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Default do i have hiv?? if i do how lon will i live? - 08-07-2009, 12:46 AM

i had PROTECTED sex with a girl 8 weeks ago ( who apparently tell me she's 100% doesn't have HIV)
I'm 18 year old male, she 28 has 3 kids( youngest is 3). my worry is the condom slipped half way up during intercourse ( not past the head of the penis though just about half way. i immediately took if off washed up and UT another one on. also she squirted her vaginal fluids all over my body and alto near my pubic area( i had shaved my pubes 6hours prior), she also gave me unprotected oral sex. i have been depressed the past 8 weeks not knowing my status. i did a HIV blood test at 6 weeks and it came up negative. the doctor told me i have nothing to worry about as a HIV test negative at 6 weeks is very reliable. she also told me to get tested at 6 months just in case, and told me not to stress about it.



my question is how reliable is a 6 week test?
also is my exposure really low ??
and if i end up having HIV how long will i have to live??( I'm very young 18 year old male) and pretty healthy.

plz anyone with a decent anwser this is a very serios matter to me and i keep stressing about it, any anwser would help but just make sure it nothing too harsh, i have been through alot lately and almost commited suicide because of these. thankyou
   
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Default 08-11-2009, 12:46 AM

Do u have any symptoms??...b/c i dont understand why u think u have hiv??...u didn't mention any symptoms?

I think ur good
   
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Default 08-12-2009, 12:46 AM

Dude seriously, you're fine. Blood tests are pretty much the most accurate test you can have- if it came up negative then you're in the clear so relax. And just because you had sex with a girl and the condom slipped half way up does not automatically mean you have HIV....you need to educate yourself before sleeping with anyone else.
   
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Default 08-16-2009, 12:46 AM

From what I have read, an HIV test at 6 weeks is about the SOONEST that you can be tested and be somewhat sure that the test is conclusive. However according to Mark H. Katz, M.D. Regional HIV/AIDS Physician Coordinator Kaiser Permanente of Southern California: "A negative Elisa/western blot tests for HIV at 13 weeks is reasonably conclusive, but most references state that a small percentage, less than a fraction of one percent, can turn positive between 3 and 6 months") or describe in their medical handbook 2003 (Hopkins institute) that some cases DO reconvert between 3 or 6 months." The standard of medical care in this case would be a follow-up test at 6 months.
Although your anxiety regarding this issue is understandable, why do you think you have been exposed to HIV anyway? You do not say if you questioned your sexual partner further, other than her statement that she is "100% certain" that she is not HIV+. Has she ever been tested? If so when? I would further ask about her sexual history: how many sex partners has she had, does she routinely use condoms and so forth. And since you are so worried, you might want to ask if she can provide written lab results. Normally when testing for STDs other tests are performed at the same time: chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea. That being said, if your first test was negative, you are most likely (and statistically) fine. So relax! Get a follow-up test at six months and continue to use condoms.
   
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Default 08-20-2009, 12:46 AM

Go see a doctor bra
   
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