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HIV scare

Hello,

I was just in need of some Adive please, I slept with a sex worker a few days ago, I used a condom throughout the whole thingwhich was oral and vaginal sex. I didn't notice the condom break or anything as when I finished I saw all my 'stuff' in the end. Things is I didn't check the condom for damage and she took it off and discarded it. Now I'm anxiety is telling me that maybe the condom teared or split and I didn't no and Iv been put at risk???
She told me she was clean and takes good care of her self, but the lady I saw was totally different to the girl in the description, different person, and she sed that's because she's using her friends profile as she is away. That just seemed a bit shady to me.
What's my risk? I'm worried I may have contracted HIV and it's eating me up inside. I do suffer from anxiety and OCD as it is.
Do I need testing? Do I need to worry?

Thanks
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366749 tn?1544695265
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Yes you are right, it is nature's blessing that transmission of this deadliest virus is not that easy. Based on statistics, the number of 1/2000 is derived, however it is important to point out, HIV transmission is not a game of probability and numbers. Sometime just one exposure is enough for the transmission to take place, therefore it is always advised to to test after a true exposure (unprotected anal and vaginal sex)
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Yes that's what iv thought, iv had failures in the past, and it's pretty darn obvious when one breaks, as it feels different and can usually feel it pop.
She did use lube aswell so it was probably fine and me just overreacting.
But because i didn't check it afterwards which I usually do, I just had the thought stuck in my head 'what if' thought.

I mean if the worker didn't care about safe sex she wouldn't of used one in the first place ay..
Iv also heard the risks of contracting HIV from one exposure is extremely low, like 1/2000 even if they were HIV + it's still low. Is this true? There is so much different information out there.

Thanks for your reply
Much appreciated


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366749 tn?1544695265
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Condom failures are catastrophic and too obvious to ignore. Did the condom fail, you would have noticed it, therefore it is safely assumed that your condom did not fail. In that situation, your risk never existed,
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