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What Is The Percentage Of Getting HIV Because Of Unprotected Sex?
Hi Dr. i'm a male jst married and had unprotected sex for over 2 weeks, before she found out that she was HIV positive. and i did my HIV which showed negative. but am not sure if the results were conclusive. what do you think is the percentage or chances of me being infected?
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Wed, 21 May 2014
Anonymous's Response
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Response
Hi
The chance of HIV infection after sexual contact with HIV patient is about 0.2-0.5%
But it is significant
Chance is more when patient is having slow CD4 count, high viral load, skin or mucous membrane breaks in recipient, following an unprotected sex etc
U need to undergo standard HIV screening as per protocols
If initial test is positive, get a repeat test after three months
If both r negative, then HIV is excluded .
Thank you
The chance of HIV infection after sexual contact with HIV patient is about 0.2-0.5%
But it is significant
Chance is more when patient is having slow CD4 count, high viral load, skin or mucous membrane breaks in recipient, following an unprotected sex etc
U need to undergo standard HIV screening as per protocols
If initial test is positive, get a repeat test after three months
If both r negative, then HIV is excluded .
Thank you
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