Can you have hiv and not know it?

[Willoughby23]

Asking cause all sex I've had was unprotected

[The_Maphio]

Most people who get HIV get to know it later on. It has no symptoms, per se, but you'll feel like absolute crap just for catching a cold, and everything worse than that could be life threatening. The "only" thing HIV does is to turn down the immune system to a halt. You can grow wary of it, but to know it you can only go through testing. And if you have it, tough titty. Right now you're pretty much fucked.
But they are studying something against it, it would seem. Ironically, thanks to COVID. Let's see if it goes anywhere.

[Kabluie]

Yes, it can be acute HIV and take it's time replicating in the body. Thankfully one can get PEP meds for a few days after HIV exposure and not get it.

I remember the story of a girl just passing out while in a tub and not knowing until she went into the ED. She likely had it for months. It gets to a stage where the body just keeps replicating it, it gets larger in the body unless you get on meds. The drugs today get it down to a level over time that it can be undetectable, and not pass it on.

[DaisyM23]

Uh... it’s very dangerous to have unprotected sex especially with people you don’t know. I think you would know if you had hiv or any other sti as there would be symptoms. You could always go to a clinic or something if you want

[loves2learn]

Yes. I’m sure you could. Maybe time for a full std work up just to be safe? You could have any std. Better to have it treated. And hiv is no longer a death sentence.

[littlelady1234]

TBH i think you can. It best to get checked regardless

[Paolaa988]

Yeah especially if you’ve done it unprotected and not sure if their clean but even so I’ve heard like different contact can transmit. Get tested!

[ChrisMaster69]

With unprotected sex you can have literally anything.

Also with things like oral sex you can catch a bunch of stuff including Syphillis.

Hepatitis is another bad one to get.

if you pick up any of the incurables, then that’s you for ever.

[iseekpinetrees]

Yes but there is signs you may be ignoring as well.

[Leavesbound]

Yes you can.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Yes. HIV is just the Virus living in your blood, without causing any symptoms.

Thats the difference between HIV positive and having Aids.

[kkirk4442]

Yes, you can have HIV and have no idea that you have it. Same goes for some other sexually transmitted diseases.

[Inexpensivefurniture]

Yes. In fact, 1 in 7 people who are hiv positive don't know it. The only way to know is to get tested

[exitseven]

Yes, you can. If you have any question then you should get yourself tested before you give it to someone else.

[pleasestopthis]

Sure, you could. Maybe it's time to get tested... if you're infected you certainly have infected several people without knowing

[karaspara]

Yes you can

[DaveToo]

I could say that's downright stupid but all of the sex I've had was unprotected, so you can take my comment with some hefty grains of salt.

[MasterOfReality]

Yes. It can lay dormant for years. Just go get tested and put your mind to rest.

[COMMODOREII]

Hell yeah.
www.healthline.com/.../early-signs-hiv-infection

[JamieLoves]

Yes... HIV is the virus, AIDS is the active fuck you up stuff

[In_Trance]

You have the hiv

[Pterodon]

Yes.

[msc545]

Yes, you can. Get tested, please.

[Anonymous]

HIV has an incubation period of 5 to 10 years. The time when you go arpund infecting others. Gl

[Anonymous]

There is no red light that turns on when you get AIDs
like most sexual diseases... they don’t tap you on the shoulder and say “hey man, I’m herpies. I just moved in and wanted you to know.”

Get tested.