NEED HELP PLS URGENT
Submitted by darkaoshi on Sat, 04/07/2007 - 10:11pm.
i've been dating with this girl friend for 4 month, yesterday she got HIV test results, and she is positive, we always have sex with latex condom(troyan), but this one time 2 days ago we had sex during her period, and i shaved my pubic hair that day, so all the menstrual blood was on my skin, and i don't know wut are the chances of me being infected, we've been having sexual relations for 3 month and i reapeat always condom, but im scared can someone please answer me wut should i do now to be sure about it???
Hello! Thanks for writing!
Hello!
Thanks for writing! Good for you for always using protection. That being the case, you were very safe from getting HIV from her. Condoms are a very effective way to protect yourself from HIV and other STI's.
As for the period blood...Short answer: There may be a risk to you of getting HIV from her period blood if it got into any little un-healed cuts or scrapes (from shaving) on your penis or testicles. The cuts/scrapes from shaving would have had to be pretty fresh, or unhealed/irritated somehow (ie. razor burn) to be an open entrance to your bloodstream. Then, any HIV in her blood might make its way into your bloodstream, possibly causing an infection. However, if there were no fresh cuts or scrapes (or they were already healed), then just getting HIV+ blood on your skin would not be enough to cause an infection.
Long answer: I've sent you an email with lots of details in it. I hope it helps. Just so you know, we've never heard of anybody getting HIV this way, so what you describe is probably lower risk.
Let us know via direct email (info@avi.org) or infoline (1-800-665-2437) if you have any other questions.
Take care,
Heidi Exner.
Ty
ty for the answer, i'm waitting for my retest now, ^^ so yeah ty for everything. she's pushing me away tho :( and i don't want that :'(