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Condom type

Hi again
I am a man from middle east, Recently i had condom protected vaginal sex with an unknown girl, the sex lasted 10 mins and i came in condom, it remained intact, i know this is ok, but my concerns:
1) it is probable that during the intercourse the condom may have covered just 70% of my penis not 100% for some minutes, but the penis head and above was covered for sure.
2) i got the condom from my friend. He told me he bought it from a pharmacy. But i had never seen that brand before, it seemed a latex condom and smelled like latex, it was Chinese from the company named Dongtai Biomed Industrial Co. It was ribbed, the good news is that its label had CE mark and ISO9001 and ISO4074 standards on it, and also was written exactly: "for protection from disease" ,,,BUT i did not find that special model named Vertex in the manufacturer's website, and i couldn't find it in any other pharmacy of course the ones that i visited. The condom was dotted. And did not tear. But what if it was a bad condom or it was a lambskin one or even had special small pores? I am always thinking if the condom really protected me.
Please help me regarding my two concerns. What should i do according to your special knowledge and experiments?
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Thank you, i am SURE the condom did not break and did not come off from my penis, i even ejaculated in it, and checked it with water  after intercourse, still no leakage,,,
But, what if it was not an original one or what if it was fake or of low quality? it was looking like latex,
Am i at any kind of hiv risk?
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No you do not need to test.
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Well, but i did not find the condom model "Vertex" in their website,
Anyway, please tell me should i test for this incidence?
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You never had an exposure, the company is an approved condom manufacture.
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Especially my number 2 concern about the condom type. Etc.,
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Please read all things i wrote and consider everything, and tell me frankly if i had any risk or exposure to hiv?
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The only thing the condom needs to cover is the head of the penis.
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