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Which Test Should Be Taken To Diagnose STDs?

hello dr. this year I had an single exposure while having intercourse with a CSW,after one week of exposure I caught ear infection, n for 3 months had plenty of symptoms,most of them was was related to stress..after 91 days I got tested for hiv1,2 by antibody test which came back negative. N then after 100 days got tested for syphillis by vdrl,hep b and hepc..and for herpes type1,type 2 by IgM test. which all came back negative.I just found out that IgM testing done after 100 days of exposure is useless. I don t have any symptom of common STD.but sometime I have frequent urination and right abdominal pressure like feeling n groin node pain. my question is 1) which std test should I take. 2) Which test is accurate for recognising hepres type1,n type 2. 3) should I get tested for chlamydia and gonorreha? 4) is my negative vdrl test result conclusive?
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Hello,

The symptoms narrated by you are more common with routine viral or bacterial infection (which may flare up or show up with stress induced hormone changes dampening immune response) rather than HIV or AIDS like STD. There is no further need of extra test for STD over the above list. The Chlamydia and gonorrhea evaluation can be easily carried out with culture swab report. Negative VDRL means that there is no syphilis or else related conditions.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Which Test Should Be Taken To Diagnose STDs?

Hello, The symptoms narrated by you are more common with routine viral or bacterial infection (which may flare up or show up with stress induced hormone changes dampening immune response) rather than HIV or AIDS like STD. There is no further need of extra test for STD over the above list. The Chlamydia and gonorrhea evaluation can be easily carried out with culture swab report. Negative VDRL means that there is no syphilis or else related conditions. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon