Can HIV Be Transmitted After Protected Sex?

Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2014

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Question : hi my question is on 12th april i had a protected sex with a CSW and from 13th april i started having body pain and fatigue.This boday pain and fatigue lasted for a week and from sunday 20th april i had bad throat ,running nose as i even had a cold beer on 19th april night.i got my first Elisa test done on 21st april which came as negative.Then this sore throat,running nose lasted for 8-10 days and now i am fine.In the middle i had azithromycin- 500 mg for 5 days(once daily).to relax my anxiety i had one more elisa and HIV PCR RNA test done on me on 28th april.Both came as negative. Presently i do feel some pain in my legs when i get up in the morning ,Rest i dont feel any more symptom.But yes a small rash was there on my leg this saturday but today on wednesday it has kind of faded.i have a family and i am in lot of depression as i dont know what has happened.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
With protected sex you are HIV free.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.

You had a protected sex and it was a wiser act.
You are protected from HIV.
Earliest manifestations of HIV in the presence of an infection can occur only 4-6 weeks and that too only in about a half of the infected and not with all.Your symptoms started just on the next day of your encounter. This could be possible due to an air-born infection from your sex partner during close intimacy.
Nothing to worry. You are HIV free
Get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar