Hiv transmission question?
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Most HIV tests are antibody tests that measure the antibodies your body makes against HIV. It can take some time for the immune system to produce enough antibodies for the antibody test to detect and this time period can vary from person to person. This time period is commonly referred to as the “window period”. Most people will develop detectable antibodies within 2 to 8 weeks (the average is 25 days). Even so, there is a chance that some individuals will take longer to develop detectable antibodies. Therefore, if the initial negative HIV test was conducted within the first 3 months after possible exposure, repeat testing should be considered 3 months after the exposure occurred to account for the possibility of a false-negative result. Ninety seven percent will develop antibodies in the first 3 months following the time of their infection. In very rare cases, it can take up to 6 months to develop antibodies to HIV.
Another type of test is an RNA test, which detects the HIV virus directly. The time between HIV infection and RNA detection is 9-11 days. These tests, which are more costly and used less often than antibody tests, are used in some parts of the United States.
I would say to be safe deffinately be re tested in the next 2-4 months. Good luck and be safer next time ;)
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Remember also dear that men secrete small amounts of semen throught intercourse even before orgasm or "ejaculation"
get tested again in a month or so, make it a regular thing to get tested at least every 6 mos. There are really no symptoms, a blood test and white count is needed.
If your "partner" and/or yourself are not HIV carriers (and it's possible that you both are not) - then consider yourself to be lucky to the extreme and stop taking needless risks like this.
There may have been no ejaculation, but he could still have lost some semen in the process (in much the same way that guys who "pull out" prematurely can still become fathers).
Continue to be monitored routinely, and please avoid any unprotected sex.
It's a terrible waste of life.
The CDC offers a 1 in 200 estimate of HIV transmission for a male receiving sex from another male IF the providing male is KNOWN HIV+.
Since you don't know your partner's status, your risk is lower.
An HIV blood test is 95% accurate 30 days after your possible exposure. It is 99% accurate after 90 days. (the test checks for HIV antibodies, your body needs time to build these up, if you did indeed contract) So after 30 days, think about getting tested. If you are negative, let some of that anxiety slide off, then get tested again 60 days later. A negative result at that point, combined with the low possibility of transmission in the first place, puts your odds of being HIV+ at next to nothing.
The odds are heavily in your favor here. Even so, please get tested. Early detection of the virus will add years and probably decades to your life, and research continues daily.
You never know, sweetie, get tested again in 6 months just to be sure!! I'm sure you know that the virus can take a while to form. Just never do that again: always use a condom and then you wouldn't have to worry. Good luck!!
THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION. YES THERE IS A POSSIBLITY IF HE WAS HIV+ THAT YOU COULD OF CONTRACTED IT. IT DON'T MATTER IF IT WAS 15 MIN OR 1 MIN . IF A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRE *** WAS EJECTED THERE IS A POSSIBLITY. I WOULD GO GET TESTED IN 2 MONTHS AND THEN AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER. BETTER SAFE THEN SORRY RIGHT?
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