[Question #395] Trying to move on
109 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
109 months ago
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Leonardo. It is good to hear that you have begun to work with a therapist on your illogical continuing concern about HIV as a result of your error in judgment and to hear that you are trying to stay off of the internet. That is progress and I am pleased to hear this. At the same time, your question indicates that there is more work to be done. The questions you ask are clearly internet fueled questions which I have answered in the past (more than once). The answers will not change. The exposure you described was of no appreciable risk for HIV and on November 20 you asked "Is a combo test at 4 and 12 weeks able to detect both HIV1 and HIV2 and all subtypes?" to which I answered "Yes". This answer has not changed in the past 30 days. Further, the idea of "delayed seroconversion" is another internet-fueled myth that plagues anxious [persons such as yourself. There is no such thing as "delayed seroconversion" for persons who have not taken anti-HIV medications and are not otherwise immunosuppressed (and you are neither). If such a thing did exist, as you point out, p24 antigen tests would be strongly positive.
Like you, I hope this will be the last time I need to repeat these responses to you,. Good luck. EWH
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
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