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Please help me with my situation..

Hi,

Recently (2 weeks back) I had a sexual encounter (Oral by her and Vaginal insertion) with a woman. I didn't wear a condom during the oral but used it during vaginal insertion. Unfortunately it has been ripped during the intercourse and I could not notice it until I finished the act. I was hell scared from then on. Although the woman claims to be 100% sure that she is healthy I am very concerned. This encounter is the first one in my life. After this exposure I had the following physical changes.

1. Just after the day of the act there existed a sense of urinating frequently that lasted for few days (no pain, burning sensation and puss) and I dont feel it any more.

2. A week after exposure I ate lots of ice cream (around 0.7 ltrs). Immediately the next day after that I had a very sore throat which included cough and mucous. I visited a doctor who gave me ROXID(antibiotic) with ascorill she said this might be strep. After a week I still have this so I visted an ENT specialist who asked for a blood test and a CT scan. After the tests he diagnosed that I have "concha bullosa" with a deviated septum along with swollen tonsils. He gave me antibiotic "ofloxacin".

Following are my blood test results:

total leucocytes : 8000
lymphocytes: 37% (22-44 required)
monocytes: 2% (0-4 required)


Please let me know what are my chances of contracting a STD (HIV in particular). I am very scared.

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READ the replies you have been given about HIV.

STD questions post in the STD forum please.
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Hi.

Recently after 3.5 months from exposure I have been experiencing following symptoms:

1. Clear discharge from my penis which stinks
2. very tiny bumps in patches on tip of my penis
3. slight burning sensation some times after urination

following tests taken

HIV- Tested with PCR DNA and TRIDOT anti body test at 27 days and tested with TRIDOT at 8 weeks and 12 weeks. All are negative.

Herpes- Tested with non-specific HSV IgG and IgM tests- Negative

Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia - I have taken tests like VDRL, Urine test (no mention of chlamydia or gonorrhea in the report) and Complete blood report. All are normal within the limits except VDRL which is slightly more than normal but report says non reactive.

I am completely freaked out. Can the tests taken not detect HIV. If this is not HIV what can it possibly be? Please let me know if these can be from some STD?
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Thank you all. You have helped me a lot during these tough times. This site is very very helpful.
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480448 tn?1426948538
1.  A tridot is reliable.
2.  No, Antibiotics do not interfere with HIV testing or seroconversion
3.  Your test is conclusive.
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can some one please comment..
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Hi All,

Today is 84th day after my exposure. I had TRIDOT test today and results are "NEGATIVE".

1. How reliable is a TRIDOT test?
2. Do antibiotics of any kind delay seroconversion?
3. Can I consider my self conclusively negative?
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Chemo medications, antirejection medications for transplants and chronic IV drugs.
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Is there any kind of medication other than nPEP that would delay seroconversion? I am asking this question because I ve taken certain medicines such as azithromycin and some antibiotics prescribed by an ENT during this window period.
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1878545 tn?1348937282
Very unlikely to change. In fact, many doctors claim they've never seen people tested negative at 6 weeks turn positive at 3 months. However, no one can be sure that 6 weeks are sufficient enough. Therefore, guidelines still state 3 months as the conclusive, END POINT, ''done-no-what-ifs'' point for a HIV status. And remember to trust your results too. Peace :)
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Thanks for the reply. Is this result highly unlikely to change? I saw many posts in this forum stating 8 weeks is very reliable result. What are the circumstances in which 8 weeks result might change at the end of 3 months? I am only asking such questions to calm my nerves and listen to answers from experts.
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The Tridot test is fine and you are nearly there.Just 4 weeks to go.
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Hi,

I had an anti body test today i.e. after 8 weeks of possible exposure and it came back negative. I had TRIDOT test in India. My question is how reliable is TRIDOT test. I Will again test next month which is 3months after exposure. Can you please tell me if I can test with TRIDOT test next time as well for conclusivity
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The results are good because there negative but you know when to receive your conclusive result.You should have had a PCR RNA instead of the PCR DNA.8 weeks to go and your results will be conclusive.All the best.
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Hi,

My test results came back today. At 4 weeks both my TRIDOT test (equivalent 3rd generation ELISA antibody test) and PCR DNA test both are negative. I know that I would have to take a conclusive test at the end of 12th or 13th week but my question is how favorable are these results and what would be the case that would be lead to opposite results at the end of 13th week? Please kindly help me because it would reduce my anxiety and help me to focus more on tasks at hand.
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PCR-DNA tests are not diagnostic tests.
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Thanks a lot for the info. But I just wanted to understand whether a PCR DNA test is very reassuring test at this stage and if that being negative would be very unlikely to change after 3 months? I am asking this question so that I can stay calm for next two months. I already went through a lot for this one month.
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Why test twice when you can test once with an antibody test and it will be conclusive at 3 months?
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That means RNA is a diagnostic test where as DNA is not. Hence the DNA test may not even tell if there exist any infection...Am I right?
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Either has to be confirmed with an antibody test at 12 weeks like i said.The PCR DNA is a viral load test that is used to monitor persons already diagnosed with the virus.It is not a diagnostic test.
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what is diff between PCR RNA and PCR DNA tests...I am asked to take DNA test. Is that equally reliable?
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The PCR RNA is good for early detection and needs to be confirmed with an antibody test at 12 weeks not 6 Months.
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Ya I do understand the that a tridot test is too early at this stage....but can you please tell me if PCR test is good enough an indicator of the status...as per doctor he says PCR detects at early stages although the negative status needs to be confirmed after 3 and 6 months.
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Any negative test result is good but 4 weeks is to early for that test.Also,a PCR is not a standalone test and needs to be followed up by an antibody test at 12 weeks.
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Hi,

I have visited a doctor who prescribed the following tests:

1. Tridot test
2. PCR test

Tridot test result came back negative and PCR test result would only come after 2days. What can I infer from this negative tridot test result which is negative after 4 weeks how reliable is this result?

Thanks a lot for your patient answers.
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