I did unprotected oral sex to my boyfriend about a month ago; a couple of weeks later a got a cold that lasted about a week and a half. I no longer have it anymore but a mild sore throat continued for a month now followed by muscle pains (neck, shoulders, underarms, arms) weakness and mild fevers. He didn't get to cum but did pre-cum inside; I recall I had an open cut in my mouth. I don't know for certain if he's HIV positive, Could this symptoms be related to hiv? I'm very scared, thanks.
Hi there and thanks for using AIDS Vancouver as your source of HIV/AIDS related information.
Firstly, giving oral sex is considered a low risk activity for HIV. This means that there have been a few reports of infection this way.
Regarding your symptoms, they are very common among other illnesses such as the flu or mono and HIV symptoms most often are variable and tend to mirror the symptoms of these other illnesses. A lot of the time people don't even experience symptoms at all. The only way to know your status for sure would be to get tested.
I would recommend receiving an HIV test, and official HIV guidelines recommend testing at 3 months for conclusive results. As well, unprotected oral sex makes you susceptible to other STIs, so if would be beneficial to get tested for STIs too. If you continue to experience these symptoms I would recommend consulting your doctor or physician to address your concerns.
I hope all this helps answer your question and if you have any other concerns, please feel free to call or email us.
Take care,
Darrien
AIDS Vancouver Helpline Volunteer
E-mail: helpline@aidsvancouver.org
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HIV Symptoms
The symptoms of HIV and AIDS vary, dpeneding on the phase of infection. When first infected with HIV, you may have no symptoms at all, although it's more common to develop a brief flu-like illness two to six weeks after becoming infected. But because the signs and symptoms of an initial infection — which may include fever, headache, sore throat, swollen lymph glands and rash — are similar to those of other diseases, you might not realize you've been infected with HIV. Even if you don't have symptoms, you're still able to transmit the virus to others. Once the virus enters your body, your own immune system also comes under attack. The virus multiplies in your lymph nodes and slowly begins to destroy your helper T cells (CD4 lymphocytes) — the white blood cells that coordinate your entire immune system. You may remain symptom-free for eight or nine years or more. But as the virus continues to multiply and destroy immune cells, you may develop mild infections or chronic symptoms such as: Swollen lymph nodes, Diarrhea, Weight loss,Fever, Cough and shortness of breath are common symptoms but you cannot diagnose yourself with HIV and testing is the only way to know. There are lots of other things that can cause all of these symptoms other than HIV. Do not assume you have HIV, just get tested so you can know for sure.
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