Many of the points made immediately above will also apply if you are concerned about HIV infection as a result of sexual assault.

If you are planning to take your attacker to court and it is possible that he has infected you with HIV, it may be wise to speak to a lawyer as soon as possible after the assault. The lawyer might advise you to have an HIV test straight away, so that if the later test shows you have HIV you will have a better chance of proving that you did not have HIV at the time of the assault.