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I had my boyfriend and I tested back in the end of July 2013. Everything was negative for both if us. I had separated from my no ex 5 weeks prior but did have protected sex with him exactly 5 weeks before my blood test. Is a herpes select hsv igg accurate at 5 weeks given the sex was protected? What About hiv? Any reason for retesting ? I have had no worriesome symptoms in the last 6 months. Thank you.
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No. these are all too imprcise to count on. EWH
Is there any way to numerically predict the chance of transmission from a one time protected act for herpes and other stds? I'm a numbers person
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
thaks for your additonal detail. it does not change my assessment or advice. As I said above"...we do not recommend testing with HerpeSelect to detect otherwise inapparent herpes infections. If you have not had an outbreak and have been having condom protected sex, I would not be worried about HSV at all." This is still the case. I would not be worried if I were you. EWH
Maybe I can be more detailed. In late June I sleept with my ex an we separated shortly there after. I meet my new boyfriend and before sleeping together I had us both tested at the end of July. We are in a committed monogamous relationship and stopped using condoms after we both got negative std tests. I had learned last week that hsv tests aren't conclusive until 3 months. I was making sure that my hsv igg taken 5 weeks after protected sex with my ex is conclusive for me .
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You do not provide a lot of detail here and as a rule, we do not recommend testing with HerpeSelect to detect otherwise inapparent herpes infections. if you have not had an outbreak and have been having condom protected sex, I would not be worried about HSV at all. That both your and his HerpeSelect tests were negative provides further evidence that neither of you has herpes. i would not worry further about it.
As far as HIV is concerned, this is a rare disease. If your situation were riskier then I would urge you to re-test for HIV but under the circumstances, I would accept your negative test for HIV as proof that this is not a problem either and not worry further. EWH
As far as HIV is concerned, this is a rare disease. If your situation were riskier then I would urge you to re-test for HIV but under the circumstances, I would accept your negative test for HIV as proof that this is not a problem either and not worry further. EWH
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
