The risk of gettting HIV if the condom spilts?

Question

Recently I had a girlfriend who was post op ladyboy. I have never questioned her about her past but I suspect she used to be a sex worker in Thailand. THe last time we had sex, the condom spilt after the second we had sex. Since then she moved back to Thailand and I have no way to contact her. My question is what are the chances that I have contracted HIV if she did indeed have HIV, which I dont think she did. Is there a big risk if the condom spilt? I checked the condoms, there was no blood, and we stopped having sex when I noticed. Are men less at risk from vaginal sex than women? Also do the same rules wih post opt ladyboys?
THank you

Answer 1

Remove the doubts from your mind and be careful to have sex with strangers with protection. The chances are getting HIV is limited to your partner being infected with the disease. Take good advice from a doctor on this subject.

Answer 2

U should go to the doctor, however I understand you should wait 90 days after your last contact, so you can know for sure. And pray, and if you are ok, dont take chances with your life again.

Answer 3

The majority of HIV infections are acquired through unprotected sexual relations between partners, one of whom has HIV. Sexual transmission occurs with the contact between sexual secretions of one partner with the rectal, genital or oral mucous membranes of another. Unprotected receptive sexual acts are riskier than unprotected insertive sexual acts, with the risk for transmitting HIV from an infected partner to an uninfected partner through unprotected insertive anal intercourse greater than the risk for transmission through vaginal intercourse or oral sex. Oral sex is not without its risks as HIV is transmissible through both insertive and receptive oral sex.The risk of HIV transmission from exposure to saliva is considerably smaller than the risk from exposure to semen; contrary to popular belief, one would have to swallow gallons of saliva from a carrier to run a significant risk of becoming infected.

Sexually transmitted infections (STI) increase the risk of HIV transmission and infection because they cause the disruption of the normal epithelial barrier by genital ulceration and/or microulceration; and by accumulation of pools of HIV-susceptible or HIV-infected cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) in semen and vaginal secretions. Epidemiological studies from sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and North America have suggested that there is approximately a four times greater risk of becoming infected with HIV in the presence of a genital ulcer such as those caused by syphilis and/or chancroid. There is also a significant though lesser increased risk in the presence of STDs such as gonorrhea, Chlamydial infection and trichomoniasis which cause local accumulations of lymphocytes and macrophages.

Transmission of HIV depends on the infectiousness of the index case and the susceptibility of the uninfected partner. Infectivity seems to vary during the course of illness and is not constant between individuals. An undetectable plasma viral load does not necessarily indicate a low viral load in the seminal liquid or genital secretions. Each 10-fold increment of seminal HIV RNA is associated with an 81% increased rate of HIV transmission. Women are more susceptible to HIV-1 infection due to hormonal changes, vaginal microbial ecology and physiology, and a higher prevalence of sexually transmitted disease.People who are infected with HIV can still be infected by other, more virulent strains.

During a sexual act, only male or female condoms can reduce the chances of infection with HIV and other STDs and the chances of becoming pregnant. The best evidence to date indicates that condom use reduces the risk of heterosexual HIV transmission by approximately 80%. The effective use of condoms and screening of blood transfusion in North America, Western and Central Europe is credited with contributing to the low rates of AIDS in these regions.

Promoting condom use, however, has often proved controversial and difficult. Many religious groups, most visibly the Catholic Church, have opposed the use of condoms on religious grounds, and have sometimes seen condom promotion as an affront to the promotion of marriage, monogamy and sexual morality. This attitude is found among some health care providers and policy makers in sub-Saharan African nations, where HIV and AIDS prevalence is extremely high. They also believe that the distribution and promotion of condoms is tantamount to promoting sex amongst the youth and sending the wrong message to uninfected individuals. However, no evidence has been produced that promotion of condom use increases sexual promiscuity. Pope Benedict XVI commissioned a report on whether it might be acceptable for Catholics to use condoms to protect life inside a marriage when one partner is infected with HIV, or is sick with AIDS. Defenders of the Catholic Church's role in AIDS and general STD prevention state that, while they may be against the use of contraception, they are strong advocates of abstinence outside marriage. For this reason the Catholic Church is always quick to defend itself against allegations that it played a role in the spread of the disease. The Church argues that it goes to great lengths to push a very good prevention measure in abstinence, and also that an analysis of its teaching demonstrates clearly that it cannot be held responsible for the lack of condom use. The latter point arises from the fact that the principle of double effect allows married couples to use contraception if the prime reason for doing so is the prevention of infection. As for unmarried couples, the Church's abstinence rule is a far more serious consideration than the use of contraception. It is therefore unlikely that couples engaging in pre-marital sex are failing to use contraception out of respect to the Catholic Church if they are happy to commit a much greater sin.

Conversely, some religious groups have argued that preventing HIV infection is a moral task in itself and that condoms are therefore acceptable or even praiseworthy from a religious point of view.


Condoms in many colorsThe male latex condom, if used correctly without oil-based lubricants, is the single most efficient available technology to reduce the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Manufacturers recommend that oil-based lubricants such as petroleum jelly, butter, and lard not be used with latex condoms as they weaken the latex, making the condoms porous. If necessary, manufacturers recommend using water-based lubricants. Oil-based lubricants can however be used with polyurethane condoms. Latex degrades over time, making them porous, which is why condoms have expiration dates. In Europe and the United States, condoms have to conform to European (EC 600) or American (D3492) standards to be considered protective against HIV transmission.

you are just as high risk as anyone else..