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STDs (Expert Forum)
Is it too early to detect?
Answered by
Edward W Hook, MD - HIV Prevention, stds
Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
Is it too early to detect?
by rommel0824, Oct 25, 2007 03:17PM
I had unprotected sex on Oct 20, 2007. I have been having vaginal discharge before that,but I decided to see a doctor to check if I have bacterial vaginosis. I saw a doctor on Oct23. He checked the sample through the microscope and he saw bacterial vaginosis,but also suspected trichomoniasis. So he sent the test to the lab and decided to check for other STDs like gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis ,HIV and others. He called me today Oct 25 and told me that all the tests for STDS came out negative except trichomoniasis,which I suspected I had. HIV test was not ready yet.
I am worried that it was too eraly to detect some of the STDs through the blood test, will I have to repeat the tests?
I am worried that it was too eraly to detect some of the STDs through the blood test, will I have to repeat the tests?
Doctor's Answer
by Edward W Hook, MD, Oct 25, 2007 09:43PM
, Oct 25, 2007 09:43PMTo: rommel10824
On average it takes about three weeks for a syphilis test to become positive and even longer (6 weeks on average) for the most widely used blood tests for HIV to become positive. If you wish to be more certain, I would recommend repeating the blood tests for syphilis and HIV in early December. In all likelyhood if you had gonorrhea or chlamydial infection those tests would have been positive three days after exposure.
EWH
EWH
Member Comments (2)
by whatisay, Oct 25, 2007 03:34PM
too early for syphilis and HIV and herpes- Gonorrehea and chlamydia ok other post list this search time for testing or something similar
