Should you be afraid of HIV when...

Hello and welcome to e health forum. ‎

Since the intercourse was unprotected, with no ejaculation, the risk of infection ‎though present, would be less. ‎

Both giving and receiving oral sex can lead to the transmission of sexually transmitted infections or sexually ‎transmitted diseases (also known as STIs or STDs). ‎

HIV can pose a small risk for both the active (person giving the oral stimulation) and receptive (person receiving oral ‎stimulation) partner. The linings of the mouth and throat are very resistant to viral infections such as HIV, so ‎infection is unlikely if they are healthy. ‎

Transmission from an HIV positive receptive partner to an HIV negative active partner (YOU) may occur when ‎semen is comes into a cut, sore, ulcer or area of inflammation somewhere in their mouth or throat. ‎

The symptoms mentioned by you, appear to be due to streptococcal pharyngitis, which is common, and is a benign ‎infection, that resolves soon in most individuals. ‎

In case ejaculation occurs during oral sex, it is always wise, to spit it out and rinse your mouth. It is further advisable to always use a condom while performing oral sex, as this completely eliminates the risk of infection.

HIV is diagnosed based on the serological detection in the blood samples, and not from the symptoms that you ‎might be having. A person after exposure to HIV can get ‎tested as early as 4 weeks to 12 weeks with the ELISA for ‎HIV antibody test. 90% of normal individuals who have HIV ‎exposure, will seroconvert within 4-6 weeks. The ‎sensitivity of the ELISA test is 99.9%. ‎

For people who think they may have been exposed to HIV, having a test and receiving a negative result (which ‎‎means they are not infected with HIV), can put their mind at rest. ‎

To relieve your anxiety and for a definitive ‎diagnosis, you might consider getting screened with ‎HIV test. This will help you get over the past exposure and move ‎on ahead in your life. ‎

I hope this helps.‎

Thank you. I did an Elisa test recently, this was at exactly 38 days after the last unprotected contact (the last incident I described, in september). It was negative for hiv and other diseases like syfilis, ...
38 days is about 5 and a half weeks, was this enough time? And also, since the test was negative, is it ok for me te conclude that I did not get anything from the unprotected contact I had in august, since that was already more then 2 months ago at the time I took the test? Thank you!