Is Pain In Penis A Possible Sign Of Ars

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Night Sweats? Signs of ARS?

Posted by alex39, 3 Replies

Hi
I am a male and I did perform cunnilingus on a woman for few minutes. (No menstrual blood, and I have no sores or lesions in my mouth).
No Vaginal, No Anal.
9 days later I felt a little bit tired during the day and the same evening I got some chills... Read more »

Can ARS happen in 3 days after possible exposure?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi, I had unprotected anal sex as the insertive partner 4 weeks ago with someone whose status is questionable. I knew I was stupid but I didn't know I was this stupid. The act lasted less than one minute. I didn't have any visible nick or cut on the... Read more »

Raspy lungs a sign of ARS????

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm still having ARS Symptoms including raspy lungs, cough and dry mouth. I'm to the point I can't sleep at night!!! Are these associates with ARS??? It will be 2 weeks tomorrow for possible exposure... Read more »

Could my back pain be because of ARS?

Posted by Taunton74, 2 Replies

A couple of weeks ago I met a guy at a bar and we came home together. We played together that night. The next morning I noticed my penis was very red on top and a bit sore. Anyway he wanted me to top him, and he was sitting on my penis, trying to... Read more »

Is this possibly ARS?

Posted by jonah4321, 1 Reply

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I had protected vaginal sex at a strip club about 2 weeks ago. The woman had provided the condom. A couple of days back, I developed a faint pain in my lower abdomen/groin area. As I palpitated the area of pain, I felt a faint swelling of the... Read more »

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at higher risk than most on here, will donate (ARS SYMPTOMS) (PRIMARY HIV INFECTION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS)

i am going crazy and wont have access to a test again for 4.5 weeks, trust me i am getting one as soon as i step foot off the plane in the usa. however, until then i am going absolutely crazy. the reason is that my neck has been pressured and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'll be brief, as I've answered many similar questions before. (Check the archives!)Your HIV risk is extremely low (unprotected oral, vaginal fingering with healing non-bleeding cut). Protected sex is indeed protected, assuming the... Read more »

Possible meningitis == ARS?

Dr. Rob, First of all, I would like to thank you for providing help and advice to those of us who suffer the window pain and the disease. Your web site has been the comfort I seek every day in the past three months. I do not know how I can live...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Sy,Let me see if I can shatter your "window pain.""Protected" sex is indeed protected assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not fail. Masturbation is not a risk for HIV transmission; consequently, from what... Read more »

suffering from possible ars symptoms?

Dr. i am an engineering student from india.I had an sexual encounter wid an girl whom i met in disco approx three months ago.It started wid protected but unlikely the condom failed . For last one and half months i am suffering from non specific...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello.If the condom failed, you would have some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV.Symptoms are notoriously unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected. Your doctor can continue to evaluate (including running an STD screen) any... Read more »

useful tests? ARS after PEP possible?

Dear Dr. Frascino, i just wanted to inform you that my 5week post exposure test (Elisa and DUO) came out both negative. During PEP I experienced fatigue and dry cough and a bit of chest pain in the last two weeks of PEP. At day 13 postexp i had a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello D,1. No.2. Test reliability/validity is baed on the time from infection/exposure, not ARS. Current post-PEP testing guidelines recommend an HIV-antibody test at four to six weeks, three months and six months from the date of exposure.I agree... Read more »

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