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writes: I am freaking out big time here. I had protected sex with a guy I'm dating and the condom broke. He didn't ejaculate inside of me. Now I am dead worried I might have caught HIV. I'll be taking a test, but I'll have to wait for a couple of weeks, even a month to get an accurate result and I am freaking out real bad here. Please no judjment, just let me know if you think I might have gotten infected. Thank you!
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 March 2011): First, a correction to Honeypie's response:For antibody tests(1st-3rd generation tests), the recommendation is for 3 months for most people and 6 months if you are immunosuppressed(eg. taking chemotherapy).http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/testing/resources/qa/index.htmFor antibody+p24 antigen tests(4th-generation tests), the recommendation is 28 days.For PCR tests, the recommendation is 11 days. These tests are generally not recommended because they have a high rate of false-positives.---In order to calculate the chance that you caught HIV from this exposure, use the following formula from basic statistics:Your chance of HIV = Probability partner has HIV * probability of HIV transmission Not sure what country you are in, but find the HIV prevalence rate of yours from the following: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.htmlEx: US = 0.60% = 0.006Look for the probability of transmission(aka transmission rate) for your type of sex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV (Look under heading "Transmission")Ex: Receptive penile-vaginal intercourse = 10/10000 = 0.001For Vaginal Sex with partner of unknown status living in US:Your chance of HIV = 0.006 * 0.001 = 0.000006 = 0.0006% (6 in 1,000,000)For Anal Sex with partner of unknown status living in US:Your chance of HIV = 0.006 * 0.017 = 0.000102 = 0.0102% (1 in 10,000)For Vaginal Sex with partner of known status living in US:Your chance of HIV = 1 * 0.001 = 0.001 = 0.1% (1 in 1000)For Anal Sex with partner of known status living in US:Your chance of HIV = 1 * 0.017 = 0.017 = 1.7% (1 in 50)
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 March 2011): maybe it's just me, but isn't the bigger question why you don't trust your partner as truthful when he says he's sti/std free?
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 March 2011): Ok, you still need to get tested, but his risk level is really low so dont panic! Just make sure that you dont have unprotected sex again in this period. But just set a reminder in your phone to remind you to get tested, and try to forget about it! :) I know its easier said than done but youll most likely be fine and if not, theres nothing yuou can do till then! :)
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 March 2011): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionNo, no he said he's HIV negative. He reassured me saying he gets tested twice a year and he's into sports so he gets tested for that too. He also said he has come out of a relationship after 5 years and he'd been monogamous all the way through it. I really want to believe him. Maybe I'm just getting paranoid over nothing... Hopefully!
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reader, Honeypie  + ♥, writes (18 March 2011):
 I hope it turns out OK for you.
If you know your partner is HIV positive there is a tiny chance you got it. Which means, you SHOULD test in 3 months and then re-test in 9. Also no unprotected sex til the second test result in 9 months.
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 March 2011): Firstly, you need to wait 12 weeks to get an accurate test result.
Secondly, do you have any reason to believe your partner has HIV? If you know he is positive, or that he shares needles for IV drug use, or has sex with prostitutes or a lot of promiscuous sex in parts of the world where HIV is common, then there is a risk.
If not, then the risk is tiny. Its good to get checked out but really dont panic in the mean time! :)
More information would be helpful! feel free to message me if you want to talk more!
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