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Protected oral sex

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About 10 months ago I had protected oral sex and after that my nightmare started could let concentrate my anxiety levels went to the roof about hiv

Out of anxiety and fear I took hiv 1 & 2 ab test exactly after 4 weeks it came negative but still am not able to convince myself and still feel scared about it

Kindly advise if there is no risk and I can move please reply as this anxiety is killing me daily
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3191940 tn?1447268717
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The only risks for HIV in adults are:
1) Having unprotected (no condom) penetrative anal or vaginal sex, OR
2) Sharing IV drug equipment with other IV drug users.

If you don't do any of those activities with someone of unknown status, or of known HIV+ status, you will NEVER have to worry about HIV.
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Thanks a ton god bless you it’s a guilt I have carried for about 10 months now not able to play with my daughter or spend time with my family it’s a nightmare

You have relieved me from my stress and anxiety and again may god bless u
3191940 tn?1447268717
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HIV is NOT transmitted by oral sex. No one has ever contracted HIV from receiving oral sex, whether it was protected or unprotected.

I can't help you with anxiety, but if it is affecting your life, you should consider seeing a counselor.
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Thanks for the assurance will this apply same for dry humpping as well
Kindly reply  at least I will have a peaceful sleep
Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air  ( body, maybe blood, maybe cut, fluids,  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. Note that 2 of them require a penis and the third requires a hollow injecting shared needle - there are no OTHER 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. Any hiv test would be a waste of time.
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.
The other person's status is irrelevant when you have no exposure to live virus.
No risk=no hiv disease=no ARS symptoms.
Thanks for a detailed expalaination a completely understood
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