Question
Do I need an HIV test after sex with a condom?
18 July 2006. Related: All topics, HIV testing, HIV transmission.
Hi there, please could you answer my question as it is tearing me apart with worry.
Approx two days ago i paid a woman to have sex in Nottingham (UK). I was extremely stupid to do this as i have a beautiful wife and three amazing children.
I was very drunk at the time and the woman firstly put on a condom on my penis and then gave me oral sex, after which we had penetrative sex in the vagina from behind.
Although the condom stayed on throughout the whole experience, my main worry is that i was not fully erect at any point in the whole experience as i was drunk. My penis was not fully erect during the penetration. the prostitute squeezed on the base of my penis whilst penetration (i think she did that to get me more erect). I did not ejaculate either.
Although the condom stayed on throughout the whole process, i am worried that due to the fact that i was not erect, i may have caught HIV from her. I suspect that she is a drug user, and therefore i am becoming extremely worried.
Answer
From what you describe, you have not been at risk for catching HIV.
You wore a condom through the whole encounter, and therefore there is no chance that you could have caught HIV. It doesn’t matter that you were not fully erect – the barrier from the condom would still be very effective.
The fact that you used a condom for oral sex too. means that it is very unlikely to have been exposed to any other sexually transmitted infection either.
If you want to discuss this in confidence with a health advisor, then your local hospital will have a sexual health clinic – often called GUM clinic (Genitary Urinary Medicine) or STI clinic (Sexually Transmitted Infections), and they can give you information over the phone, and also make an appointment for free confidential testing.
You can find an NHS clinic by putting in a town or the first part of a postcode into the search box on the NHS site:
Note: this page was edited in January 2018 to update the NHS link.
I’m sorry that i-base no longer answer individual questions about the risks of HIV transmission or HIV testing.
This is because information on both these subjects are now online in two resources:
Your questions are already answered on the FAQ page:
http://i-base.info/qa/faq/hiv-transmission-and-testing
Also this detailed and easy to read guide:
http://i-base.info/guides/testing
Hi,
Today I had sex with a female of 34 years, she’s married and a mother of two kids. During the sex i used condom but I’m worried as when I get discharged and took out my penis I found that the condom was squeezed or might be not on my penis.
I’m tense and very much worried that may I’ll become HIV+. The lady was having very black dark circles too.
Please help and let me know that will it be any chance of getting infected or I’m safe??
Thank you for your question.
The only way you will know if you have HIV is if you go for a HIV test.
For more information on HIV transmission and testing please follow this link.
Hi,
I had vaginal sex with a prostitute twice with condoms.
I am afraid I might be HIV positive.
Is there any chance I could be infected with HIV? Please reply, I hope to get married in 6 months time.
If you used a condom then there should be no risk of getting HIV this way. If you are worried there is no harm in doing a HIV test to put your mind at rest.
I also had an enocunter like this. I had sex with a prostitute with condoms. My penis was not erect and I ended up rubbing on her vagina for just 1-2 minutes. There was no blood signs in her vagina and no tears on my penis. I am still worried, do I need to get tested after 63 months?
Kindly reply..
You should not worry about an imnfection in this case. We advise everybody with an active sexual life to get tested regularly, say every 6 months.
While having a foreplay with a woman of age 30,
From what you describe, this would not have put you at risk from HIV.
Hi, I got extremely drunk with some friends recently and we got two prostitutes to visit my mates house. I sobered up a bit at the time and therefore was a bit freaked out when they arrived. I didnt have anal or vaginal sex with either. She performed oral sex on me with a condom and i also liked her vagina but only one lick and only the base not internal. Should i be worried about HIV? thanks…