Hey bros,Sorry for the novel. So I'm a self-proclaimed hypochondriac and a naturally anxious person so this may just be me overreacting, but I'd love to get some advice. So I met a guy and we went out on a date. Long story short, we had sex and in the heat of the moment, I didn't put a condom on (I topped). I know that that's stupid, and in the future I will definitely be more careful. Now, I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons of PEP in my mind to see if I should start treatment or not. I am still within the 72 hour window. I know topping is lower risk, and additionally (this may be the only time I'm thankful for my performance anxiety) I didn't top him for very long because I couldn't keep it up. I'd estimate no more than 3-4 minutes of unprotected topping before we just gave up and blew each other instead. I also asked him his status and he said he's negative, but has had unprotected sex with one guy since his last test, but said that the guy he had unprotected sex with also said he was negative. He also agreed to get tested but can't go until tomorrow. I know that he or the other guy he had sex with could all be lying so I'm taking that with a grain of salt. So overall, I think that my brief unprotected insertive anal sex with a self-reported negative partner is pretty low risk overall, but I would really be devastated if I turned up positive in a couple months when I knew I could have gotten PEP within the 72 hour window. The downsides of getting PEP for me though is that it's expensive and I can't afford it without insurance and I'm on my parents' insurance plan...and they don't know that I'm gay. Furthermore, unfortunately I know that they wouldn't support me being gay and if they found out this way I have absolutely no clue how they would react. And I've also heard that PEP side effects can be pretty bad. So, really any advice or words of encouragement anyone has would be really helpful. Thanks for taking the time to read bros!
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