Hiv testing

[Jimbob28]

Hi there,

I have spent many hours online reading various forums regarding my position and although I have read some great information. As Usual there has been a lot of conflicting evidence.

So I have decided to ask for some advice to put my mind at ease one way or another.


In February had a condom break with a female csw in Eastern Europe I did not notice this till the even had finished , I also noticed some how my penis had been cut by something, possibly a fingernail during condom fitting possibly there wasn't any visible blood that I could see but some clear liquid if you would like to  call it that inside it.

So I decided to do a full sexual health screen

12 days  later I took urine samples and hiv duo 4th gen both negative

At just over 11 weeks I took another hiv duo 4th gen
Results where negative the specialist I seen said I would not require further testing as a few days won't make a difference.


My question regarding the testing is.

During the whole course of these events. Sexual and testing I was taking testosterone 500mg  and nandralone 500mg per week (competitive  bodybuilder ) I also had 1 shot of cortisone about 5 weeks after exposure for an injury I had acquired.


Could these drugs have affected my testing in anyway be it reduced p24 or antibody levels ?


Thanks

[Jimbob28]

Hi teak.

I'm still unsure what your " no " was in reference too ?

[Jimbob28]

*teak not real , autocorrect error

[Jimbob28]

I'm confused to what you mean real and I don't mean to pester or waste your time.

Did you mean that the duo test would be unaffected by those other drugs ?

[Jimbob28]

HI teak thanks for the response.

What part do you mean no too ?

I have regular full blood work and testing done. Kidney,liver,heart,BP basically every 6 weeks I get monitored I have a very good doctor who although does not particularly agree with what I have done. He is very active in monitoring. And since have completely stopped.

To be honest. This event have gave me a fright about my health. Iv learned my lesson if you like.

[Teak]

No, but maybe you should see a doctor and ask and have them check you to see how much damage you have done to your organs.

[Jimbob28]

Does anyone have any information on this or point me in the direction of someone who might ?

From what I can find the 4th gen tests ( the antigen part is not affected by any drugs because it is not related to the immune system ) and in theory even with weakened immune system should still show positive because it's detectable antibody production that begins to clear the body of antigen.
In theory even with a compromises immune system struggling to create enough antibodies would only mean p24 antigen is around longer.

Would that be correct ?