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Diagnosed with herpes simplex 2 and 1 of last year could have HIV please help0
Basically I am a dancer I just started dancing not too long ago and rarely have sex last year In april my ex boyfriend who I loved and trusted told me he had herpes it was a deep time of depression for me and I haven't been able to bounce from it since. Since then I've coped with knowing herpes is really common so I've had protected sex and I rarely get out breaks but if I do I don't even kiss anyone in the mouth anymore. Bare with me this is extremely long and I need help simply because I have no where to turn too and it's a dark time..Any who I started dancing and have only been dancing a few months prior to that I met a guy I really liked Alot I disclosed me having herpes to him and he said it didn't matter and looked passed it we had sex with condoms always until one day it busted I've looked passed it but lately I've started to feel weird night sweats I don't have an appetite and I loose weight from not eating and I have a sore throat feeling in my mouth I've been to the doctor multiple times and it's always something else stomach problems bronchitis they did a spinal tap for my headaches and everything was fine. I was convinced I had HIV not to mention I went and got tested but came back negative both times I'm scared and I feel like my mental health is declining and my cognitive skills are off and I know the rapid isn't always accurate I've ran over the dates in my head even after we broke up I found a new person whom I care about deeply and have ONLY had sex protected...I've disclosed to him about my herpes too but not that I'm scared I could be walking around with both. ..what do I do something is wrong and I'm not getting any answers I know that if I'm positive I don't know how long the disease has to hide before detected please help and where do I turn. Thank you I'm only 20 and I feel like I'm at a breaking point all the comments help
That is an epic story and hard to follow since you didn't include test dates but the only thing to do is test after the window from your last unprotected encounter.
A duo is conclusive after 28 days and any other test after 3 months. If your negative test was after those dates then you need to move on from HIV and consider that your suspicions of HIV are irrelevant because only a test proves HIV.
A duo is conclusive after 28 days and any other test after 3 months. If your negative test was after those dates then you need to move on from HIV and consider that your suspicions of HIV are irrelevant because only a test proves HIV.
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You're absolutely right so here are the dates and this is why I'm suspicious that I might have contracted it on December 28 I got an hiv antibody test after I'd been potentially exposed by my ex in November 11 it came back negative. I then broke up w my ex and then in January I came down w the worse bronchitis and coughing ever I had never gotten that sick in my life. January 5th-30th I always felt sick since I was single I moved on to another person this person I have always used condoms with but I was still feeling horrible February 8th I got tested and the hospital said they put in an order but lost my results...I was so scared and having anxiety and have never felt so weak in my life.i made a mistake though I had unprotected oral sex while being drunk with my same partner which I didn't include in the thread and have mouth ulcers that come and go and geographic tongue I got tested with antigen and antibody and they both came back negative February 22nd what do I do I feel horrible. Is it possible to be infected with 2 strands cause with my ex it can take 6 months for me to develop antibodies....and w my current partner how do I tell him I have it if I didn't know ??
When was your last unprotected vaginal or anal and how long after did you test?
HIV is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.
Only adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex
3. sharing needles that you inject with. Knowing these 3 are all you need to know to protect yourself against HIV.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching or oral activities. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established.
No one got HIV from touching, rubbing or oral activities in 40 years of HIV history, so likely no one will in the next 40 years of your life either.
HIV is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.
Only adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex
3. sharing needles that you inject with. Knowing these 3 are all you need to know to protect yourself against HIV.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching or oral activities. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established.
No one got HIV from touching, rubbing or oral activities in 40 years of HIV history, so likely no one will in the next 40 years of your life either.
And what kind of test was used the last time?
It was mid January I don't remember the date
I asked 2 questions, so I don't know which one you answered.
And it was an antigen and an antibody test administered
1.) The unprotected was in mid January 2.) The second the 2nd test was dual
Unprotected in mid Jan. I presume you meant unprotected vaginal or anal.
You took a duo test, but when?
Please read what you write and make it very clear, so I can get you an answer because this is also nebulous "2.) The second the 2nd test was dual"
You took a duo test, but when?
Please read what you write and make it very clear, so I can get you an answer because this is also nebulous "2.) The second the 2nd test was dual"
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