Not a hypochondriac type, need honesty.

[anthonymichaelworried]

My partner is positive, 100%. Im aware of this, he is undetectable but has had spikes where there has been detection. We got into a huge fight and I bit him, i drew a large amount of blood into my mouth from this bite. So much so there is blood and bite marks on the shirt he was wearing at the time. I had taken descovy prior, but had missed doses and it was not adhered to as it shouldve been. It was a fight so i couldve easily gotten cuts in my mouth, and i do have bleeding gums when i brush. I started PEP exactly 48 hours after this incident. My question relates to risk as my anxiety is BAD and i can find virtually NO information on this topic. Here are my questions...

is undetectable blood also a lowered/non exisitent risk for blood to blood exposure? I know U=U sexually, is it the same to blood exposure?

Was this a high risk or low risk exposure, comparatively to sex?

Is PEP's efficacy still high at the 48 hour mark?

HONESTLY, is this a reason for high concern?

Thank you in advance

Sincerely,

anxiousascanbe

[AnxiousNoMore]

Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air  (skin, blood,  etc. ). You will be happy to learn that you had no risk, because you can't get hiv from personal contact except unprotected penetrating vaginal or anal with a penis, neither of which you did and you didn't share hollow needles to inject with which is the only other way to acquire hiv - there are only 3 ways to get hiv. Analysis of large numbers of infected people over the 40 years of hiv history has proven that people don't get hiv in the way you are worried is a risk.
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the WORST that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
There is no reason for a person to test when they are safe. The advice took into consideration that the other person might be positive, so move on and enjoy life instead of thinking about this non-event. hiv prevention is straightforward since there are only 3 ways you can become infected, so next time you wonder if you had a risk, ask yourself this QUESTION. "Did I do any of the 3?" Then after you say "No, I didn't" you will know that it's time to move on back to your happy life.
No one got hiv from what you did during 40 years of hiv history and no one will get it in the next 40 years of your life either.  You can do what you did any time and be safe from hiv.

However consider therapy to deal with the biting unless you were acting in self defense.

[anthonymichaelworried]

Thank you so much! You've put my mind at ease!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are much more appreciated than you know.

[GuitarRox]

Risks as stated already but to reiterate are having unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV drug needles.  Biting someone isn't a risk. Pep was overkill and unnecessary.  Off topic but if you have that level of activity in your relationship where you get so mad you bite someone, that's a problem. I hope you seek some counseling. But in terms of HIV, no risk.

[anthonymichaelworried]

It was self defense.  The relationship is coming to a close it seems. Thank you for your advice! I appreciate you!