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Condom use and HIV

Dear Doctors First off I would like to thank you for contributing your time to this forum. I know there are a lot of people out there making mistakes and feeling guilty and scared afterwards. I know I am one of them. Here is my question. 7 days ago I went to a massage parlor in Orlando FL. While there I engaged in a covered blow job that lasted for about 2 minutes and condom protected intercourse that lasted for no more than five minutes with a female masseuse. I believe the condom was intact because if it wasn't I think the female would have told me when she went to take it off. Anyways here are my questions: 1) Did this occurrence put me at risk for HIV or STI? I am not having any symptoms 7 days out but guilty and nervous. The reason for this question is there are some individuals on this site in community forums who have said they have used a condom and acquired HIV or STI. 2) Should I get HIV and STI tested? 3) What are the chances that I could get HIV or a STI from this exposure if the female had either? Thank you for your time

2015-04-03 11:45:05

Amy

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Welcome to the forum and thanks for your question. Below is a link to a thread that discusses condom performance in great detail. Although a few years old the information remains accurate with one exception: condoms are somewhat less effective against genital HSV-2 infection than described in the thread: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/665887 Oral sex carries no HIV risk even without a condom. With an intact condom in place there is no chance you were infected. If the head of your penis and the urethral opening were covered you have nothing to worry about. To your specific questions: 1) Anybody can say anything they want on the web. Not only do some people give misinformation intentionally but many people mis-judge when and from whom they were infected. The fact remains that there are no proved cases of HIV transmission by oral sex from an oral to penile partner. Some other STDs especially herpes and HPV are sometimes acquired despite condoms. But this is from vaginal or anal sex not oral; and typically occurs because of skin contact above the condom -- which is generally not an issue for oral sex. 2) All people who are sexually active and non-monogamous should have routine HIV and STD testing (gonorrhea chlamydia syphilis) from time to time like once a year. If you haven't been tested recently this would be a good time while it's on your mind. But not beause of this particular event. 3) Zero risk for all practical purposes.

2015-04-03 11:45:38

David