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Hi,
I was with a woman and she was using her hand on me. She was so aggressive that in the morning, I woke up and the head of my penis was completely raw. She started to perform oral sex at this time. We had gone out on several dates and before we got intimate at all, she assured me that she was clean. The bruising took about 2.5 weeks to heal.
A week later, I felt extremely sick. I went to the doctor and blood work was done for a mono test. I tested positive for mono and had symptoms for two weeks.
I know that oral sex is not a risk for HIV transmission; however, I'm concerned that the raw bruises on the head of my penis impacts the risk. Does this make the exposure risk greater than if the head of my penis wasn't raw or is it still a "no risk" activity?
The timing with the mono diagnosis only makes me more concerned, but it may just be paranoia.
You guys have more knowledge than I do, so please give me your thoughts. I appreciate your time.
I was with a woman and she was using her hand on me. She was so aggressive that in the morning, I woke up and the head of my penis was completely raw. She started to perform oral sex at this time. We had gone out on several dates and before we got intimate at all, she assured me that she was clean. The bruising took about 2.5 weeks to heal.
A week later, I felt extremely sick. I went to the doctor and blood work was done for a mono test. I tested positive for mono and had symptoms for two weeks.
I know that oral sex is not a risk for HIV transmission; however, I'm concerned that the raw bruises on the head of my penis impacts the risk. Does this make the exposure risk greater than if the head of my penis wasn't raw or is it still a "no risk" activity?
The timing with the mono diagnosis only makes me more concerned, but it may just be paranoia.
You guys have more knowledge than I do, so please give me your thoughts. I appreciate your time.
So, I can rely on the positive monospot test with certainty, or could it be a false positive? I fear the symptoms were actually ARS and not mono. Please give me your thoughts. Thanks again for your time.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this situation? Does this circumstance warrant a test? Thank you.
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