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I have a white tongue and sore throat. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I had an unprotected sexual contact with a commercial sex worker some six months ago. I do not know the health status of that lady. After 30 days of exposure, I got fever and body pain and I went to the hospital for treatment. He suggested checking a widal test and a urine test. The re... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your screening tests have convincingly ruled out HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Perhaps you have oral thrush which may have started because of repeated courses of oral antibiotics. I suggest you use a topical antifungal like Clotrimazole mouth paint. In addition, ... Read Full »
I have a few symptoms after risky protected sex. Will I get HIV?
Query: Hello doctor, I had sex with a stranger 18 days back. I used a condom. I once sensed that the condom slipped, but when I checked it was in place. So, I continued. After my completion, I checked if the condom had any hole. It had no hole. So, I went off from there. But later, I got afraid. The next d... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concern. Your symptoms are not specific to HIV infection. They can happen otherwise as well. I request you to kindly upload a few images of the rashes on your stomach so that I am able to have a look at them and guide you better. You may take a scree... Read Full »
I have a skin allergy causing rashes and weight loss. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I have a skin allergy, rashes, hives and weight loss. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concern. I would like to know the duration of your complaints (rashes/ hives). Kindly also upload images of the rashes, if any. Have you taken any treatment already? Regards. Read Full »
Can a rough handjob result in HPV infection?
Query: Hello doctor. Does a rough handjob with oil which resulted in a wound and some blood be a way of transmission of HIV or any STDs like herpes or HPV? After four weeks there is a black dot on the penis head but not where the wound was. It is not itchy. I am uncircumcised. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. For HIV to transmit there has to be some exchange of infectious fluid like either blood semen or vaginal fluids or contact with infected mucosal surfaces like genital or anal mucosa e.g., during a sexual intercourse. A handjob is absolutely safe as it does not involve a... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I want to tell my case and I would appreciate a detailed answer on this subject. About five months ago, I had sex with a CSW (community sex worker) during a vacation. The relationship included oral sex and vaginal sex. The relationship was completely protected (also oral) and I put on a c... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have viewed the images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your screening tests for HIV are conclusive Your screening tests for HIV are conclusive. A three months intervening period between risk exposure and HIV screening tests (fourth generation HIV an... Read Full »
Could throat ache, and fever after unprotected sex mean HIV?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 26-year-old male. I only received unprotected oral sex for roughly two minutes around 46 days ago from a commercial sex worker. I did not have any intercourse. I do not know her HIV status. I had an episode of diarrhea immediately after within the next five days and it resolved ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concern. Unprotected insertive oral sex with an HIV-positive woman has a negligible/non-existent risk of transmission of HIV for the male partner unless she had oral sores or blood mixed saliva or bleeding gums which might increase the risk. You hav... Read Full »
Kindly clear my doubts regarding the CD4 count.
Query: Hello doctor, I have a hypothetical question. Suppose I was one of the rare people who is incapable of producing antibodies to HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)-2. What would you expect my CD4 (Cluster of Differentiation) count to be after four years? And how sick would I be? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concern. Antibodies against HIV are not a very effective defense against this virus and though they may initially contribute in keeping the virus under check they eventually fail to do so. So your CD4 count would be lower than if you had antibodies ag... Read Full »
I tested negative for HIV. Can I be a case of late seroconversion?
Query: Dear doctor, Under a lot of alcohol, I had vaginal intercourse with a lady. I was wasted but I remember that I was protected with a condom. The condom did not break nor leak but maybe was not put perfectly. I did not manage to cum, removed it, and masturbated in a very aggressive way with my bare h... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concern.Protected sex is safe as far as the risk of HIV is concerned. Spitting on a bare penis is not a risk for HIV as saliva is not infectious. The virus cannot survive in saliva because it contains enzymes inhibitory for the virus. Moreover, a four... Read Full »
I worry about contracting STDs. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, Unfortunately, I am a bicurious male who encountered a possible exposure to blood (environmental exposure). Being my first male-to-male exposure, I was not very sure to engage in anal sex and I just tried inserting and I am sure even I was not too hard enough to penetrate when I tried ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com.Since the blood was on the outside of the condom, therefore, it was almost certainly not in direct contact with your penis. Your screening tests are negative on multiple occasions and they are conclusive. A negative Combo test (Anti HIV antibody test and P24Ag test) is... Read Full »
After 2 months of HIV tests, I have no symptoms. Am I safe?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) 1 and 2 antibody test to detect antigens p24, Glycoprotein (Gp41, and Gp120) of HIV immunochromatography after 28 days of unprotected vaginal sex, and the results are nonreactive. Does it mean I am safe from the virus? I am now two months p... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) screening test involves antibodies and antigens accurately. It detects the majority of those infected at four weeks, whereas its sensitivity increases between 99 and 99.9 % at six weeks. So most HIV specialists consider the resul... Read Full »