Expert: Kristen Brannock, MPH - 5/27/2007

Question
Back in January of this year, I had an encounter with a guy. All we basically did was masturbate together, and just as I was getting ready to ejaculate, he put his mouth on my penis and sucked me briefly as I came into his mouth. I did absolutely nothing to him, didn't even touch his penis with my hand. I had no cuts or sores on my penis, nor did I notice blood on it, so I figured he didn't have bleeding gums. About a month later, I got a cold; nothing major, just stuffed up/runny nose, no fever, no aches, and it was gone within a week. Then another month after that, I caught another little cold. The weather where I live changes from warm to cold a lot, and I seem to get a cold whenever that happens. My question is, do you think those colds were symptoms of hiv infection from my January encounter?  

Answer
HIV is transmitted when infected blood, semen, vaginal fluid and/or breast milk enters another person's body. If you didnt do anything where that could happen, you are not at risk. The risk was to him when he performed unprotected oral sex on you. If you are worried about your colds, you should see a doctor but I do not think they are HIV related based on what you've told me.