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testing question
So i have taken 4 oraquick in home rapid tests since my event which was protected vaginal sex. i know that most people would not even test over this but i preferred to.
5 week test- negative
10 week test- negative
12 week test- negative
15 week (3 month post)- negative
am i in the clear? i know they say oraquick when not used by healthcare professionals can be inaccurate but with so many negatives am in the clear?
5 week test- negative
10 week test- negative
12 week test- negative
15 week (3 month post)- negative
am i in the clear? i know they say oraquick when not used by healthcare professionals can be inaccurate but with so many negatives am in the clear?
HIV is not a punishment ok? It's a disease that is fully avoidable and preventable by having protected sex WHiCH YOU DID and therefore you were not exposed! It is one of the most easiest diseases to avoid and you had no exposure at all so you are just wasting your time worrying about something for absolutely no reason.
well yeah i know guilt won't but i guess it's just that feeling of doing something wrong you need to be punished for, kind of comes from Catholic guilt i guess.
Guilt won't infect you with HIV! UNprotected sex can infect you but since you had protected sex then you OBVIOUSLY had no exposure! Get this through your head - You are testing for something you were not exposed to in the first place. Do you understand? Do you need someone to draw you a picture?
i have general health anxiety and i am already seeing someone for that so its kind of a day by day thing.
i guess it might have more to do with guilt. broke up with girlfriend, hooked up with an old one, then got back together with my original one. love her so much made such a bad mistake that i guess it worried me.
with those tests though i should be fine?
with those tests though i should be fine?
You've always been in the clear because you had NO RISK from protected sex! Why do you think they call it "protected" sex? Because using a condom is "protecting" you from getting HIV!
If I were you instead of wasting money on tests that are completely worthless for your problem, which is mental, I would spend that money on a social worker who can address your illogical HIV phobia, which is not normal and clearly requires some mental health intervention at this point.
If I were you instead of wasting money on tests that are completely worthless for your problem, which is mental, I would spend that money on a social worker who can address your illogical HIV phobia, which is not normal and clearly requires some mental health intervention at this point.
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