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possible ARS?

I've met a girl almost two months ago and we pretty much fell inlove. We had regular protected sex until last weekend when we decided not to use a condom anymore. We talked about this for several days and we both told our status as healthy, with tests done. I did believe her and that is why I agreed to have unprotected sex.

5 days later, I got a strong sore throat  and felt like feverish but my tempereture didnt rise. Is this possible to be ARS and she wasnt completely honest with me?
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Thank you very much. You relieved me a bit of my conscience. It must be the flue or something then... thx again.
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366749 tn?1544695265
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ARS do not appear that soon, typically after 2-3 weeks and last for another 1-2 weeks, Your chances of picking up the infection is very low. There is strong possibility that she may not be infected because HIV infected polulation is typically less than 0.5%  and chances of having infection as a result of one act of unprotected sex is 1 out of 2000 for a circumcized male. Therefore your overall risk is pretty low, 2.5 in a million.

However having said that, if you are not sure about her status, relax, wait and get yourself tested after 12 weeks of the incident to get a conclusive result and lay your worries to rest permanently.
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