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Is High Fever After Unprotected Sex Related To HIV Infection?
Hi, sorry for my bad English
I'm from Korea. I had unprotected sex
(vaginal) with a woman and i think she is H+. At about 6 week post exposure I came down with a high fever
for one week. At about 1 week before exposure and at about 6 week post exposure I've been on 30 mg/day of prednisone for one week. Do you think it 's HIGH DOSE prednisone and delay hiv window period ?
At 14+ Weeks I took a Rapid Test and Elisa test (murex ag/ab combination) negative. Is it Conclusive ? Do I need to test for 6 month ?
I'm from Korea. I had unprotected sex
(vaginal) with a woman and i think she is H+. At about 6 week post exposure I came down with a high fever
for one week. At about 1 week before exposure and at about 6 week post exposure I've been on 30 mg/day of prednisone for one week. Do you think it 's HIGH DOSE prednisone and delay hiv window period ?
At 14+ Weeks I took a Rapid Test and Elisa test (murex ag/ab combination) negative. Is it Conclusive ? Do I need to test for 6 month ?
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
Thank you for query.the symptoms may not be related to HIV.Predinosolone does not alter the production of antibodies so it does not alter test results.as the tests are negative you can allay fears of HIV.you can get tested again after 6 months to be totally sure of HIV negativity.you can get back to me directly with details .Dr Bharatesh D Basti Dermatologist
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