[Question #105] worried about hiv, hsv and hcv c
108 months ago
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108 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
108 months ago
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Welcome to our Forum. I'll be glad to comment. First sexual experiences are often a time of mixed emotions and concerns about the possibility of having acquired an STI of one sort or another. In a perfect world, both partners would be checked and share test results before they have unprotected sex. This doesn't often happen however leading to the sorts of concerns you express above. Give the results you mention however, you really have essentially nothing to worry about. Even if you had not been tested, as it turns out most people (even so-called higher risk persons who have had multiple other partners in the past) do not have STIs AND only a minority of single exposures to infected persons lead to infection. Your test results add further assurance. Your partner's test results show that she did not have HIV to transmit to you and your multiple subsequent HSV and HIV tests serve to confirm that you did not acquire these infections. I presume that you were also tested for more common STIs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia following the exposure. If so and these tests were negative, it is time for you to be completely confident that you were not infected by the exposure you describe. I see no reason for further testing or for concern related to the exposure you have described.
For future contacts, unless both you and your partner have been tested and shared results, my advice would be to rely upon consistent and correct condom use. this will make your exposure safer and help you avoid further anxiety. EWH
108 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
108 months ago
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