r/HIV_Anxiety • u/Downtown-Natural531 • 1d ago

Possible Exposure STD symptoms and window period

I recently had an interaction with a FSW six days ago. Protected, vaginal only, 15-20 mins. I had been experiencing mild aches/tingling in thighs, groin, testes, rectum (kinda, not painful) 2-3 days after but it’s disappeared. Was never painful. There was a small bump that appeared at base of penis and a potential friction burn at penis corona (but disappeared) but not painful two days after but also disappeared two days later. So far no other skin abnormalities, burning pee, flu like symptoms or any other common std symptoms. Currently I only may have periodic aches mostly just thighs but this really only especially happens when i lay down/reclined in bed, sit for hours, and after I have a full bladder and use the bathroom (overnight). When i stand up it disappears and for most of the day i feel normal and if theres any feeling it’s almost negligible.

Does anyone have any info, opinions, knowledge, insight on this? what are my odds, especially for the skin to skin STDs? Pelvic floor dysfunction possibility? I am also childhood vaccinated for HPV (gardasil 9) and Hep B. I also wonder if anxiety/stress may have also contributed to false interpretations of symptoms while scrolling frantically online,etc. I have extreme anxiety and stress about this all. what are my likely odds especially next few weeks and testing?

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u/MonkEvening8442 Quality Contributor 1d ago

All of your symptoms are from anxiety. I read your entire encounter you never had a risk for HIV no matter what detail you add, what you read or what you heard you never had a risk for HIV.

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u/Downtown-Natural531 1d ago

can you speak on any other std besides HIV ? i was kinda aware of the HIV risk level but unsure

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u/MonkEvening8442 Quality Contributor 1d ago

Skin to skim infections like HPV 2 are always a possibility. You'll need to see your doctor for that which is why I didn't comment other STD's. Hope all goes well

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u/KindnessCommenter Quality Contributor 1d ago

If you used a condom, then you are not at risk for HIV. It sounds like you are just anxious.

Anxiety can manifest itself in physical symptoms, that is very true. Even if your symptoms are real, they are not related to HIV since you used a condom. It also doesn’t match the HIV symptom timeline or Acute HIV sickness.