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Driving myself crazy, please help!
2 and a half weeks ago I had protected anal sex with another male status unknown. when we first started he tried to insert it in me using soap, but the second I felt like it went in I pushed him away and made him get a condom. exactly two weeks to the day I noticed I have these pimples on my chest. they're red and small. they're spread pretty far away from each other, some in the middle and then going up towards the right to my shoulder. then today off and on I've felt really hot. I'm so worried this could be hiv. I can't stop thinking about it. I'm so stressed out that I've withdrawn from so many things in my life right now and all I wanna do is just be left alone. I feel like I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown because it's too early for me to test. I can't take this stress anymore. honestly thinking of never having sex again since this is what it gets me when this is only my second sexual partner. could I have it? was my risk high enough for it to be a big possibility? idk. I can't find anything online that give me a clear definition of what an hiv rash looks like or anything. idk what to do, or if it would even be worth going to the doctor because what could they do for me other than tell me it's too early to test? please help me ;(
Sorry - in my comment I mean its more likely that your partner isnt infected than is.
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thank you so much, you have no idea how much better I feel just reading that, seriously. thank you!(:
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I think you may have an irrational fear of HIV. While you may feel consumed by this you need to take a step back and try and think logicically.
HIV is a very sensitive virus and despite many beliefs its actually not that easy to catch. I seem to recall the estimated risk per single exposure is something like 1000 - 1.
Now if you step back and look at your risk. You dont know that your partner was HIV positive (more unlikely he isnt than is, then you dont know his viral load, any meds would reduce viral count)
The 1000 -1 risk exposure is assumed of full sex with hiv confirmed person. Given the very brief exposure, not knowing your partners status would dramatically increase your all very good odds.
You can take a combi test at 28 days (checks for virus and antibodies) maybe for your peace of mind this is a good idea. But if I was a betting man I would say the odds are extremely extremely in your favor that you did not contact any infection from this brief exposure.
I think you may have an irrational fear of HIV. While you may feel consumed by this you need to take a step back and try and think logicically.
HIV is a very sensitive virus and despite many beliefs its actually not that easy to catch. I seem to recall the estimated risk per single exposure is something like 1000 - 1.
Now if you step back and look at your risk. You dont know that your partner was HIV positive (more unlikely he isnt than is, then you dont know his viral load, any meds would reduce viral count)
The 1000 -1 risk exposure is assumed of full sex with hiv confirmed person. Given the very brief exposure, not knowing your partners status would dramatically increase your all very good odds.
You can take a combi test at 28 days (checks for virus and antibodies) maybe for your peace of mind this is a good idea. But if I was a betting man I would say the odds are extremely extremely in your favor that you did not contact any infection from this brief exposure.
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