Can HIV Be Contracted Through Unprotected Oral Sex?

Posted on Mon, 5 Dec 2016

Question: Im worried i have HIV. I had unprotected oral sex with my partner. I was tested and it came back negative but since then ive had muscle aches, a rash on my body and headaches. Was told by another doctor it was nothing to be concerned about then i had swollen glands since then it has been suggested by a doctor that i have severe anxiety. Can you help?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are not necessarily due to HIV infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
Symptoms of muscle pains, rash and head ache and even the swollen glands are not specific only to HIV infection, these can occur due to various reasons including anxiety. How long after the exposure you had these symptoms, will give a clue whether it could be due to HIV or not? Your sex partner would remain HIV free. All the unprotected exposures are not necessarily infectious.
When you had your exposure? How long after the exposure you had your HIV test? Only with theses details one can confirm the validity of the test.
Dr S.Murugan

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