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I Have Tested Negative 2.7 Years After A Encounter That
Question: I have tested negative 2.7 years after a encounter that I am sure the person had HIV when we had sex as I found out afterwards they where positive. I tested at 15 months at a clinic that did a Oraquick oral swab and it was negative and then like I stated earlier I did another one at 2.7 years and it was also negative but with these all being oral swabs I am afraid that I have missed the infection. I recently did blood work and my triglycerides are 401 and I was told that is a sign of having HIV so this has sent me into a scare.
Brief Answer:
Elevation of triglycerides is not a feature for HIV. You are safe.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service.
Thanks for posting your query.
Nearly 40% of spouses married to an HIV positive individual are remaining HIV free even after their regular sex contact for years together at the time of diagnosis and even after and are called as the SERO-DISCORDANT couple.
Likewise, there is every chance that you would remain HIV free in spite of a sexual encounter with an HIV positive individual.
Nonreactive antibody tests, 3 months after the exposure itself assures that you are free from HIV, You had more than one test for HIV as nonreactive, that too, even after 2 and half years. That is great. Nothing to worry. You are free from HIV.
If you are not satisfied, have one more test with HIV 4th generation COMBO/DUO test, which is nearly 99% reliable.
Elevation of triglycerides is not a characteristic feature for HIV alone... It can occur to anybody,
So please don't get confused.
Dr S.Murugan
Elevation of triglycerides is not a feature for HIV. You are safe.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service.
Thanks for posting your query.
Nearly 40% of spouses married to an HIV positive individual are remaining HIV free even after their regular sex contact for years together at the time of diagnosis and even after and are called as the SERO-DISCORDANT couple.
Likewise, there is every chance that you would remain HIV free in spite of a sexual encounter with an HIV positive individual.
Nonreactive antibody tests, 3 months after the exposure itself assures that you are free from HIV, You had more than one test for HIV as nonreactive, that too, even after 2 and half years. That is great. Nothing to worry. You are free from HIV.
If you are not satisfied, have one more test with HIV 4th generation COMBO/DUO test, which is nearly 99% reliable.
Elevation of triglycerides is not a characteristic feature for HIV alone... It can occur to anybody,
So please don't get confused.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
So out of interest would anything on standard blood work show up as abnormal if I had been infected with HIV for 4-5 years? I also had a CBC done and everything was normal.
Brief Answer:
You are free from HIV infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
There will not be any other definite abnormal blood parameter indicating the the presence of HIV infection other than detection of either antigen or antibodies against HIV. By two years, there may be some decline in the total WBC count, Lymphocyte percentage with some. But these changes are not specific anyway to HIV infection alone. In your case as your CBC is well within normal limits, this can not be applicable.
Certain other nonspecific changes can be expected in case of early HIV disease such as Serum neopterin level, followed in descending order by β2-m, IgA (elevation of immunoglobulin level) and IL-2 receptors. However, these indirect predictors are of little value if direct tests for HIV antigen or antibody show a negative test result.(http://medind.nic.in/iau/t04/i1/iaut04i1p7.pdf)
Forget about that incident, relax and go ahead with your normal routine.
Dr S.Murugan
You are free from HIV infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
There will not be any other definite abnormal blood parameter indicating the the presence of HIV infection other than detection of either antigen or antibodies against HIV. By two years, there may be some decline in the total WBC count, Lymphocyte percentage with some. But these changes are not specific anyway to HIV infection alone. In your case as your CBC is well within normal limits, this can not be applicable.
Certain other nonspecific changes can be expected in case of early HIV disease such as Serum neopterin level, followed in descending order by β2-m, IgA (elevation of immunoglobulin level) and IL-2 receptors. However, these indirect predictors are of little value if direct tests for HIV antigen or antibody show a negative test result.(http://medind.nic.in/iau/t04/i1/iaut04i1p7.pdf)
Forget about that incident, relax and go ahead with your normal routine.
Dr S.Murugan
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Dr. Yogesh D
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