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When is retesting required?
Dr. HHH -
I want to thank you for your continued advice and support on this forum, I am sure your efforts have saved many individuals.
I had posted a question a while back regarding testing, specifically my situation was protected receptive anal sex with another male and unprotected oral sex as the giver. Usually I wouldn't give this second thought, however 10 days later I came down with a very bad sore throat, fever, a rash over my chest and I became very concerned that possibly something had gone wrong. I sought your advice and was tested at six and 12.5 weeks respectively using the Oraquick advance rapid test, using oral fluid. I had for all puproses put it behind me and moved on.
Now I see that there are questions coming from your clinic in Seattle regarding the reliablity of this test, at the present time are you asking tha tidnividuals that were tested using this go and get restested with a standard test? Do you currently still use the oral rapid tests at your clinic or have you stopped using it? Do you know when we can expect further guidence on this issue?
Thanks for your help and support.
I want to thank you for your continued advice and support on this forum, I am sure your efforts have saved many individuals.
I had posted a question a while back regarding testing, specifically my situation was protected receptive anal sex with another male and unprotected oral sex as the giver. Usually I wouldn't give this second thought, however 10 days later I came down with a very bad sore throat, fever, a rash over my chest and I became very concerned that possibly something had gone wrong. I sought your advice and was tested at six and 12.5 weeks respectively using the Oraquick advance rapid test, using oral fluid. I had for all puproses put it behind me and moved on.
Now I see that there are questions coming from your clinic in Seattle regarding the reliablity of this test, at the present time are you asking tha tidnividuals that were tested using this go and get restested with a standard test? Do you currently still use the oral rapid tests at your clinic or have you stopped using it? Do you know when we can expect further guidence on this issue?
Thanks for your help and support.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Here is the URL for the previous discussion of the reserach on Oraquick: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/621245.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
The Oraquick research study you describe has been discussed on this forum. The bottom line is that it doesn't change Dr. Hook's advice (or the advice on the HIV community forum) that you were given. Your risk of HIV was too low to even need HIV testing, except for anxiety relieve. The negative results you have had prove you weren't infected with HIV. Oral fluids and other rapid tests continue to be widely used in certain circumstances; they remain reliable in most settings. I do not expect any official guidelines on testing to change in the foreseeable future.
The tone of all your messages suggests that you might need professional counseling to help you get beyond your obsession with the sexual exposure and your unreasonable fear of HIV. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism. However, this forum will not respond to any futher questions from you about this event.
Regards-- HHH, MD
The tone of all your messages suggests that you might need professional counseling to help you get beyond your obsession with the sexual exposure and your unreasonable fear of HIV. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism. However, this forum will not respond to any futher questions from you about this event.
Regards-- HHH, MD
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