I am not aware of any rule that healthcare workers must be tested annually.
As for whther or not you need to be tested at this time, there is really no compelling medical reason to be tested. If you need to be tested for your own peace of mind, that of course is another issue. EWH
Thanks for the quick response. I actually was recently tested myself, a little less than a year ago. Should I go ahead and get tested at the 4-5 week mark, or seeing as the test is within a year, wait it out (unless of course I have another at-risk encounter)?
Also, do you know if there is any truth to the claim that to work in healthcare that one much be tested regularly?
Sorry about the additional questions. Thank you.
Let's talk about your risk fisrt. It is low. there is no risk from mutual masturbation and the risk from oral sex is very, very low if there is any risk at all. Some experts etimat that, IF your partner is infected, the risk of infection is less than 1 infection per 10,000 exposures and that estimate is probably on the high side. A number of experts believe there is no risk for HIV at all from either giveing or receivng oral sex. Even if there is statistical risk,m yours is very low, not only becua eof the averages but also becasue you r partner says he does not have infection and most peole do tell the truth, your exposure was brief, and your expsoure to potentially infectious matierials is minimal.
Having said that, you then ask if you should be tested. the answer to that is yes, not because of this exposure but because we recommend periodic STD "screening" (testing in the absence of symptoms) because you have had multiple partners over a period of less than a year. As a matter of personal protection, we recommend annual testing for anyone who has had two or more sex partners in the past year (we consider this to be health maintenance- we also recommend you get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked regularly). The more partners one has, the more frequently one should be tested. Screening however is not a substitute for condom protected sex however - we emphatically encourage this as well.
Hope these comments are helpful to you. EWH