that you can think of and refuse to let go.
The first step to peace is to admit that you are wasting your time trying to be a doctor so you need to stop googling for hiv symptoms COLD TURKEY. The second step is to stop looking (also COLD TURKEY) at your body for imaginary hiv symptoms. If you can't move on, see a therapist because you shouldn't be wasting your life worrying that a non-event could become real, just like you shouldn't be wasting your life thinking that google made you into a doctor.

[CurfewX]

If this is occupying your mind, why don't you just test instead of posting about your worries on forums? The test will be ONLY to ease your mind, since you didn't have a risk. We can't stop you from testing for your non-risk event, but we CAN stop offering you support for anxiety. This forums is for HIV prevention and testing questions. We can't help you with your fear of testing.