I posted on here recently under "General Query" (07-27-2011) and to be honest your response pretty much put my mind at rest. The query was about a sexual encounter I had 5 weeks ago with a girl I've known for a few months. I am in a long standing relationship so not too proud of what I did and it's not something I intend to do again. Sex was protected although not orally and I didn't perform oral sex on her. She's been tested (negatively) this year although I believe she has had a few partners since then. She says she's very careful about protection and I've no real reason to disbelieve her.
Since my previous thread was answered, I've developed oral thrush like symptoms which I've now had a couple of weeks (so would have started 3 weeks after the encounter). The amount of white coating seems to vary, there are some red spots and sometimes it has a yellow tinge which again varies in intensity. I looked up the symptoms and of course the first reference I saw was to HIV, so my concerns just started up again! I appreciate what you've said elsewhere about symptoms and instead to look at the circumstances of the encounter, so I know I'm being pretty irrational.
I mentioned in my previous thread that about four days after the encounter I had developed a sore throat and had mild difficulty swallowing. I think this is actually catarrh related and I still have it. I can feel myself swallowing small amounts of mucus and sometimes need to clear my throat. Could this be the cause of the thrush like symptoms? Swallowing hasn't been painful and I have had tonsillitis before so know what a real sore throat feels like. I don't feel ill otherwise i.e. no flu like symptoms.
I was advised before that I don't need testing (apart from peace of mind) but in the light of the above, do you think this is still the case?
Hello Jay,
Thank you for your new post.
The situation and previosu advice given has not changed. You did not put yourself at risk of HIV, and the oral thrush that you have devloped has nothing to do with it in your case. There are many other causes for oral thrush, much more common than HIV. You do not need to be tested.
Kind regards,
José
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