Gential herpes outbreak and HIV infection Posted: 01-11-08 07:03am
Ive tried other websites and I guess they
chose not to answer. My question is I had
an outbreak of genital herpes in
august2005, the unprotected encounter was
around feb14 and towards the end of the
month same person. I know that gh is an
opportunistic infection of hiv. Ive not
had an outbreak in 3yrs, I tested for hiv
at the same time I tested positive gh in
august. So would an oral test be accurate
given the time period for my body to
produce antibodies. plz answer
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HIV and AIDS Answer A3549 Posted: 01-30-08 02:44am
If the genital herpes outbreak was due to
an HIV-infection, the HIV-test would have
been positive. Yes, the oral test would
have been accurate given the amount of
time between testing and the risky
unprotected encounter in February.
Because the HIV-test was negative, the
herpes outbreak can not be due to HIV.
Genital herpes outbreaks occur whenever
there is a drop in immunity in the body.
And HIV-infection is only one of the many
possible causes for immunity drop.
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