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Exposed and concerned
I had unprotected sex with another guy about 5 weeks ago late May. We had oral sex for a while, I ended up topping him for a few minutes, and (stupidly) didn't wear any protection. It was not rough, and I didn't ejaculate at the time. I didn't have any cuts, and didn't notice any on him.
9 days later he called and advised that he had just been tested positive and it had occurred recently (his previous test in April was apparently negative). So I do not believe he had been on any anti-viral treatment prior to our contact.
On about the same day I started developing a sore throat which I thought was maybe a cold.
I had tests the following day (10 days after exposure) which came back positive for gonorrhea (which explained the sore throat and was quickly treated) but neg for everything else.
I have had various things in the past month which have appeared and disappeared on their own including general tiredness and muscle soreness, a bit of nausea which has come and gone, and some diarrhea. I don't know whether these could be seroconversion symptoms or whether it's supposed to onset quickly like the flu and all in one go? I'm still putting weight on at the gym but have been quite run down due to a heavy workload at work...
I know there's not much to do but wait for further tests, but waiting for a follow-up test later this week at 5 weeks is making me quite anxious.
9 days later he called and advised that he had just been tested positive and it had occurred recently (his previous test in April was apparently negative). So I do not believe he had been on any anti-viral treatment prior to our contact.
On about the same day I started developing a sore throat which I thought was maybe a cold.
I had tests the following day (10 days after exposure) which came back positive for gonorrhea (which explained the sore throat and was quickly treated) but neg for everything else.
I have had various things in the past month which have appeared and disappeared on their own including general tiredness and muscle soreness, a bit of nausea which has come and gone, and some diarrhea. I don't know whether these could be seroconversion symptoms or whether it's supposed to onset quickly like the flu and all in one go? I'm still putting weight on at the gym but have been quite run down due to a heavy workload at work...
I know there's not much to do but wait for further tests, but waiting for a follow-up test later this week at 5 weeks is making me quite anxious.
Thanks for the comments. I guess it is what it is - a moderate possibility. Nothing to do but wait!
Pay no attention to those 'symptoms', they don't tell you anything. Good luck with your test results.
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