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Protected vaginal sex, unprotected oral sex risk?
Hello everyone, I am extremely anxious and would really appreciate any feedback from you.
2 weeks ago I had protected sex with 2 sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand. I performed oral sex (cunnilingus) on one of the sex workers for a few minutes on and off. I read that there is virtually no risk of getting HIV from oral sex, but my mouth was quite dry in the beginning because I had been taking cocaine in the hours leading unto the episode, which was the reason I made the worst decision of my life. I drank some beer to help with the dry mouth. I read that cocaine use can decrease your immune systems ability to guard off HIV? Does this apply to oral sex as well? Was the lack of saliva in my mouth initially also another reason for me to be worried? The sex workers made sure I changed condoms each time I switched between them, and did not perform oral sex on me without a condom.
10 days after the exposure, I did a p24 antigen combo test (I know this is too early, but I read somewhere that the antigen can appear after 10 days), and it was negative. However I tested positive for Gonorrhea and negative for Chlamydia (I am on medication to treat both of them now anyways). I have read that if gonorrhoea is transmitted, that this also increases the risk of HIV transmission?
I plan on getting tested with combo test at 3 weeks post, and 4 weeks post exposure as well, and also to check if the Gonorrhea is gone. I have shown no symptoms related to any STI, besides slight on and off pain in my neck lymph nodes (which I pay attention to more than usual) for a few days. Please please help in assessing my risk, I am dying of anxiety and guilt.
Thank you
2 weeks ago I had protected sex with 2 sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand. I performed oral sex (cunnilingus) on one of the sex workers for a few minutes on and off. I read that there is virtually no risk of getting HIV from oral sex, but my mouth was quite dry in the beginning because I had been taking cocaine in the hours leading unto the episode, which was the reason I made the worst decision of my life. I drank some beer to help with the dry mouth. I read that cocaine use can decrease your immune systems ability to guard off HIV? Does this apply to oral sex as well? Was the lack of saliva in my mouth initially also another reason for me to be worried? The sex workers made sure I changed condoms each time I switched between them, and did not perform oral sex on me without a condom.
10 days after the exposure, I did a p24 antigen combo test (I know this is too early, but I read somewhere that the antigen can appear after 10 days), and it was negative. However I tested positive for Gonorrhea and negative for Chlamydia (I am on medication to treat both of them now anyways). I have read that if gonorrhoea is transmitted, that this also increases the risk of HIV transmission?
I plan on getting tested with combo test at 3 weeks post, and 4 weeks post exposure as well, and also to check if the Gonorrhea is gone. I have shown no symptoms related to any STI, besides slight on and off pain in my neck lymph nodes (which I pay attention to more than usual) for a few days. Please please help in assessing my risk, I am dying of anxiety and guilt.
Thank you
If you had unprotected intercourse it could increase risk of infection but you didn't. No risk for HIV.
Gonorrhea would've increased your chance of transmission for HIV "if" you'd had unprotected intercourse, which you say didn't ((assuming she was HIV+)). But not for oral. The cocaine, beer and dry mouth don't make a difference. So, no risk for HIV. No need for getting tested.
By the way, do you mean oral gonorrhea ?
By the way, do you mean oral gonorrhea ?
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I have no symptoms of gonorrhoea so I do not know which type of gonorrhoea. Its just that I was paranoid so I got tested after 10 days, and the urine test showed that there were signs of a gonococcal infection. Does that make a difference?
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