Could my dizziness and back pain be from HIV infection?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am a 32-year-old unmarried man. I recently had sex with a girl whom I met through an online dating site. It happened one week ago. I knew her from the last three months and had very good communication with her. She is said to be working in a good company. We went out one day and had sex. I used a condom while doing it. But during that time I had a cut in my hand, and I had once put my finger in her vagina and also the used condom. I also happened to put my tongue in her vagina.

The girl is in good health, and I even asked her twice if she is HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) positive, but she told me she is not. I had this anxiety in my mind. I searched the online sites for the early signs and found that I have little back pain and numbness, and my throat is feeling a little strange. I have little dizziness sometimes. When I am trying to sleep, I am shaking from the inside and not able to sleep. It has just been seven days since I had sex.

I am too scared and not sure what to do. Yesterday, I was feeling a little bad; today, it is a little better for me, but my hands shake a little. As I said before, the girl is just fine, with no noticeable health issues.

Do you think it is possible that I have any symptoms of HIV?
Should I look for a common symptom?
Do you still think it is possible for me to get HIV from her?
What step should I take now?

Please help.

Answer 1

Hi,

I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries.

I understand your concern and will try to help you with it.

I would say that you have a very low risk of HIV due to unprotected oral sex. Unprotected oral sex is still less of a risk as compared to unprotected vaginal or anal sex, but the risk is not zero with oral sex. Protected vaginal sex is safe and a skin cut on the finger that is not freshly bleeding is not a risk. A cut that is a few hours old is self-sealing. As far as your symptoms are concerned, they are non-specific and partly due to anxiety. Anyways you should take an antigen or antibody HIV screening test (P24 antigen and anti-HIV antibody test) at four weeks and at six weeks for a conclusive result.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read and understand your concern.

You can take a CMIA (Confidentiality of Medical Information Act) fourth generation HIV antigen or antibody screening test. It picks more than 95 % of those infected by three to four weeks after risk exposure and more than 99.9 % by 12 weeks after exposure.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need assistance at any point.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.