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Can HIV Be Contracted Through Sexual Intercourse?

Posted on Wed, 8 Jun 2016

Question: One month back I had a sex wit 2 girls in one week, now I feel body pain and on my hand small 3 red dots. is this hiv? Am really afraid about this please answer me

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Sugget to get tested for HIV and rule out the possibility.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
All the exposures are not infectious. The girls you had encountered were not necessarily HIV positives.
Nobody, even agreat expert can not tell whether it is due to HIV or not by seeing such lesions alone without testing the blood for HIV. Body pain and red dots can occur in many situations other than HIV.Guessing things and odd possibilities would bring unnecssary mental tension. Rule out the possibility of HIV with appropriate tests.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (11 minutes later)

Sir they r my girlfriend's, nd I don't know about hiv. Did u see dat 3 red dots on my hand? and last week I tested RVD (tri dot) it's showing negative. Please tel me sir

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Your lesions are not related to HIV.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
They are your girl friends (known girls). Chances of HIV is low. The red dots are not specific for HIV.
Tridot done by 3 weeks after the exposure was not reliable. As you are in window period antibody tests are not reliable. You can go for antigen detecting test like P24 antigen test or DNA PCR, Qualitative RNA PCR are reliable and confirmatory to rule out HIV 1 infection by 1 month duration after the risk activity.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (17 minutes later)

Is there any possibilitys to hiv? I don't know anything about hiv?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are unlikely due to HIV.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Earliest manifestations of HIV can occur in the presence of an infection 4-6 weeks after the exposure. It will be usually a 'flu' like syndrome (fever, headache, body pain and throat infection). Rashes can occur rarely.
But not like dots in your hand. Your lesions are unlikely due to HIV. Whatever may be the symptom without a positive blood report HIV can not be diagnosed unless it is an advanced state where certain diseases specific only for HIV can occur.
When your girl friends are not HIV positive then you can not HIV from them.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (15 hours later)

Sir but I had a sex wit 2 girls in single week? that's y am afraid of this much. And my body full pain sir muscle pain, Not feeling hungry.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Body pain and loss of appetite can occur due to anxiety also.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Rather than sex with two known girls, sex with unkown partner or people with mutiple sex partners or sex workers are more risky.
Body pain and loss of hunger can occur with anxiety and in many other conditions also. Not necessarily be due to HIV.
But testing for HIV is the only answer for everything.
DR S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (48 hours later)

Sir I have enclosed lab report of p24 antigen test please interpret the result to me? Is this screening test is enough or should I do some more tests...because I had sex one month before, so will it detect or shall test some more?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You are free from HIV 1 infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
You had undergone 4th generation DUO test (P24 Antigen+ HIV 1 and 2 antibodies). You had this test by 1 month after the exposure. This negative test by one month ruled out the possibility of HIV 1 infection. P24 antigen detection by 1 month is highly reliable confirmatory. Antibody part of this test can be reliable only after 12 weeks after the exposure (after the window period). HIV 1 infection is most commonest HIV infection(99.5%) throughout the world except in certain parts of XXXXXXX HIV 2 is rare (less than 0.5%) and can be detected by antibody detection test after the window period.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (12 hours later)

Sir please Tel me clearly.... I had a sex February 26th 2016 . This test is enough or what? Am HIV infected or not? Plz check my report s . am very tensed.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are free from HIV 1 infection beyond any doubt.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
You are still in the window period of HIV infection. Antibody formation may be delayed up to 12 weeks after the exposure in the presence of HIV. So these tests cannot detect the presence of HIV infection during the window period. Presence of antigen particles of HIV can be detected earlier. P24 antigen part of this test can detect only HIV 1 infection. So your negative 4th generation test ruled out the possibility of HIV 1 infection. A rarest possibility of HIV 2 infection is yet to be ruled out after the window period.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (9 hours later)

Sir now I found one red rash on my hand and it's itchy sir.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Red itchy rash on your hand is unlikely be due to HIV/STD

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Itchy red rash over hand is not due to any STD/HIV. But intimate contact during sex can pass some other skin disease like scabies. Consult a dermatologist and get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)

Sir And finally I have no HIV?

Sir what's dat HIV 2? How it will affect? Plz tel me clearly about HIV 2. Any chances to affect HIV 2 to me?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
HIV 2 is less virulent and chances of transmission is low compared to HIV 1

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Prevalence HIV 2 is less than 1% throughout the world except in certain places of XXXXXXX It is less virulent, chances of transmission is less, so it is less prevalent. Otherwise sypmtoms and route of transmission are almost same as that of HIV 1 infection.
Your 4th generation DUO test one month after the exposure clearly ruled out HIV 1 infection already as P24 antigen was not detected.
DR S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 minute later)

Is there any possibility of HIV 2 to me?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
HIV 2 infection has to be ruled out.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, Welcome back.
A very remote possibility of HIV 2 infection has to be ruled out after window period or it can be done by now with HIV 2 specific RNA PCR test available only with selective laboratories.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (12 hours later)

Sir really am afraid sir.... Now I found one red rash in my lower lip place. See that phto. It's not itchy.

And on my chest there are some red red pimples it's not dat much itchy. Is HIV rashes itchy or not? Am totally confused and afraid abt this. BT report is negative. How it possible?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rashes are not related to HIV.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
I can say that your rashes are not related to HIV.
It could be due to excessive heat waves or your hot enviroment in working place or at residence. There is nothing to get afraid.
Consult a Dermatologist and get well.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (3 minutes later)

Sir But what was that lower lip red rash please see that phto ...

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not related to HIV.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
I am not able to see the red rash over the lower lip with clarity. Possibly some allergic rash. Still it could not be due HIV. Consult a Dermatologist.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (42 hours later)

Sir i had a sex with two my girl friends 1st girl with last month 22nd and with 2 nd girl 26th, my question is this P24 test is accurate result or not? Tel me clearly sir please

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Nnondetectable P24 antigen ruled out HIV 1 infection beyond any doubt.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
What you had was not an exclusive P24 antigen test. It was a 4th generation DUO test. As I had already told that your P24 antigen part of this test is very much confirmatory, one month after the exposure. The negative test ruled out the possibility of HIV 1 infection.
P24 Antigen part of the test was able to detect only HIV 1 antigen and not HIV 2 infection.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (12 minutes later)

But now on my chest I found red rashes .... This rashes not itchy sir, HIV rashes itchy or not? Multiple sex is cause HIV?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No specific characters for HIV rashes.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome once again.
There is no specific characteristic for HIV rash. All types of skin diseases which can produce rashes can also occur in HIV disease also and the severity would be according to the severity of the immune deficiency and it could be either itching or nonitching. Early acute infection rarely associate with generalised pink color rashes like that in measles or any viral fever with very mild itching or without much itching and not as papules.
Multiple sex is as such not infectious, if any one of the partner has HIV then you would have likely chances to get infection.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (2 hours later)

Sir u told that P24 test is after one month of exposure is accurate. Exposure means sex or what? I had a sex Feb 22nd and 26th. NW am I safe? Tel me sir.am totally confused n down. I can't bare this tension.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You are free from HIV 1 infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
I had told already that you are free from HIV 1 infection as per your test report. It is confirmatory.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Deepak

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (3 hours later)

Sir again I found red rash on my chest..... See dat.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Dermatologist can solve your problem after careful examination

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Possibility of insect bite allergy has to be ruled out. Consult a Dermatologist and get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (34 hours later)

Sir today I found two red dots on my pennie. Whts this sir?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It could be due to anything other than HIV 1 infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome Back to HCM.
It could be anything other than HIV 1 infection. It could possibly be an extension of you skin lesions elsewhere in the body. Possibility of genital herpes can stike my mind or allergy to soaps, antiseptics, Condom? are to be thought of. It is a high time for you to meet a Dermatologist and get treated. I am out of country for 9 days. Bear with me.
Get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (5 hours later)

Sir doctor told that is herpes. Is it serious health problem? Is it related to HIV? And it is hsv virus problem. Any serious problem? Tel me clearly sir plz

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (43 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Herpes infection is not necessarily related to HIV

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Different types of Herpes infections are there. Herpes Simplex 1and 2, Herpes zoster etc. Among which HSV 2 is sexually transmiscible whereas others can be acquired through casual contact. All these infections would unlikely be president scatteredly all over the body. I am not sure what your Dermatologist referred to. They are not necessarily related to HIV. All can be treated with appropriate drugs. Follow the advice of your Dermatologist. I am out of country for a while.
Get well soon.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (5 days later)

Sir on my finger nail I found small verticle black line and my throat scratchy, and little bit body pain, headache .... These symptoms related to HIV or Not?

This lines under the nails .... And it's not clear in phto so highlight that part. Please help me out sir.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Symptoms are unlikely to be due to HIV

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
The sensation in your throat, body pain and all may be due to nonspecific some infection. Nail lines are not related to HIV.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (7 hours later)

Sir since last 15 days muscle ache and joint pain I can't bare this pain.... BT doctors telling dat ntng everything is fine. But still am suffering from arms pain, arms joint pain and hand tingle . Is it related HSV virus? Tel me about that virus.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Symptoms are unlikely due to HIV

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
HIV can practically affect any system of the body in late stages when the immunity of the body goes very low. According to the severity of immune defficiency the symptoms can occur and not in the early stages. Majority of these patients with HIV remain symptom free for more than 10 years.
But without a positive blood report nobody can diagnose a HIV disease.
Your doctors will fix the cause of your symptoms soon with all findings of examination and investigation report.
Get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar