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In the state of California Hiv Test

I was feeling extremely tiered. For a couple days..Even tho I knew I had not slept well in for a while because of my ocd for hiv.

So i finally went to the Emergency room to get my blood work done..

I told the doctor I wanted my blood work done. She said ok.

She came back an hour later and told me everything is normal no signs of infections. White blood cell count is normal ,sugar leval, electylites etc all was normal

I said what did you test for she told me everything..
I repeated so signs of infection she told me yes.

I then said well I had an abcess in my armpit a few months ago and i was wondering if it had anything to do with whats going on..She said NO

I also asked her if the antibiotics i had took would affect the test results she said no

I told her thankyou, i got lucky...she said ya u did lol

So my question is this.....

1.Was I tested for hiv because I did not specficlly ask for an hiv test..i just said test my blood for everything.
2. Do antibiotics affect a hiv test...I had been off them for about a month and a half

Thanks
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1364665 tn?1291607092
No worries mate. Always remember to use condom during sex and never share needles.
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I love you Tom. Then Im safe, that is all i have done.

Really ...Thankyou so much!!
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1364665 tn?1291607092
1. Protected sex is NO risk
2. Oral sex is ZERO risk
3. A cut in the finger doesn't give enough pathway for the virus to get in to your blood streams. NO risk
4. No penetration is equal to No risk

None of the questions warrant any HIV tests.
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tomMulligan

Hey tom thanks...can u please answer this???


1. anal sex for about about 1min with a condom
2.oral sex with condom
3.masterbation but later noticed there was a cut on my knuckle index finger..not sure if any precum got on it...I think none
but what are the risk if precum did get on it.
The cut is about 1mm big, very small and at least a day or 2 old
4. also if someone was not wearing a condom and got a lap dance but did not insert the penis...is that a risk of transmission?? Basiclly rubbing penis on the body..is that a risk?
Does anyone of those warrant an hiv test??

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1364665 tn?1291607092
CBC test doesn't look / detect for HIV antibodies. If you had an exposure, get the HIV specific tests.
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tomMulligan
but the doctor told me there was no signs of infection
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But the doctor told me there was no signs of infection in my blood???
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1364665 tn?1291607092
It sounds to me that what you had is a CBC test not HIV test. If you had potential exposure to HIV then you need to take specific HIV tests. I recommend that you get the HIV rapid tests where you can get the result less than an hour.  But take note, any HIV tests is conclusive after 3 months post exposure.

Antibiotics dont affect at all to any HIV tests.
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