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What Causes Body Chills And Headache Post Unprotected Sex?
Question: Hello. First, I want to apologize for possible grammar mistakes, I'm not a native English speaker. I'm a 22 year-old heterosexual female. I have a question about a nature of HIV primary infection. Early morning on Saturday night, I had an unprotected sex (just for a few seconds, than I told my partner to stop and put on a condom). Next Friday in the afternoon (that is 7 days after the exposure), I started to get chills and maybe a temperature that went away after I took medication (ordinary fever reducer). During Friday night I had a fever and a headache and my eyes hu (the medication did not really help), and my muscles hurt only occasionally and just a little bit. On Saturday, I mostly felt good, probably as a consequence of medication (again, ordinary pain reliever and fever reducer), that I took in the morning. On Saturday evening and Sunday morning, I just had a temperature (not fever) and my eyes hurt, and on Sunday afternoon I felt good again, I even went to a museum. The lymph nodes did not seem to me to be enlarged during the weekend.
The next few days I was just a little bit tired, and I may had a couple of lymph nodes enlarged (but I'm not an expert on lymph nodes).
So I would like to ask whether this can be a primoinfection, given it's nature and early start. I'm probably over-thinking this, I know the sex was unprotected for only a couple of seconds, but it was my first sex ever, and even though I did not really bleed a lot, the chance of transmission is probably bigger.
Thank you for your answer, I'm so worried and think about it day and night :(
The next few days I was just a little bit tired, and I may had a couple of lymph nodes enlarged (but I'm not an expert on lymph nodes).
So I would like to ask whether this can be a primoinfection, given it's nature and early start. I'm probably over-thinking this, I know the sex was unprotected for only a couple of seconds, but it was my first sex ever, and even though I did not really bleed a lot, the chance of transmission is probably bigger.
Thank you for your answer, I'm so worried and think about it day and night :(
Brief Answer:
Hi and welcome to HCM
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
The risk of tranmsission of HIV during first sex comparing to "not first" sex is just negligibly higher, but generally there are very small chances of transmission considering short exposure. So if we even suppose that partner was hiv+,then risk is minor,but possible. those signs are nonspecific and may indicate any respiratory infection. But signs of primoinfections are nonspecific as well and it commonly confuses patients so everyone think of the worse. this is not typical period when acute retroviral syndrome occurs,but the only way to rule out infection is to do HIV test 3 weeks after exposure and although, the chances that you ll get infected after first and the only intercourse is low, ony test can be 100% sure to prove it. WIsh you good health. Regards
Hi and welcome to HCM
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
The risk of tranmsission of HIV during first sex comparing to "not first" sex is just negligibly higher, but generally there are very small chances of transmission considering short exposure. So if we even suppose that partner was hiv+,then risk is minor,but possible. those signs are nonspecific and may indicate any respiratory infection. But signs of primoinfections are nonspecific as well and it commonly confuses patients so everyone think of the worse. this is not typical period when acute retroviral syndrome occurs,but the only way to rule out infection is to do HIV test 3 weeks after exposure and although, the chances that you ll get infected after first and the only intercourse is low, ony test can be 100% sure to prove it. WIsh you good health. Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you very much. When you mentioned respiratory infection - the truth is that both of my roommates were ill that week or the next one as well, one of my roommate told me the doctor told her she probably had bronchitis, and my other roommate had temperature and cough, so that was the first explanation that I thought about, but I did not had cough or sore throat at all, so that's why I came to the conclusion my problems are not a respiratory infection.
Brief Answer:
Hi
Detailed Answer:
yes, we often see worried patients who "google" symptoms of HIV infections and then find their own symptoms in it. These symptoms are nonspecific and very common but of course, HIV is the last thing to think of since any viral or bacterial infection in our body, or allergy reaction manifest with those symptoms so you dont have reason to be concerned. Just in future use protection from the beginning and your temporary symptoms treat as simple virosis.
Hi
Detailed Answer:
yes, we often see worried patients who "google" symptoms of HIV infections and then find their own symptoms in it. These symptoms are nonspecific and very common but of course, HIV is the last thing to think of since any viral or bacterial infection in our body, or allergy reaction manifest with those symptoms so you dont have reason to be concerned. Just in future use protection from the beginning and your temporary symptoms treat as simple virosis.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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