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Open mosquito scratched wound
Dear doctor,
3 weeks ago I have protected sex with a sex worker who's HIV status is unknown. I refused oral sex and had protected vagina sex. There were no foreplay and exchange in body fluid. I used the pull out method upon ejaculation even though the condom was still on and did not break(a mental habit). I have mmeidately regret doing so as the hand I pulled out with had an open wound from a few mosquito bites. The open wound were from mosquito scratches that was located right above the section between my thumb and index finger. This leads me to believe while pulling out to cum l I have touched her vagina fluid and exposed my wound to her vagina fluid. I immediately washed my hands and cleaned myself.
I took a STD test and showed I have boarderline positive of chlamydia (test result showed 0.86 on >.080 is positive. I was baffled since I had used latex condom and did not break. Perhaps the wound led me to contract chamydia which I took az 1g for. The test was done 2 weeks after the incident and tested negative back in July.
My worry is, can HIV be transmitted this way too like chlamydia??? I read HIV is difficult to get and get it only through unprotected sex or sharing or needles (which I have done neither). I am very worried and need an answer. This is assuming she is HIV positive and I assumed she was STD free! I used protection and still got chlamydia possibly through open hand wound??? The condom never broke and was latex.
3 weeks ago I have protected sex with a sex worker who's HIV status is unknown. I refused oral sex and had protected vagina sex. There were no foreplay and exchange in body fluid. I used the pull out method upon ejaculation even though the condom was still on and did not break(a mental habit). I have mmeidately regret doing so as the hand I pulled out with had an open wound from a few mosquito bites. The open wound were from mosquito scratches that was located right above the section between my thumb and index finger. This leads me to believe while pulling out to cum l I have touched her vagina fluid and exposed my wound to her vagina fluid. I immediately washed my hands and cleaned myself.
I took a STD test and showed I have boarderline positive of chlamydia (test result showed 0.86 on >.080 is positive. I was baffled since I had used latex condom and did not break. Perhaps the wound led me to contract chamydia which I took az 1g for. The test was done 2 weeks after the incident and tested negative back in July.
My worry is, can HIV be transmitted this way too like chlamydia??? I read HIV is difficult to get and get it only through unprotected sex or sharing or needles (which I have done neither). I am very worried and need an answer. This is assuming she is HIV positive and I assumed she was STD free! I used protection and still got chlamydia possibly through open hand wound??? The condom never broke and was latex.
If you got chlamydia from this person, I would get an HIV test. You can't get HIV from protected sex or from wounds since it dies in the air and you can't get chlamydia from protected sex either but you claim you tested positive for it.
Since you have no explanation for how you got the chlamydia some piece of the puzzle hasn't been explained, so without that info I would say to get the HIV test and be certain.
I don't know anything about chlamydia, but perhaps someone else here can straighten me out if my thinking was based on a faulty premise.
Since you have no explanation for how you got the chlamydia some piece of the puzzle hasn't been explained, so without that info I would say to get the HIV test and be certain.
I don't know anything about chlamydia, but perhaps someone else here can straighten me out if my thinking was based on a faulty premise.
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Thanks for your response. I definitely will get tested for it to make sure. My only explanation was from the hand since the condominium never broke and we never went unprotected. So HIV cannot be transmitted through open hand wound that I came in contact with the Vagina fluid moments after I pulled out?
I read that it's easy to contract chlamydia but not through protected sex.
I read that it's easy to contract chlamydia but not through protected sex.
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