[Question #418] (HIV -CONCERN)
104 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
104 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum and my apologies for the delayed response. I thought I had answered your questions earlier.
The exposure that you describe did not put you at any risk for HIV or other STIs. You do not know if your partner was infected (most transsexuals are not) and even if she was, mutual masturbation and touching, even when genital secretions are transferred from one person to another in the course of the activity, do not lead to infection. The virus and other bacteria and viruses which cause STIs are very fragile and die upon contact with the air. There are no cases in which HIV has been transmitted under the circumstances that you describe despite the fact that many, many people have had these sorts of exposures.
In addition, the combination of testing you describe has repeatedly proved that you were not infected. The combination HIV antigen/antibody test you describe provides definitive results at any time more than 28 days after exposure and the antibody tests (like the INSTI antibody test) provide definitive results at 8 weeks (56 days) following exposure. Thus you have verified that you were not infected (your other test results serve to support the statement about proving you were not infected)
I suspect that the symptoms you describe reflect one of the sorts of common viral infections that many people (or couples such as you and your wife) get from time to time.
Please be assured you were not infected. There is no reason for further concern or for further testing. Again, sorry for the delay in your receipt of this response. EWH
104 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
104 months ago
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104 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
104 months ago
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No, stress does not lower your immune system/resistance to infection. Believe you test results.
This thread will now be closed. EWH