Questions about HV..

[Bandit12]

Hello doctor..firstly sorry for my bad english,after posting some questions in the free forums i came to the conclusion that most of their answers are maybe unreliable and its just to help me calm my mind...now i'm here to ask a real expert in this field..

1.about 4 years ago i was involved in a series of unprotected intercourses with a woman that included the anal penetration as well as oral and vagina sex(couldn't get any worse than that,i know) 2 years after the incident i went to a lap and got my blood tested for HIV with a negative result..1/5 year after the first test again i went to the same lab to test my blood and again i was happy with another negative,not knowing what kind of test they performed.  now my question is are the test results conclusive after those years?or do u think i should do another test?


2. about 4 times i was in a barbershop with my comb missing from the rest of my tools..so the barber had no option but to use his public comb..maybe it was exposed to air for 30 minutes or maybe he washed it using alcohol.. i can never be certain of that..now i want to know if i have put myself at risk of contacting HIV or HBV because i remember his comb cut thru some of the pimples i had on my head at that time.. am i at risk..pls answer as honest as u always do doctor. i will get checked again if u recommend..and believe me i'm not afraid of living with this virus or dying from it..but i will try to avoid any risk of this kind in future..because i believe that life is a precious gift and we must value it as such.

With best regards..

[Edward W Hook, MD]

As I said, you do not have HIV.  further testing, including a PCR is a waste of time.  EWH

[Bandit12]

Thank you doctor...it's time for me move for me and live a happy life...i was younger and foolish without no knowledge of STDs at that day.. its hard to go find another partner after the stress i've been thru .for almost 5 years after that incident i never been with anybody else. never got involved in another sexual intercourse. perhaps i should ask my next date to get a PCR test done before we do anything that'll cause another series of unfortunate years of living in fear and stress.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

HIV has NEVER been spread by kissing of any sort, with or without mouth sores, dental or gum diseases, etc.  You cannot get HIV from kissing of any sort- even if the other person has blood in their mouth. EWH

[mandie772]

yeah  i  think  your  safe  id say  it cant  be  spread  through  that  mine  was  defo salvia  and  due  to  symptoms  ive  had  he  must  have  had  blood  in is  mouth  the  nutter  as  made  my life  hell  this  last year  

[Bandit12]

the kind of kiss i performed was on lips for 3 times each time less than 2 seconds..its been 5 weeks now and i never had any of those except for the headache ..i can't really ask that girl to get checked for HIV because we kissed each other on lips.if HIV can transmit thru a simple kiss then world is in deep ****.

[mandie772]

they  say  kissing  is  safe  but  im  in  the  same  situation  i  was  grabbed  and  kissed  by  a  man  whos  status  was  unknown  and  i  became really  ill  hiv  never  entered  my  head till i typed in  oral  thrush there  was  no  other contact  with  this  man i  got tested  in  jan neg  june  neg  and  august  negative  all  4th generation  tests  and  an insti  test  in  sept  again  negative  but  i  still  have  a  mouth  problem  and  headaches  and  go dizzy

[Bandit12]

Oh i totally forgot to mention doctor..but not long ago about 5 weeks maybe i kissed a girl on lips..not french style or deep kiss but still i think some of her saliva got into my mouth.. and we both drank alcoholic drink before the kiss.. i'm asking this because i have a bad tooth thats bleeding all the time and unfortunately we both used toothbrush 2 hours before the incident..that probably have caused some cuts on our gums... how risky is the situation.?
if this next question requires another payment i'l gladly do it..

with high regards..

[Bandit12]

thanks for your great answers doctor ..believe it or not your answers helped me even more to ease my worried mind. But i'm still going for another blood test and this time for both HIV and HBV since i haven't take the hbv vaccine yet, maybe i had contacted hbv from that intercourse i had back then..just to make sure for the last time..and if i wasn't sure again i'll go writing about my condition in a mental health forum instead of here.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to the Forum.  Your English is fine.  I'll be pleased to comment on your questions.  For your information, most of the information you receive on the Community sites is highly reliable.  The nature of these sites however is such that as non-physicians, they must report "official" recommendations so, when they make statements that differ from ours, they are reporting on recommendations which may be a bit more conservative than what Dr. Handsfield and I report.  The folks who work on our Community sites are highly informed and an excellent source of information.  

Now, on to your questions:
1.  Your results are conclusive. The most widely used tests for HIV test for antibodies to the virus and are completely reliable at any time more than 8 weeks following an exposure.  you have been tested more than once and can believe your results- you did not get HIV from the exposures you mentioned.

2.  Neither hepatitis B or HIV have ever been transmitted on a comb.  I would not worry about getting HIV in this way.  

I hope these comments are helpful.  Nothing you mention raises any concern for HIV.  EWH