Hi, met up in newcastle with a white female escort. Had sex protected, felt the condom burst and within milliseconds pulled it straight out and left it at that. I am very scared I have contracted something, would you be worried with this exposure, i would say after i felt the condom break i withdrew after less than 2 seconds. Should i test for hiv, hep b c, clam, gon etc. I am very scared
Hello,
Thank you very much for your post and welcome to our forum.
Any event of condom failure involves risks. However these risks would be more likely to be those of common and highly infectious STIs, such as Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea, and highly unlikely in the case of blood borne infections like HIV or Hepatitis B or C.
My advice to you is not to panic. Accident happen to even the best drivers without any serious consequences!
What you need to do is get tested for the common infections like Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and NSU (non-specific urethritis) with a urine and a swab. They are all treatable with antibiotics. If these tests are negative, it is even less, less likely that you have contracted anything else, HIV, Hep B and C are rare and much more difficult to transmit, especially in such a short period of unprotected time. After having dome those tests, you can have tests for HIV, Hep B and Syphilis after 4 weeks. Hep C is very difficult to be transmitted through sexual intercourse and I would not even advice you to get tested, as one needs to wait at least 3 months for the antibody test, but that is irrelevant as you do not need it.
I hope this helps you.
Best wishes,
José
sorry im a bit confused, are you saying you dont think it is necessary for hiv, hep b c tests? Ive been reading posts on your forum and understand its a 0.1% risk
obviously the test would be for complete peace of mind but that aside would i be very unlucky to contract something
Jose says clearly that you need to test for chlamydia, gonorrhoea etc. He also says that blood borne viruses are unlikely but you should test for hIV after approx a month.
He correctly says that Hep C is unlikely and I agree - rare in the case of heterosexual sex.
It sounds more that you would prefer not to be tested - but in fact you should and Jose has made that abundantly clear together with the testing intervals.