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No, you don't need to look for medical advice since some doctors would just send you home as your own doctor said. PEP is only for high risk taking (i.e. having a relation with an actual HIV positive individual). You just wasted time and money.

It's very unlikely that the girl was HIV positive to begin with, and even she was it's very unlikely that you got HIV from her. That is two big IFs which makes the overall probability really low for a single encounter. So get tested for peace of mind (and other STIs) but don't stress over it.

I don't really see how that would be the agency responsability. Perhaps you can sue the girl if you can prove she knew she had an STD. There are cases where individuals were found guilty because they had unsafe sex while knowing they were HIV+. That is just me using common sense btw, I'm not a...

There is a reason why the government won't pay for the vaccine if you are over 26. The chances you haven't been infected by HPV already are low, so it would not be efficient for the government to pay for your vaccination. The same reasoning could apply (or not) to an individual paying for it. I...

It can cause cancer in men too (throat/anal cancer for instance). There's not much you can do to prevent transmission though. However, keep in mind almost everyone will get HPV at some point in their life but a very little % will develop cancer. I guess you need to see it as a very small...