Professional advice

[bfd1975]

Dear Doctors,

I already asked this question in the other forum but really also want a professional point of view.

Here's my story :
Hi all,

about six and a half months ago I had contact with a male (I'm bi) which I don't know (met him through the internet).
I went over to him house and he performed oral sex on me while fingering my anus.
After that I performed oral sex on him while he was licking and fingering my anus.
FInally I ejacullated in his mouth.
There were no other contacts (anal penetration with penis or he ejaculating in my mouth).

When we finished, I cleaned my penis and anus with a towel and saw that some blood came up from my anus, probably from my hemorroids which I'm having.
Five and a half weeks after this happened, I got tested on HIV and this was negative but since some weeks I developed a facial palsy.
On some internet sites they say this can be due to HIV infection during seroconversion. I had a normal blood check for this facial palsy (not hiv) and this all turned out to be normal.
I'm getting completely paranoid since I have a stable reliationship right now.

What were my chanches to have contracted HIV?
Should I get tested again or can I be relative sure that I didn't engaged any risk?
I was relative sure just the blood thing drives me crazy.

Thanks for your advice

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Glad to help. Take care.  EWH

[bfd1975]

Hi Doctor,

thank you for your answer.
I suppose the internet is driving me crazy since there are a lot of websites telling you all kind of stuff which makes you think you have HIV.
Anyway, since you tell me there is no risk of contracting HIV this way, I can rest this idea and get on with my life.
Thanks and success with this website

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our Forum.  You rrisk for HIV is very, very low.  the only activity you describe that is associated with any risk at all is oral sex.  The quoted figure for HIV risk, if one has oral sex with an infected partner is less than 1 in 10,000 and, in my estimation that is too high. Some experts state there is no risk at all from oral sex.  Neither of us on this site have ever seen or reading the medical literature of a convincing instance in which HIV was passed by oral sex.

As for the contact with your partner's hand. there is no risk, even with your hemorrhoids.  Finally, your negative HIV test at 5 and one-half weeks is strong evidence that you did not get HIV.

Bottom line, you have no reason for concern about HIV related to the exposure you describe.  Your Bell's palsey (which can have many causes) is not related to HIV or this exposure.  I  hope this comment is helpful to you.  EWH