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What Are The Symptoms Of HIV?

Hi,

I am a 22 year-old gay male. I had received unprotected oral sex from another man about a year ago. He had also sucked on my nipples. I was afraid that I had contracted an STD, namely HIV. I was tested for all of them about 2 months or so after the incident, and everything came out negative.

But starting about a month ago, I have been having chronic headaches and some aches on my body. Is there a chance that I may have HIV. I am scared that perhaps I got tested for it too soon.

Please advise me. I am a very anxious person.

Regards,
Tom
Mon, 22 Sep 2014
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Hello Tom
Although HIV can be isolated typically in low titers from saliva of a small proportion of infected individuals , there is no convincing evidence that saliva can transmit HIV infection either through kissing or oral sex ( so in your case HIV rule out with this way).


Antibodies to HIV begin to appear within 2 weeks of infection ( so this is also ruled out that you are having HIV infection ) but in your case you tested 2 months after contract .
You are having headache , body ache but these symptoms may be due to stress or trauma , so need not to worry .
Symptoms of HIV are , fever, pharyngitis , lymphadenopathy, headache / retro-orbital pain, arthralgias/myalgias, lethargy/malaise, anorexia/weight loss, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea , rashes , Mucocutaneous ulceration ( on tongue and in mouth).
None of these symptoms present in your case , so no chance of HIV infection.
Still you have any doubt get P 24 rapid nucleic acid amplification test for confirmation . But in my opinion according to your query , you are HIV free.
Good luck.
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What Are The Symptoms Of HIV?

Hello Tom Although HIV can be isolated typically in low titers from saliva of a small proportion of infected individuals , there is no convincing evidence that saliva can transmit HIV infection either through kissing or oral sex ( so in your case HIV rule out with this way). Antibodies to HIV begin to appear within 2 weeks of infection ( so this is also ruled out that you are having HIV infection ) but in your case you tested 2 months after contract . You are having headache , body ache but these symptoms may be due to stress or trauma , so need not to worry . Symptoms of HIV are , fever, pharyngitis , lymphadenopathy, headache / retro-orbital pain, arthralgias/myalgias, lethargy/malaise, anorexia/weight loss, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea , rashes , Mucocutaneous ulceration ( on tongue and in mouth). None of these symptoms present in your case , so no chance of HIV infection. Still you have any doubt get P 24 rapid nucleic acid amplification test for confirmation . But in my opinion according to your query , you are HIV free. Good luck.