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Anxiety has taken over, please help!
Hi, thank you for taking the time to read this and any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
About 8/months ago I made a stupid drunken decision while visiting Bangkok. I had an encounter with a female CSW from a strip club (hiv status unknown). It involved oral (without protection) and protected sex.
I ejaculated into the condom and nothing seemed out of the ordinary when all was done.
Recently I had a message from an old partner before this encounter informing me that she has got chlamydia and there's a very good chance that I also have it.
I then started to research information on chlamydia which it states the risk of catching hiv is increased if you have a chlamydia.
I have never had symptoms of chlamydia and read that it can lie dormant..I am absolutely distraught!
This has made my anxiety go through the roof, as I continue to look at ars symptoms. I then started thinking about that situation and the weeks after. I remember coming down with minor flu symptoms which I had when I returned home but put this down to lack of sleep, being run down and the long haul flights (which I usually get after a big trip)
But the news my ex has dropped on me has turned me into a cyberchonsdriac. I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression in the past and now The more I research, it's almost as if my anxiety is mimicking the symptoms.
I'm going to get a screening first thing next week but my question is..
How high risk was this encounter?
All I'm reading is that if you have chlamydia or such things there is a greater chance of catching hiv.
Does this count even if you are wearing protection? And what's even worrying is that I had oral without protection.
Hearing that you potentially have chlamydia is bad enough..I honestly don't know how to cope with all this!
About 8/months ago I made a stupid drunken decision while visiting Bangkok. I had an encounter with a female CSW from a strip club (hiv status unknown). It involved oral (without protection) and protected sex.
I ejaculated into the condom and nothing seemed out of the ordinary when all was done.
Recently I had a message from an old partner before this encounter informing me that she has got chlamydia and there's a very good chance that I also have it.
I then started to research information on chlamydia which it states the risk of catching hiv is increased if you have a chlamydia.
I have never had symptoms of chlamydia and read that it can lie dormant..I am absolutely distraught!
This has made my anxiety go through the roof, as I continue to look at ars symptoms. I then started thinking about that situation and the weeks after. I remember coming down with minor flu symptoms which I had when I returned home but put this down to lack of sleep, being run down and the long haul flights (which I usually get after a big trip)
But the news my ex has dropped on me has turned me into a cyberchonsdriac. I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression in the past and now The more I research, it's almost as if my anxiety is mimicking the symptoms.
I'm going to get a screening first thing next week but my question is..
How high risk was this encounter?
All I'm reading is that if you have chlamydia or such things there is a greater chance of catching hiv.
Does this count even if you are wearing protection? And what's even worrying is that I had oral without protection.
Hearing that you potentially have chlamydia is bad enough..I honestly don't know how to cope with all this!
Ya, you wouldn't get HIV from oral sex. And you had protected intercourse so your encounter with the csw would not result in HIV. However, if you were exposed to chlamydia from your friend, you should have an std screening to see if she gave that to you. But HIV is not a concern here.
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Thank you so much for your reply,
It is very much appreciated.
I will be getting screened for chlamydia etc tomorrow but does having such a disease increase my risk of catching hiv even when wearing protection?
It is very much appreciated.
I will be getting screened for chlamydia etc tomorrow but does having such a disease increase my risk of catching hiv even when wearing protection?
There is no risk when you use a condom, so nothing can make the risk increase.
Hello,
Oral sex is not considered as a risk of HIV transmission.
HIV can only be transmitted via unprotected vaginal or/and anal penetration, sharing IV works in drugs and from mother to child
Take care
Oral sex is not considered as a risk of HIV transmission.
HIV can only be transmitted via unprotected vaginal or/and anal penetration, sharing IV works in drugs and from mother to child
Take care
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