Is Sore On Penis An Ars Symptom

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Having spots, sore in the penis and throat after receiving oral sex

I received unprotected oral sex from a prostitute 12 days ago. The contact was less than a minute and I ejaculated is her mouth. She through me away suddenly. After two days I felt sore in throat and penis. Then a spot of about one centimeter...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello, Roberto.Unfortunately I cannot diagnose the cause of spots (or rashes) over the Internet. Your symptoms are not consistent with HIV acute retroviral syndrome (ARS). The HIV-acquisition risk from unprotected insertive oral sex is very low. I... Read more »

Follow Up - Scared: ARS-like Symptoms after Mutual Masterbation (Part II)

Doc,After my possible exposure on Dec. 3 (unknown partner's pre cum as lube with an open sore... Read more »

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Onset of ARS - Symptoms - DNA PCR Test

Hello, Dr. Holodniy.Exactly 10 days ago I had what I thought was a low risk encounter with a... Read more »

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Is this ars Symptom? did i pass the seroconversion

Posted by merci225, 3 Replies

I had sex with a girl. We kept contact, and couple of days, she contacted me saying that she was HIV + and that i had to test.

We were not under the unflence of any drugs. She gave me fellation and our genitals were rubing. I had body fluids on my... Read more »

ARS in 7 days? Repeating symptoms?

Posted by packersman, 2 Replies

A little background: I'm a straight male who had an unprotected one-night-stand with a girl I met in a club seven weeks ago. I don't know her status or have any way of contacting her. Following the encounter, I had the following symptoms. The days... Read more »

Tested Once - ARS related symptoms?

Posted by bbny, 2 Replies

I'm a male. I had a potential exposure a few weeks ago with a woman of unknown status. The condom broke during intercourse and moments later I had put on another because I realized it had broke before we finished. I never ejaculated, even with the... Read more »

ARS symptoms, scared to death, please answer

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have really been living a nightmare for the past 3 months, i posted in a couple of websites, but would like the feedback from the knowledgable people here. I am gonna make this short.
The exposures(3 to 4 times) prolonged french kissing, mutual... Read more »

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