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Dear Doctors,
I am a male and I had a low risk exp(oral) with another male . this happenned 8 weeks ago.
i had a duo test at 8 weeks which came back negative. i am still very worried though and i cannot focus on my life. Could you please reply on the following points?
a) is my test conclusive?the guy was a massage parlor so he might be positive.
b)would it be even in the riskiest exposure one can imagine?
C) if i havent produced antibodies wouyld duo still detect p24?
d)i was diagnosed with oral thrush. can this happen to healthy people? i never had one and i am panicking. it is very persistent and although my tongue has now been cleared almost 80 pc it is extremely sore.
I was taking antihistamines and dexamethasone in nasal spray for rinitis. can this cause thrush according to your understanding?
e)thrush is caused due to weakened immune system, therefore i might not be able to produce antibodies yet so my duo might be false negative. do you agree?
f) can i move on with my life feeling confident for my health?
g) i have a positive frd. can i feel safe with casula contact like sharing a pen, or shaking hands etc?
I am a male and I had a low risk exp(oral) with another male . this happenned 8 weeks ago.
i had a duo test at 8 weeks which came back negative. i am still very worried though and i cannot focus on my life. Could you please reply on the following points?
a) is my test conclusive?the guy was a massage parlor so he might be positive.
b)would it be even in the riskiest exposure one can imagine?
C) if i havent produced antibodies wouyld duo still detect p24?
d)i was diagnosed with oral thrush. can this happen to healthy people? i never had one and i am panicking. it is very persistent and although my tongue has now been cleared almost 80 pc it is extremely sore.
I was taking antihistamines and dexamethasone in nasal spray for rinitis. can this cause thrush according to your understanding?
e)thrush is caused due to weakened immune system, therefore i might not be able to produce antibodies yet so my duo might be false negative. do you agree?
f) can i move on with my life feeling confident for my health?
g) i have a positive frd. can i feel safe with casula contact like sharing a pen, or shaking hands etc?
You never had a risk in the first place and therefore you wasted time and money testing for nothing,not to mention the stress you put yourself through which was not justified.
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