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Scared I've got HIV
These past few days the bottom of the back and side is sore - not visibly, but when i touch it it's almost likes I've got sunburn without the redness. I also have a patch of 4-5 spots on my lower back. I have a cold and have felt a little ran down and I'm also stressed at the minute with exams (I'm a 21 year old student).
I initially thought shingles, but my chest is also sore on the opposite side of the body and I've read that shingles tends to be in just one area.
I'm extremely worried and paranoid that i have HIV (as i engaged in unprotected oral sex on a stranger, which I regret more than anything) or genital herpes.
I initially thought shingles, but my chest is also sore on the opposite side of the body and I've read that shingles tends to be in just one area.
I'm extremely worried and paranoid that i have HIV (as i engaged in unprotected oral sex on a stranger, which I regret more than anything) or genital herpes.
The risk according to the CDC is low -- 1/10000. The CDC is conservative, but there is always some risk.
For example, the woman cold have blood in her mouth (and while the mouth is a hostile environment for hiv), it's still possible for the blood to enter the urethra. And what if she's in the process of controverting when she has a high viral load?
Is this likely? Probably not.
But to prevent HIV (and more so other STDs), we should encourage the use of condoms even with oral sex.
Testing is an okay thing to do. It's harmless and everyone who is sexually active should get tested for HIV.
For example, the woman cold have blood in her mouth (and while the mouth is a hostile environment for hiv), it's still possible for the blood to enter the urethra. And what if she's in the process of controverting when she has a high viral load?
Is this likely? Probably not.
But to prevent HIV (and more so other STDs), we should encourage the use of condoms even with oral sex.
Testing is an okay thing to do. It's harmless and everyone who is sexually active should get tested for HIV.
Sephjay. You are wrong. Risk for oral sex does not exist. To say that oral sex is low risk is wrong. To protect themselves from HIV in sex you should protect the vaginal and anal sex, simple as that. ORAL SEX IS NOT RISK FOR HIV. Please advise correctly and based on scientific studies.
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