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Syphilis Risk/Testing
In late May I had protected sex with a CSW, vaginally and she performed oral. I never had any symptoms or issues after the encounter.
Roughly 6-8 weeks later my SO started having skin issues, and a full body rash. Now her nurse wants her to be tested for syphilis.
10 weeks after my encounter, I had a full STD panel done, and everything came back negative. Could this be a false negative since I was slightly outside of the testing window.
Should I be concerned?
Roughly 6-8 weeks later my SO started having skin issues, and a full body rash. Now her nurse wants her to be tested for syphilis.
10 weeks after my encounter, I had a full STD panel done, and everything came back negative. Could this be a false negative since I was slightly outside of the testing window.
Should I be concerned?
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Did your testing include syphilis? Double check your results to make sure it did. It would have been a blood test.
To be 100% conclusive, it should be 12 weeks, but most people test positive by 6 weeks, and if you haven't had any symptoms, I'd be fine calling a 10 week test conclusive.
Loads and loads of things cause rashes. Syphilis is uncommon in most developed countries, and it wouldn't be near the top of the list for causes.
To be 100% conclusive, it should be 12 weeks, but most people test positive by 6 weeks, and if you haven't had any symptoms, I'd be fine calling a 10 week test conclusive.
Loads and loads of things cause rashes. Syphilis is uncommon in most developed countries, and it wouldn't be near the top of the list for causes.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
