How accurate is a quick test for hiv? I tested negative for hiv but Ive been feeling ill for awhile now. Constant throwing up, head feels weird, constant bumbs, white tongue, slight mouth soars and some other problems.
Would they be able to tell if i had aids through the quick test and blood test? I don't know if these symptoms are unique to hiv or not. I'd like to discuss this if possible cause im scared, ask me any questions.
I can understand why you are concerned although I'm not sure what you mean by a quick test. These tests check for antibodies and it takes time for the antibodies to be produced at a level that they can be detected. I suggest that you deal with the uncertainty by talking to your doctor. As I understand the situation if it is not treated with anti-virals you can develop AIDS which is a dreadful disorder and is life-changing and can well be life-threatening. See your doctor asap.
By quick test i mean they stab my finger and check for hiv. They said i didn't have it and it came back negative. Im just worried i already have aids and the test missed it. The only thing ive ever really did was masturbate alone and i used to do it sometimes even when my penis bleed. I wonder could i have gotten it somehow that way or from some other std? Imean if not aids what else can cause these symptoms.
Worry less. Why? The virus that is believed to cause AIDS, HIV, is present in body fluids, it is not airborn. You can contract the disease by intimate contact with another person, in other words, sexual contact in some form. If you penetrate a man or woman's rectum with your penis without using a condom then you are at risk from infection if they are infected. The risk is greater than if you penetrate a womans vagina because the rectum is not designed to accommodate an erect penis and can result in cuts and tears making infection more likely. Vaginal penetration with an infected woman can obviously result in infection. If you perform oral sex with another person, again there is a risk of infection especially if the man ejaculates and you swallow the semen. There is a risk of infection if you lick a womans vulva and clitoris, especially if she is menstruating. You cannot avoid swallowing the vaginal fluids. I do not know whether kissing and swallowing an infected persons saliva can result in infection. If you have never penetrated a rectum or vagina with your penis and if you have not swallowed semen or vaginal fluids even indirectly I cannot see how you could be infected. If you masturbate (you are truly human) and if it results in bleeding unless you are also in contact with the virus it would be a mystery how you could become infected. A couple of final points. You could use a lubricant when you masturbate (you won't stop, will you) and will be less likely to cause abrasions. There is no such thing as safe sex due to using a condom. It is safer sex. But things can go wrong and you can be exposed to infection. For all this talk about AIDS, never forget that there are other sexually transmitted diseases that are contracted in the same way as AIDS. I hope that the points I have made were helpful. I must admit that the talking about the subject makes me uncomfortable. It brings back memories of early-years sex instruction. Do people really do that? Yuk.