Hello Dr. Horwath, I have a question. I was dating a woman in January and February of this year. On January 27 she performed unprotected oral sex on me. I was nervous after this happened so we both got tested a few days later. I was negative and told me she was as well. I again tested negative for the anti-body on March 26th, but at that time I found out I have contracted Hepatitis A from contaminated food. I am very much a worrying kind of person; I am stresses out about many things (including loosing my job). I am sick a lot and I feel like I am having systems of many HIV diseases. When I first had my unprotected sex act I felt very bad, and now I am feeling awful again. I am seeing someone new I like a lot (we have not had sex). I want to know if I should have another test. It was only 58 days between my unprotected sex act and my March test. Thank you very much, Jason

Having oral sex is a relatively low risk activity. But if you want to be reassured, you should repeat the test. It can take up to 12 weeks to seroconvert (develop a positive antibody test)after an exposure to HIV.

As a person who worries a lot, you should always use protection when having sex, even relatively low risk activity like oral sex. This would help you to avoid these awful feelings.