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Q: Testing requirements for HIV

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 27th, 2008

hi, i had oral sex with my girl few days back and i am her only sex partner since beginning.. she gave me a blowjob.. then we slept and i woke up at nite twice and i puked.. i was drunk at that nite and i didnt had my dinner.. the temperature was cold.. the next two days i travelled and i felt little low.. i slept for 12 hours at nite both the days.. there is some dry siemen which deposists underneath the skin on my penis and its some times lillte itchy.. but it has been from the past one week..
so could you please tell me if i am infected with HIV ??
i am really worried..

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on December 29th, 2008

HIV and AIDS Answer A5188

The symptoms you reported (“feeling little low”, dry semen) do not indicate an HIV infection. However, it can not be excluded based on the facts you gave. The symptoms of getting infected with HIV might include: fever, moderate pain throughout the body, maybe even a sore throat or running nose. The symptoms are very similar to any flu-like infection and can vary a lot. They usually appear several weeks after exposure. You might want to have an HIV test 3 and 6 months after exposure to exclude HIV infection.

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