[Question #13238] Risk of getting hiv after sex with sexworker
1 months ago
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I had oral sex with no condom with a sexworker that i dont know her hiv status what happen is that when we were finishing and i pulled out i realize that the condom stuck inside her , im no sure if the condom slipped before or after i tried to take out so i dont know how much skin to skin contact was. She didnt seem surprised she just make sure to take out the condom from inside her.My question is if i should start on pep or there are no high chanses that i get hiv im worried about the side effects of pep on my body. What should i do? I havent feel anything differen on my body since then this happened saturday night
1 months ago
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I mean to say that inhave oral sex no protection and vaginal sex with condom and the condom got stuck inside her vagina
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
1 months ago
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Welcome to the forum. Sorry for the longer than usual delay in reply. (Your online name gives me pause, but I'm guessing it's not your real name!)
You mention only HIV and your questions about PEP suggest that's the only STI on your mind. If so, you have no worries. There has never been a scientifically proved case of HIV transmission oral to penis. That includes entirely unprotected oral sex.
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The vaginal sex event also was little or no risk for HIV. It's common for a condom to remain in place when the penis leaves the vagina after sex; when it happens, protection is considered complete. In addition, in the US -- and Western Europe and most of the Americas -- HIV remains uncommon in female sex workers, so it is unlikely your partner had HIV. Even when the female partner has untreated HIV, with entirely unprotected vaginal sex the average chance the male partner will become infected is under one chance in 2,000. These are some of the reasons that sexually transmitted HIV remains a much more important problem in men who have sex with men than for heterosexual males and females.
If you were to learn your partner actually has HIV, some experts might advise PEP in this situation, and holding of on sex with your wife. Even then PEP would be optional. From a medical/risk perspective, I would consider even testing for HIV to be optional. The chance were infected is probably in the range of one in a million, tops. However, reassurance alone is a valid reason for testing: even with little or no risk, if you're going to worry about this, I would suggest being tested. You can have a valid HIV PCR RNA test 11 days after exposure.
You don't mention other STDs, and gonorrhea often is transmitted by oral sex. However, if within 5 days you have no discharge of pus from your penis or painful urination, there is almost no chance of gonorrhea.
I hope these comments are helpful. Let me know if anything isn't clear.
HHH, MD
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