Brief Answer: Unlikely to be ARS....early to declare failed PEP! Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this condo that got burst during the sexual encounter. No matter how much precaution we take, things may still turn out sour. However, I applaud your efforts to have considered protection and the active ongoing efforts to adequately address this. I wish you come out clean. From the information you have provided, these symptoms are very unlikely to be associate to acute seroconversion. The time line is just too good to be true. though the textbooks describe this in about 2-4weeks after contamination, it rarely happens as such in real life. Also, taking PEP would have at least mitigated the interval between exposure and onset of symptoms to a more distant date than the typical standard time line.. It is true you had these symptoms but, until proven otherwise, I will not liken them to conversion symptoms. Talking about a failed PEP is just too early and this can only be considered after testing and not from symptoms that do not seem too typical. It has been 2weeks already. I will suggest you consider taking a test next week(PCR) to know whether there is any contamination or not. 3weeks is enough time for this test to be able to provide reliable results about the possibility of a contamination or not. This will really help put your mind at ease as to what exactly is going on. In all, this is unlikely o represent ARS. This is not sufficient information to suggest a PEP failure. Get tested in a weeks time for objective and trust worthy results that you can depend on to make real conclusions. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and please feel free to ask for more information and clarification if need be. Dr. Ditah. MD.

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