STD tests

[noname6j]

Dear Doctor,

I had a full STD's screen last September including " syphilis, HSV, HIV DUO, HEPATITIS B and C and others. All the results were negative except HSV1 which is normal I know.

The thing is I sometimes smoke Shisha but not that much ( some people name it Hubbly bubbly or Hookah) and I have been told that it does not have Nicotine, but the thing is yesterday my friend told me that when I smoke Shisha the smoke goes inside the blood, when he told me this information I became a bit worried in case I smoked Shisha before I had the tests and the smoking affected the tests, I remember I was with a friend of mine and he was smoking Shisha the day before I had the tests and I remember I did not smoke but I dont know why I feel that I might smoked that day and the smoking could affect my tests. I remember I did not.

Just to let you know that I am not addicted to smoking and I dont smoke Cigarettes, just Shisha sometimes.

Please Doctor help me.

[noname6j]

Many thanks Doctor Edward , please I just wanted from you in my last comment to explain to me what did you mean when you used this word "microorganisms" in your first comment.

Best Regards,

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Correct, smoking will not affect your test results.

End of thread.  EWH

[noname6j]

Thank you again Doctor Edward,

This is my last post.

I did not understand what you meant when you used this word in your first comment, sorry my English is not good thats why.

So smoking any substances with Shisha in the future definitely will not affect the tests results when I get these kind of tests?

I appreciate your you help Doctor Edward.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

The word micro organisms means viruses and bacteria.

I repeat, smoking will not effect your test results.  The amount of time that different chemicals from smoke stay in your blood is variable and will NOT affect your tests,

EWH

[noname6j]

Thank you Doctor Edward for your comment,

I did not understand this word "microorganisms"

So can I be completely confident that smoking Shisha before the test definitely would not affect tests results?

Last question please, how long the smoke stays in the blood?

Thanks,

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our Forum.  I'll be pleased to comment.  I see no reason for any concern that your smoking shisha might change your test results in any way.  Your friend is right, in smoking of any kind including with shisha the smoke from buring tobacco or other substances is taken into the  lungs and then enters the blood. This can be bad for your health in the same way that smoking cigarettes can be bad for your health however, this process does not effect the reliability of tests either for common microorganisms or the body's ability to produce antibodies.  Your tests are reliable.  Believe them.

I hope this comment is helpful to you. EWH
p.s.  If tobacco of any sort is smoked in the shisha, it would contain nicotine. EWH