Hi,
I recently have covered intercourse with SP, and realized she was on her period. We both noticed light blood. Immediate, we stop.
What are the chances of contracting HIV?
Thx
Hi dogbum
It can be difficult to work out the exact chance of contracting HIV as there are so many different factors.
If a woman is HIV positive the blood and vaginal fluid would have enough HIV in it to transmit the infection to you, as long as the HIV had a way of getting into your body.
The amount of HIV virus in the blood or vaginal fluid is one of the main factors when looking at the chances of someone passing on HIV.
Some of the things that can increase the amount of HIV in the vaginal fluid or blood are if it is a new infection e.g. first 6 months or if someone has a sexually transmitted infection in the vagina. Being on HIV medication has been shown to lower the amount of HIV in the blood for most people.
It is great that you used a condom as this will greatly reduce your risk.
I don’t know your full sexual history but from the sex you described I don’t see that there would be any additional risk while having vaginal sex with the amount of blood you described.
With our risk chart we have listed the risk of HIV as no risk given that the condom is used correctly and does not break and that you do not have any cuts or open sores on your genitals or an infection like herpes simplex virus type 2.
Link to STI risk chart.
http://healthnurse.wordpress.com/
HN
www.healthnurse.wordpress.com
www.stiresource.com
www.bccdc.ca
