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worry about the lab gloves
hello doctors, thank you for your help.
I had a hand job and nude massage with a prostitute in china about 3month before. when I came back San Francisco, i had a RNA Test in 6week after that exposure and couple Hiv_abs test. the last antibody test was in 12week 85day.they are all Non Reactive and performance by the "LAB CORP", I ordered online,
Panel 083824
HIV 1/O/2 Abs-Index Value <1.00 <1.00 SO
Index Value: Specimen reactivity relative to the negative cutoff.
HIV 1/O/2 Abs, Qual Non Reactive Non Reactive SO
I know I have been overtested, i was so fool. rightnow i am worry about the gloves in the lab. the last test I have notes that medical staff who performed the test and draw the blood pecimen for me, i guess he didn't change his gloves. so I have worry about if there is virus or blood on the gloves form previous patients, and the glove was touched the syringe needle, then doing the test........I know the syringe needle was new, because I ask him......
1） I know my concern was so fool, I still want to know is there any odds catch virus from the gloves?
2) can hiv transmit through masturbation?
3) I still worry about the lab result, is the LAB CORP a reliable lab and my result reliable ？Should I be 100% confident in my result?
thank you so much doctor to read that, I appreciate your help.
I had a hand job and nude massage with a prostitute in china about 3month before. when I came back San Francisco, i had a RNA Test in 6week after that exposure and couple Hiv_abs test. the last antibody test was in 12week 85day.they are all Non Reactive and performance by the "LAB CORP", I ordered online,
Panel 083824
HIV 1/O/2 Abs-Index Value <1.00 <1.00 SO
Index Value: Specimen reactivity relative to the negative cutoff.
HIV 1/O/2 Abs, Qual Non Reactive Non Reactive SO
I know I have been overtested, i was so fool. rightnow i am worry about the gloves in the lab. the last test I have notes that medical staff who performed the test and draw the blood pecimen for me, i guess he didn't change his gloves. so I have worry about if there is virus or blood on the gloves form previous patients, and the glove was touched the syringe needle, then doing the test........I know the syringe needle was new, because I ask him......
1） I know my concern was so fool, I still want to know is there any odds catch virus from the gloves?
2) can hiv transmit through masturbation?
3) I still worry about the lab result, is the LAB CORP a reliable lab and my result reliable ？Should I be 100% confident in my result?
thank you so much doctor to read that, I appreciate your help.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome back to the forum.
In reviewing your previous questions on this fourm and the HIV international and community forums, it is apparent you are unnecessarily and irrationally worried about HIV.
Medical personnel use gloves when drawing blood in order to protect themselves from infection by contact with the patient's blood. They are not used to protect the patient and are unnecessary for that purpose. Even if the worker had not used gloves at all, you would not have been at risk for HIV. In the past 20 years, it is probably that nobody in the world has caught HIV from having blood drawn.
HIV cannot be transmitted by masturbation or other hand-genital contact.
Your worries about HIV are truly irrational. It is obvious that no matter how often and how strongly you are reassured, you are going to continue to worry about it; when people have such anxieties, repeating the scientific facts usually makes no difference. Therefore, I ask that you stop asking questions on the MedHelp professional forums about zero risk exposures and your HIV test results. Instead, I strongly urge you to seek professional mental health counseling. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism.
HHH, MD
In reviewing your previous questions on this fourm and the HIV international and community forums, it is apparent you are unnecessarily and irrationally worried about HIV.
Medical personnel use gloves when drawing blood in order to protect themselves from infection by contact with the patient's blood. They are not used to protect the patient and are unnecessary for that purpose. Even if the worker had not used gloves at all, you would not have been at risk for HIV. In the past 20 years, it is probably that nobody in the world has caught HIV from having blood drawn.
HIV cannot be transmitted by masturbation or other hand-genital contact.
Your worries about HIV are truly irrational. It is obvious that no matter how often and how strongly you are reassured, you are going to continue to worry about it; when people have such anxieties, repeating the scientific facts usually makes no difference. Therefore, I ask that you stop asking questions on the MedHelp professional forums about zero risk exposures and your HIV test results. Instead, I strongly urge you to seek professional mental health counseling. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism.
HHH, MD
i C, thank u doctor.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
LabCorp is a highly reliable company. You cannot catch HIV "from nonliving things".
I strongly encourage you to seek mental health care NOW. You obviously have a serious disorder and I am concerned for your health and even safety; "maybe later" is not appropriate. Because a forum like this is not a suitable substitute for that kind of care, I am terminating this thread; in your mental health interest, any additional comments will be deleted without reply.
I strongly encourage you to seek mental health care NOW. You obviously have a serious disorder and I am concerned for your health and even safety; "maybe later" is not appropriate. Because a forum like this is not a suitable substitute for that kind of care, I am terminating this thread; in your mental health interest, any additional comments will be deleted without reply.
thank you HHH MD,
by the way, is the LAB CORP a reliable lab? I can't catch virus from nonliving things? i just wanna make sure, i have coupled testing done by LAB CORP.
rightnow I have much anxieties, always feeling depression. i am putting my all attentions and energy on the testing, but still feeling sad. i admit i really need a P.D. maybe later I would seek mental health counseling.
i really appreciate your help
by the way, is the LAB CORP a reliable lab? I can't catch virus from nonliving things? i just wanna make sure, i have coupled testing done by LAB CORP.
rightnow I have much anxieties, always feeling depression. i am putting my all attentions and energy on the testing, but still feeling sad. i admit i really need a P.D. maybe later I would seek mental health counseling.
i really appreciate your help
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