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Can HIV Be Contracted Through Oral Sex?
Question: Hello Doctor,
Two weeks ago I was in a business trip to Shanghai and one night I took a prostitute from Vietnam back to my hotel room. She put a condom on and we started with oral sex. After a while we switch to normal sex but for some reason after 10or 20 seconds it didn't feel right and we went back to oral sex. I finished in her mouth and she realised thee condom was broken. After she left I did a water test and I found a 2 to 3 mm hole, I don't know if it was there the whole time or when it happens.
Now I am worried sick that I was exposed to an std. I did a test for gonorhea and chlamydia and I amwIting for results but I am afraid about HIV.
Do you think I should be worried and can I have unprotected sex with my wife?
Thank you for your time.
Two weeks ago I was in a business trip to Shanghai and one night I took a prostitute from Vietnam back to my hotel room. She put a condom on and we started with oral sex. After a while we switch to normal sex but for some reason after 10or 20 seconds it didn't feel right and we went back to oral sex. I finished in her mouth and she realised thee condom was broken. After she left I did a water test and I found a 2 to 3 mm hole, I don't know if it was there the whole time or when it happens.
Now I am worried sick that I was exposed to an std. I did a test for gonorhea and chlamydia and I amwIting for results but I am afraid about HIV.
Do you think I should be worried and can I have unprotected sex with my wife?
Thank you for your time.
Brief Answer:
testing is required
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
although the chances of having acquired HIV this way are very low (less than 1%) you should be tested because of the broken condom. 2 weeks time is the lowest possible time for a positive test but it's not a safe one if it's negative. Repeating the test would be wise. Try to avoid having unprotected sex or expose your partner to a potential infection until then.
The antibody tests that are usually used as a screening test may become positive only after 2-4 weeks have passed and may even take up to 3-6 months to get positive. p24 antigen can be detected sooner and there are other more expensive tests like HIV DNA PCR and virus load which provide more accuracy.
Kind Regards!
testing is required
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
although the chances of having acquired HIV this way are very low (less than 1%) you should be tested because of the broken condom. 2 weeks time is the lowest possible time for a positive test but it's not a safe one if it's negative. Repeating the test would be wise. Try to avoid having unprotected sex or expose your partner to a potential infection until then.
The antibody tests that are usually used as a screening test may become positive only after 2-4 weeks have passed and may even take up to 3-6 months to get positive. p24 antigen can be detected sooner and there are other more expensive tests like HIV DNA PCR and virus load which provide more accuracy.
Kind Regards!
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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