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What Causes Blood In Throat And Bumps In Armpit After Sex?
Question: Hi Doctor, I am a XXXXXXX man. I had unprotected oral with another man, he did not ejaculate in my mouth and the oral was very short (a minute maybe). However, after the sex I notice blood in my throat form trauma that the oral sex made. After three weeks and a half I began feeling something uncomfortable in my armpits, the doctor palpate at almost 4 weeks and didn't feel anything but then the next day I was able to feel bumps in both armpits. Today is 5 weeks and I feel also swollen under my left ear. I am wonder if this sign of HIV ARS. But, I have no other symptom: no fever, no rash, no sore throat, I actually don't even feel bad. It just the lymph nodes. I had a recent check up before the encounter and all the tests were negative. Is HIV testing warranted?
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Brief Answer:
Unlikely to be a seroconversion illness / ARS
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for writing in.
Since you have not had typical symptoms like fever, rash, malaise, etc., this is unlikely to be a seroconversion illness / ARS.
However, the possibility of a HIV infection cannot be ruled out after the unprotected oral sexual encounter. At this point, doing a HIV antibody test would be inconclusive as the window period for detection is about 3 months. So, I would suggest that you have a HIV testing done after 3 months.
Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MBBS., DPM., MRCPsych.(U.K.)
Consultant Psychiatrist
Unlikely to be a seroconversion illness / ARS
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for writing in.
Since you have not had typical symptoms like fever, rash, malaise, etc., this is unlikely to be a seroconversion illness / ARS.
However, the possibility of a HIV infection cannot be ruled out after the unprotected oral sexual encounter. At this point, doing a HIV antibody test would be inconclusive as the window period for detection is about 3 months. So, I would suggest that you have a HIV testing done after 3 months.
Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MBBS., DPM., MRCPsych.(U.K.)
Consultant Psychiatrist
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