When Should Be Post Exposure Prophylaxis Done After An Exposure?

Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2014

Question: had protected anal sex in Las Vegas with transgender prostitute and did not cum so she took condom off and put lube on her anus I could not get hard but tried tovput in for 5 min and could not. should I try to get PEP? and what are my chances of contracting HIv? I have no other STDs or cuts. I do have a red rash on the corner top of my penis head. thanks a lot.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Need more information

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it.

I would like to gather some more information from you in order to be able to help you better

-When was this sexual encounter?How many days before?
-So you tried to have unprotected anal sex but could not but there was genital rubbing, right?
-Did you practice any other form of sex?
-Can you upload a clear digital picture of the red rash on penile head?

The guidelines are clear cut for PEP, to avoid any confusion: "PEP should be provided following exposure of non-intact skin (through percutaneous sharps injury or skin abrasion) or mucous membranes (through sexual exposure or splashes to the eyes, nose or oral cavity) to a potentially infected body fluid from a source that is HIV-positive or has unknown HIV status. Body fluids that may transmit HIV include blood, genital secretions and cerebrospinal, amniotic, peritoneal or pleural fluids"

Regards

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