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Home / Answered Questions / Hi, I sincerely hope you can answer my questions. I had recovered from a herpes outbreak on my penis in June. Then on 27 Sep (since thenthere are no more sores etc), i had sexual encounter with 2 escorts when i was travelling. 1) I had non protected oral sex (insertive) and protected vaginal sex with the lady. 2) i had non protected oral sex twice (insertive) with another lady and i ejaculated into her mouth once. I know it has been mentioned in this forum that oral sex is very low risk. However, on the 2nd oral sex encounter, i could not ejaculate and she was very vigorous with the oral sex. There was no tear nor cut as far as i can tell. Last week however (18 Oct), i have discomfort/itch around urethra and also when starting/stopping urination but no discharge or redness, and i have a backache on one side. I went to the doc for my flu & sore throat, and he did a urine test for me and said i had no infection. I was given a course of clarithromycin 250mg twice per day for my sore throat. I am very worried, could i have contracted HIV? Do i need to get tested in your view? What are my odds? Thank you very much and i hope you can reply soon as i am losing sleep over this!

Hi,I sincerely hope you can answer my questions.I had recovered from a herpes outbreak on my penis in June. Then on 27 Sep (since thenthere are no more sores etc), i had sexual encounter with 2 escorts when i was travelling.1) I had non protected oral sex (insertive) and protected vaginal sex with the lady.2) i had non protected oral sex twice (insertive) with another lady and i ejaculated into her mouth once. I know it has been mentioned in this forum that oral sex is very low risk. However, on the 2nd oral sex encounter, i could not ejaculate and she was very vigorous with the oral sex. There was no tear nor cut as far as i can tell.Last week however (18 Oct), i have discomfort/itch around urethra and also when starting/stopping urination but no discharge or redness, and i have a backache on one side. I went to the doc for my flu & sore throat, and he did a urine test for me and said i had no infection. I was given a course of clarithromycin 250mg twice per day for my sore throat.I am very worried, could i have contracted HIV? Do i need to get tested in your view? What are my odds?Thank you very much and i hope you can reply soon as i am losing sleep over this!

Hi

We don’t see HIV being passed when receiving oral sex. Using a condom for vaginal sex offers good protection against HIV.

There are some other STI that can be passed when receiving oral sex without a condom. Have a look at our “Know your chances” web page, it provides information on your chances of getting or passing an STI depending on how you are having sex.

I don’t know you full medical or sexual history and I am not sure if you felt comfortable talking to the doctor about your sexual history. I would be interested to see what urine test the doctor did for you. In some situations they will just do a urine dip stick while you are in a clinic to help them determine if someone has a urinary tract infection (UTI).

The symptoms you have described of discomfort/itch around the urethra could be symptoms of a STI. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are two STI that can cause symptoms like this. I would make sure the doctor tested for these two STI. If your chlamydia and gonorrhea tests are negative and you still have these symptoms, it would be worthwhile going back to the doctor’s office. There are some other STI that can cause these types of symptoms but are not generally tested for. If you don’t feel comfortable talking to the doctor about your sexual history you can always come to another clinic. Have a look at our clinic finder for a clinic in your area.

We don’t see HIV passing with the type of risk you have described, but since many STI do not show symptoms we recommend people go for regular STI testing. As you have been thinking about HIV it wouldn’t hurt to get HIV testing when you get tested for the other STI. We find if someone is really worried about HIV passing to them, a HIV non-reactive test result can bring good peace of mind.

Have a look at our “STIs at a glance” chart, it provides information on how long you need to wait before getting tested (window period).

Please leave a comment to let us know if this answers your question or if you need more information.

Health Nurse

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