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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
am i clean??
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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am i clean??
by pb1322, Apr 30, 2004 12:00AM
So I went for an HIV and Herpes test Tuesday and I got the results today (fri) and they were both negative. It was almost exactly 4 months after possible exposure...like 3 days short of 4 months. But the problem is the symptoms ( itchy scrotum and side of penis, slight pain in right testicle, groin muscle) that made me start worrying about herpes returned last night. So my question is this... Do I trust the results of the herpes test and move on? Or do I question the results and go back in a few months or so? I don't want to deal with this anymore so I really want to except the results I got today. I read about how un-reliable herpes blood tests can be and how people who already tested positive tested again later and got negative results. Could my result be a false negative? Isn't 4 months long enough for detectable antibodies to be present? I don't know what to think. The clinic said the test was accurate at 4 months. What should I do?? Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, May 01, 2004 12:00AM
, May 01, 2004 12:00AM
