Posted on February 7, 2010.
What are the early signs of HIV / AIDS? I had 2 unprotected sex ... im sure I did not catch the disease ... but sometime I feel paranoid. I havn't seen or felt any symptoms. And it's been almost a year, I havn't had sex ... And I feel quite normal. If I had HIV / AIDS or STD ... What are the signs, I'd see ... . I just want to know ... for anyone who has experience or who have knowledge of this kind of topic.
As far as I have said, there are no specific signs of HIV / AIDS. For other STDs, common signs usually include sores and bumps around the location of sex. Search for MST specific information more deeply.
I was once paranoid about getting HIV too! I talked to my doctor and she told me to take the test. He obtained negative results. The test is accurate to 99% after 6 months of initial exposure, so she suggested I refrain from sex for six months and get tested again. I have (surprisingly) and it was negative. Depending on the type of test you have, the duration may be different, but one year should be enough for most.
Other STDs should be tested, so if you are worried, because many of them are hidden until a random time. But more importantly, safe sex should be practiced at any time: I learned an important lesson yesterday when I heard about my ex all tested positive for syphilis and was probably the source . It hits you until the victim is your beloved.
Please go to Planned Parenthood or your local clinic and get checked. HIV is not the only sexually transmitted disease there. Let you check and make sure you do not like something, then they can help you get condoms, so you do not have to go through this again.
Good luck.
The first signs of HIV infection may be swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. They can come and go one or two months after infection. Severe symptoms may not appear until months or years later. A blood test can tell if you have HIV infection
Save yourself some anxiety, get tested as soon as possible.