Living with HIV in the Philippines: Email 481: Having Unprotected Sex

Hi Sir Pozzie.

Im XXX, 17 years-old. Hindi alam ng ibang tao na bi ako. Natatakot po ako ngayon kasi palagay ko I'm at risk of having HIV. Due to curiosity, nakipagsex po ako sa isang lalaki na nakilala ko sa internet. Mukha naman po siyang disente at pormal in fact nag ttrabaho sya sa isang kilalang insurance company. But the sad thing is we did it in unprotected manner. It happened last october and we did it for five times hanggang this December. Yung sintomas lang po na naramdaman ko ay sipon nung una, then parang nagkaroon po ako ng parang rashes sa chest part. Actually parang hndi rashes, parang acne sya kasi very minimal at parang may liquid na sebum nung tinry kong tirisin.

Nag pa test sya sa Bernardo clinic nung ni request ko sa kanya at non-reactive naman po ang result. So nag sex ulit kami last December 11 po ata. After two weeks nagka-ubo naman ako. Kaya lang iniignore ko kasi taglamig naman at nagkaroon din ung ibang member of the family. Natatakot po talaga ako sa maaring maging resulta kung mag papa test ako. I'll turn 18 on January 12 so legal age na to take it without the parents consent. Kung mag positive man po ako atleast makakabwelo po kung pano ako mag oopen-up sa parents ko. Nakita ko po na may number kayo sa blog nyu kaya lang hndi ko naman matawagan kasi Smart subscriber ako, parang globe po ata ung sa inyo at wala din po akong load. Napapraning na po talaga ako sa ngayon at hndi ko na alam ang gagawin ko. Plano ko po magpa-test next week, sana po may makaktulong sakin kung ano pong gagawin ko at kung san po ako pupunta. Natatakot na po talaga ako.

POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi there.

Thank you for your email.

I am glad that you already had an experience with the HIV test. However, I guess the HIV counselling didn't seep in and after your test you had unprotected sex again. There is no other way but to get tested again, and once again tell the counsellor your previous sex experience.

I am here not to judge you you, but please get protected all the time. Sex is fun. Sex is part of our lives. But please, wear a condom all the time. You are young and you have the entire world right in front on you. So please take care of your body and your sex partner.

I hope I was able to answer your concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other questions.

Stay healthy,

Pozziepinoy

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