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Chances Of HIV Through Unprotected Anal Sex?

I had unprotected anal sex from a guy who said he was negative. It wasn t the 1st time we had unprotected anal sex. But I was the 1st time he finished inside of me. Now about 3 weeks later I m paranoid cause I m having semi flu like symptoms but they only lasted about half a day then I felt better. Then they came back but after taking over the counter meds I felt better. I haven t been sleepy, or loss any weight or other symptoms of HIV. What should I do?! And I m just freaking myself out. Is it just the common cold cause over the counter meds worked on it?
posted on Fri, 21 Mar 2014
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Hello dear,

First of all, HIV cannot be diagnosed only with the basis of symptoms.
The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to common cold or upper respiratory tract infection which can be relieved with symptomatic management or a course of antibiotics.
Kindly consult your General Physician & start treatment as advised.

The chances of acquiring HIV occurs in 2 cases:
1. If your partner is affected with HIV
2. If there is any cut/raw surface in your mucosa through which the infection can spread.

If the above mentioned criteria doesn't hold true for your case, then there is no need to worry about getting HIV.

However, to relieve your concern, you can undergo certain tests like p24 assay or PCR for HIV, which becomes positive within a week and are almost 100 % sensitive.
Even the presence of a single virus in the body can be detected by PCR.
So, if this test comes negative, you can be sure that you are safe.

Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
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Chances Of HIV Through Unprotected Anal Sex?

Hello dear, First of all, HIV cannot be diagnosed only with the basis of symptoms. The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to common cold or upper respiratory tract infection which can be relieved with symptomatic management or a course of antibiotics. Kindly consult your General Physician & start treatment as advised. The chances of acquiring HIV occurs in 2 cases: 1. If your partner is affected with HIV 2. If there is any cut/raw surface in your mucosa through which the infection can spread. If the above mentioned criteria doesn t hold true for your case, then there is no need to worry about getting HIV. However, to relieve your concern, you can undergo certain tests like p24 assay or PCR for HIV, which becomes positive within a week and are almost 100 % sensitive. Even the presence of a single virus in the body can be detected by PCR. So, if this test comes negative, you can be sure that you are safe. Wishing you a good health. Take care.