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I had pain while urinating after unprotected sex. Am I having HIV?

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Published At June 1, 2018
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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I had unprotected sex four months back and after a week I got pain while urinating and greenish fluid came out of the penis. The doctor gave me Doxycycline. Now I checked for HIV. The last test method was HIV 1 and 2 screening test, serum, and HIV 1 and p24 combo. Can I now be relaxed that I am HIV free?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Yes, the negative results of these test (attachment removed to protect patient identity) on repeat after four months indicates that you are not infected with HIV. Nowadays, fourth generation tests are able to pick up the antibody if you are infected with HIV. HIV if negative after three months, then chances of HIV is very rare, and few guidelines recommend that you repeat it after six months again.

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Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

I have some more questions. I am having some symptoms like night sweat, white tongue, pain in the neck and sometimes itching in arms. That is why I tested again ten days back. I also read in some forums to retest after six months and 12 months. How true is that?

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

Yes, that is true that repeat test is recommended at six months and 12 months by some guidelines. But the fourth generation HIV testing is good enough to detect the virus after 12 weeks. So you are having a good chance that you are not suffering from HIV, as these tests are negative at this point in time. So do not worry excessively, and you can repeat them at six and 12 months to be very sure.

The symptoms mentioned by you does not necessarily mean that you are having HIV, and can occur in viral infections. Early symptoms of HIV are like viral illness and these symptoms in HIV last only for a week or two then disappear automatically. So just relax. You can retest at the above mentioned time, but most likely they will turn negative as expected.

For more information consult a sexologist online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/sexologist

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Ramchandra Lamba
Dr. Ramchandra Lamba

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