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Hi,
Just wondering if you think i need anymore testing prior to incident with a female. Some unprotected frotage, oral, and protected sex.
The tests i have done are. 21 days post exposure, NAAT Chlamydia, NAAT Ghonorrea, HIV Ab/Ag, Syphillis EIA, Hep A,B,C. No swab i don't know if that's normal or not. Everything came back negative and Hep B showed up as autoimmune.
28 days, NAAT Ghonorrea, NAAT Chlamyida, Both negative again.
Went back at 82 days post exposure and tested for Hiv Ab/Ag, Syphillis EIA and both cameback non-reactive.
Should i be concerned about Hep C? I heard it can delay the window period for Hiv although it really is not considered to be an STI.
Also, how can i ensure that i stay safe in the future. I read an article that condoms are not bulletproof and i definitely don't want to go through this experience again.
Now for symptoms, i had some pain in my urethra which as of lately has been going away but it did last for >3 weeks. No discharge as far as i am concerned, i've looked for it but didn't see anything. No weird rashes either and had a doctor look at it and didn't see anything wrong on the outside. Told me to take Advil didnt do anything.
Just wondering if you think i need anymore testing prior to incident with a female. Some unprotected frotage, oral, and protected sex.
The tests i have done are. 21 days post exposure, NAAT Chlamydia, NAAT Ghonorrea, HIV Ab/Ag, Syphillis EIA, Hep A,B,C. No swab i don't know if that's normal or not. Everything came back negative and Hep B showed up as autoimmune.
28 days, NAAT Ghonorrea, NAAT Chlamyida, Both negative again.
Went back at 82 days post exposure and tested for Hiv Ab/Ag, Syphillis EIA and both cameback non-reactive.
Should i be concerned about Hep C? I heard it can delay the window period for Hiv although it really is not considered to be an STI.
Also, how can i ensure that i stay safe in the future. I read an article that condoms are not bulletproof and i definitely don't want to go through this experience again.
Now for symptoms, i had some pain in my urethra which as of lately has been going away but it did last for >3 weeks. No discharge as far as i am concerned, i've looked for it but didn't see anything. No weird rashes either and had a doctor look at it and didn't see anything wrong on the outside. Told me to take Advil didnt do anything.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Your negative tests are conclusive. NGU doesn't cause urethral pain in the absence of discharge and other evidence of infect. You have nothing that you can transmit to a sex partner.
Hi Dr.HHH
Il rephrase my second question, assuming there was a risk are my tests conclusive? and could my urethra pain be an NGU (w/e that means) read it somewhere online. Don't want to infect anyone with anything that's all.
Il rephrase my second question, assuming there was a risk are my tests conclusive? and could my urethra pain be an NGU (w/e that means) read it somewhere online. Don't want to infect anyone with anything that's all.
Thank you Dr. HHH, sounds good i will do my best to stay safe in the future. One last question can my test results at those dates be conclusive then even if there wasn't a risk per say.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Noted.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question.
The only aspect of your exposure that carried any risk at all was the unprotected oral component -- and oral sex is safe sex, with low risk for all STDs and zero risk for some. In particular, you were at absolutely zero risk for viral hepatitis, close to zero for HIV and chlamydia, and only slight risk for gonorrhea -- and for that one, absence of obvious symptoms (pus dripping from the penis) is strong evidence against infection.
Accordingly, I would not have recommended any testing at all, and definitely not for the infections for which you weren't at risk; and certaintly not all the repeat tests. I agree with your doctor, that your symptoms aren't due to any STD.
It is true that condoms are not foolproof -- but if they do not break wide open, protection is complete for most STDs and pretty good for HSV and HPV. However, if you truly want zero STD risk, that will require complete abstinence until and unless you eventually find a permanent, mutually monogamous partner. Assuming you will be sexually active before that time, you're just going to have to accept a certain level of risk. But that doesn't mean getting tested for STDs after every exposure!
Best wishes--- HHH, MD
The only aspect of your exposure that carried any risk at all was the unprotected oral component -- and oral sex is safe sex, with low risk for all STDs and zero risk for some. In particular, you were at absolutely zero risk for viral hepatitis, close to zero for HIV and chlamydia, and only slight risk for gonorrhea -- and for that one, absence of obvious symptoms (pus dripping from the penis) is strong evidence against infection.
Accordingly, I would not have recommended any testing at all, and definitely not for the infections for which you weren't at risk; and certaintly not all the repeat tests. I agree with your doctor, that your symptoms aren't due to any STD.
It is true that condoms are not foolproof -- but if they do not break wide open, protection is complete for most STDs and pretty good for HSV and HPV. However, if you truly want zero STD risk, that will require complete abstinence until and unless you eventually find a permanent, mutually monogamous partner. Assuming you will be sexually active before that time, you're just going to have to accept a certain level of risk. But that doesn't mean getting tested for STDs after every exposure!
Best wishes--- HHH, MD
sorry that meant to be after** in the first sentence... my english some times scares me
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