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What Are My Chances Of Getting HIV?

Hello Sir I am 32 year Male from Bangalore. I had a sexual exposure with a sex worker in Australia on 26-Oct-2013. Though I did not have any intercourse or oral sex, but I kissed and rubbed my lips against the girls vagina (it was wet) without licking or opening my mouth. Later when I read in the internet I saw that lips is a mucous membrane and there is possibility of getting HIV through minute cracks in the lips. After coming back to India, I am very tensed about this whole incident. I did HIV ELISA tests at 75, 90 & 108 days of exposure. All came negative. But in spite of these tests I feel that I am seeing some symptoms after 3 months of exposure. Since 3 - 4 weeks I am having a slight throat irritation (without fever or cough) and occasional small red rashes appearing on my back, hand, thighs that itch and go away in a few hours or days. I went to a VD specialist and told him the incident. He said that the rashes are urticaria and created by stress. Since I was tensed, I requested him to advice a more sophisticated test than ELISA. Based on his advice I did HIV Viral Load Test by Real Time PCR (Rotor Gene - 3000) after 4 months of exposure. The result of the test came 0 copies (negative). I am still tensed because of my throat irritation and occasional rashes and would seek your advice whether I need additional tests until 6 months are passed. I saw in the internet that only those people who have weak immune system due to AIDS, cancer etc. take more than 3 months to get detected in blood test. A normal person would be conclusive at 3 months post exposure?
Wed, 5 Nov 2014
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HIV AIDS Specialist 's  Response
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.

Risk of HIV through by rubbing of vulva is negligible.

You had negative HIV ELISA twice after 90 days from the risk activity. It is very much confirmatory. You are free from HIV and need no further testing. The same was confirmed by RNA PCR test.
Throat infection is very common for anybody. It would not have any relation to HIV. Nothing to worry. Consult your physician and get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan
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What Are My Chances Of Getting HIV?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. Risk of HIV through by rubbing of vulva is negligible. You had negative HIV ELISA twice after 90 days from the risk activity. It is very much confirmatory. You are free from HIV and need no further testing. The same was confirmed by RNA PCR test. Throat infection is very common for anybody. It would not have any relation to HIV. Nothing to worry. Consult your physician and get well soon. Dr S.Murugan