Hi

HIV can be in the vaginal fluids so it is possible for it to pass to someone if they are performing oral sex. HIV does not survive well in the saliva so we find this is not a common way for HIV to pass to someone.

It’s hard to know your exact chance of getting HIV as it really depends on the person’s situation, for example if they don’t have HIV there is no chance of getting HIV. Also, if they do have HIV but they are taking HIV medication and the virus is undetectable in their blood it would be highly unlikely of it passing to you.

There are no symptoms that are specific to HIV, the only way to find out if HIV has passed to you is by doing a HIV test. It’s great that you have booked a test for this, just ask the health professional you see what the window period is for the test they use.

With what you have written I think it is unlikely to have HIV passed to you, but we know that it can be very stressful waiting to do the HIV test and get the results. Have a look at our worry page for some helpful suggestions on what to do during this period.

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Health Nurse

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