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Question on ARS rash? worried plz help!
Hope someone can help me answer a question i have. Is the ARS rash localized to a small area or cover a big portion of the body? Ive had a few encounters with different csw they were protected encounters but i used their condoms instead of mine and am worried now, as far as the quality or if they were tampered with. Ive gotten a canker sore a swollen lymph node on neck on the side of canker sore and a rash bilaterally on the inside of elbows for the past week. this would be 2-4 weeks after exposure.Should i be getting tested?
If you had protected sex and the condom did not fault then you do not have a hiv concern. Protected sex is protected sex.
For peace of mind I think you should get tested so that you can move on, expect the test to come out negative!
For peace of mind I think you should get tested so that you can move on, expect the test to come out negative!
get the duo combine ab ag test and get the result in 12 weeks.
it should be conclusive result.
if get hiv+, do PCR
it should be conclusive result.
if get hiv+, do PCR
When was your last sexual exposure though? At 28 days and later, doing an HIV DUO test is conclusive.
At 90 days, the normal antibody test is conclusive.
Worrying about symptoms won't do you any good.
Just go for the test just to ensure you're HIV negative.
At 90 days, the normal antibody test is conclusive.
Worrying about symptoms won't do you any good.
Just go for the test just to ensure you're HIV negative.
About 2 weeks ago, i did not get a fever. my rash was localized to inside of elbows had a small rash in armpit that went away after a 1 day.
Yes you should get tested but simply because you have been sexually active with CSW's.
When was your last exposure may I ask?
To use symptoms to indicate HIV is pointless because it can mean a whole host of more common illnesses.
Here's the exact quote from a doctor about this:
HIV ARS symptoms play a role in positive prediction but play no role in negative prediction. Let me explain.
If you had a very high risk encounter and 2 to 6 weeks later you develop a high fever (> 38.5 C), red blotchy rashes all over your chest, upper back, arms and abdomen, multiple ulcers in your throat, multiple swollen lymph nodes in your neck and all these persist for 2 weeks then be very afraid. There is a real possibility that you have been infected with HIV.
If you have anything less, then it tells you absolutely nothing.
When was your last exposure may I ask?
To use symptoms to indicate HIV is pointless because it can mean a whole host of more common illnesses.
Here's the exact quote from a doctor about this:
HIV ARS symptoms play a role in positive prediction but play no role in negative prediction. Let me explain.
If you had a very high risk encounter and 2 to 6 weeks later you develop a high fever (> 38.5 C), red blotchy rashes all over your chest, upper back, arms and abdomen, multiple ulcers in your throat, multiple swollen lymph nodes in your neck and all these persist for 2 weeks then be very afraid. There is a real possibility that you have been infected with HIV.
If you have anything less, then it tells you absolutely nothing.
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