Hi, I had unprotected sex nealry 10 years ago, it started off protected but I was drunk at the time and it ended up unproteced. I was 18 at the time and it was my first sexual experience. It was in the North east of England, the girl was maybe 19 or 20, she had had a hyterectomy after giving birth maybe 3 or 4 years prior (from what i can remember) and wasent to bothered about the condom. This has made me extra worried, as she may have had unprotected sex many times. I done some research, in 1999 in the entire region of the north east, the HPA website said there may have been about 500 people (including people unaware) with HIV. Not sure how many white hetrosexuals females this would include, but i believe it was about 10 to 20%. Aswell as this the website stated most hetrosexual infections were contracted abroad. I suffer from OCD and i'm extremely worried, mainly because i have been with my girl friend for 9 years and im also worried i may have gave her it. I remember in that year i had an extremely soar throat, which at the time felt like Tonsillitis. I cant place when this 'tonsillitis' ocurred but my girl friend who i met about 6 or 7 months later, remembers me taking alot of paracetamol, often. I also had Tonsillities about 1 and a half to 2 years prior. Just wanting to know if this 'soar throat' sounds like acute hiv infection? Also should i have had some symptoms by now? I have read differering opinions on this, some say after 9 or 10 years you should have symptoms some say you should'nt. thirdly, cn Tonsillitis reocurr after 2 years and stay persistent over a few weeks or months period? I do intend to get tested, just very worried atm and in the middle of my degree exams, so extra stressed aswell with my OCD in overdrive.
Thanks for your advice.