Hello again
Well, as Jose has mentioned, there is a risk - albeit a relatively low absolute risk - of you contracting HIV and other STD's from this episode. So you do need to test for all of these.
You can do a third generation antibody only HIV test at 6 weeks or a fourth generation combined antibody and antigen HIV test at 28 days after exposure.
You may be able to get an HIV PCR RNA test and this will give you great accuracy at 10 days after exposure.
The chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests are best done after an interval of 7 days and the hepatitis B and syphilis at 28 days.
The prospect of you becoming HIV positive is probably unlikely but it is something you need to test for.
best wishes, Sean
I have had diherrea nearly 20 visits to the restroom today with flu like symptoms with out fever or rash or swollen nodes
Jose
Thanks for the quick response. So this incident was 5 days ago. I got no sleep last night , since I had a late night workout . But I feel incredibly weak and I have used the restroom (dihearrea) almost 6 times today. My whole body is entirely sore and my stomach is severely sensitive. . It might be from my chest workout last night but I'm incredibly nervous since this could possible be STD symptoms.. Any thoughts? Should I be worried of HIV?? Or could this be symptoms of something else?
Hello,
Thank you for your post. Here are your answers as follows:
1.) Your HIV risk is very low. However if there was unprotected penetration, there would have been a possible risk. If she was positive, this would be less than 0.1%. You should get tested at the appropriate window period depending on the test.
2.) If you have contracted anything, it is much more likely one of the common STDs, such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Herpes, etc. Some of these infections might not show any symptoms.
3.) As you did not perform oral sex as such on the sex worker, there would have been no risk for you to pass anything onto your girlfriend by performing oral sex. No need to worry.
In summary, I would advise you to get a full STD screening at the appropriate window period before you engage in any kind of sexual activity with your girlfriend,
Best wishes,
José