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Do Condoms Always Prevent HIV Transmission?
Question: What is my chance of having HIV? Details: I've been married to a woman for six years, together a year before that, we have one daughter together who's 14 months old. Before my wife, I was with a fair amount of women, a few one nights stands, too. I wore condoms with all of them. None of them, that I know of, have HIV. But now, with the XXXXXXX sheen thing, and learning that symptoms can lay dormant for ten years. I'm getting checked next week just to be safe,b ut I wanted to know if I really had anything to worry about.
Brief Answer:
condoms provide 98 to 99% protection
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Latex condoms reduce the risk of transmission by 98 to 99% if used consistently and accurately.
This refers to storage, expiration date,application etc
Since you used condoms consistently , this means that your chance of HIV is very very low.
It means that you are not likely to be infected.
HIV can remain dormant for a long period of time as you stated but based on the history given, you should be ok.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
condoms provide 98 to 99% protection
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Latex condoms reduce the risk of transmission by 98 to 99% if used consistently and accurately.
This refers to storage, expiration date,application etc
Since you used condoms consistently , this means that your chance of HIV is very very low.
It means that you are not likely to be infected.
HIV can remain dormant for a long period of time as you stated but based on the history given, you should be ok.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I "went down," on the girls though. Does that increase my chances? I don't even know if they have/had HIV, but I'm just getting checked anyway.
Brief Answer:
risk with oral sex is a lot less
Detailed Answer:
HI
there is a risk of transmission with oral sex but it is considered a lot less than with vaginal/penile intercourse.
This means that there is a small chance of HIV exposure.
Please feel free to ask any other questions
risk with oral sex is a lot less
Detailed Answer:
HI
there is a risk of transmission with oral sex but it is considered a lot less than with vaginal/penile intercourse.
This means that there is a small chance of HIV exposure.
Please feel free to ask any other questions
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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