When I started reading something in me was like “he’s about to mention he has a lot of s***isn’t he” and lo and behold I get to the third paragraph

Realistically I think you need to be experiencing what appears to be an outbreak for you to get definitive answers on Herpes

Facts ! He tested negative for sexually transmitted infections : safe to say he is dealing with the consequences of those results !

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hoe long have i been on this forum that you been loyal for over 2 years...

blood thought he had hiv

U think you Salvatore lucania in boardwalk empire or something ? What you talking about man

I actually read a lot but part of being discerning is knowing what information to focus on the most.

Definitely should have read more about all this in the past before now though lol.

They have something called insti hiv tests where they prick your finger and test the s*** and you get your results in legit like 1-2 minutes. It tests for antibodies that your body would have produced if you were exposed, at least that’s what the clinician told me.

I was worried because I didn’t realize urine tests weren’t comprehensive tests for other major std concerns besides clap/gonorrhea and I guess I just got paranoid as f*** due to unresolved scares in the past idk.

Don’t need anything affecting my future married life.

Thank you. Have definitely grown a lot in many ways in these last few years. I’m a lot more discerning with people and my time and resources and risks. Very risk averse at this point in my life. I will still take risks but the right risks, at the right time.

I know that was kind of my gimmick for a long time but to be frank, that is all I focused on or cared about in the past. That isn’t my priority any more, but I did have concerns because of how I lived in the past.

Funnily enough, I haven’t been sexually active in some months because I’ve been focused on locking in with my job and me and my girl are also on some celibacy s*** for spiritual reasons.

Bro herpes is complex no pun intended

You could test negative multiple times but have it . Nothing worth stressing over if you never had an outbreak

Wait really? So if you weren’t having an outbreak (assuming you had it for sure) and got tested, you’re saying it could come back as negative/inconclusive?

Scary

God is good and I am a changed man in some ways.

I am not perfect but I am still trying to be better and elevate for my family, my future family (wife + kids), myself and the people I care about or come into contact with.

I’m still skeptical of others or self-prioritizing in situations where I feel that I have to be but I hold myself to different standards now at this point in my life. I can’t go back to doing the same s*** I did in the past. Wasn’t optimal.

Yeah honestly after I got that negative hiv result I felt so relieved. I was going to get herpes tested today too but the places I was looking at said the s*** could cost like 100-130/150ish even with insurance and I still might need an appointment.

I’m like f***, should I keep pressing on to get this done today? Not like I didn’t have other s*** to do.

I will get that done after doing more research in the next couple weeks or so even though I’m like 99% sure I don’t have anything to worry about. I just like certainty. Life has taught me I’m actually prone to anxiety and neuroticism under stress even though I still get s*** done in make or break moments.

There isn’t enough emphasis in life on teaching people how to deal with the stressors of life in a healthy conducive way, something I’ve been working on personally.

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Every doctor I've ever spoken to about it is like, we can, but they're prone to false positives if you've ever had chickenpox, etc. so I've always been told unless you're experiencing symptoms/going through an outbreak, it's hard to get a conclusive result.

And then there's HPV .. You could have it as a guy, and likely do if you're sexually active. There's no test for it, you only know if you get warts and even then it's not a sure thing. The reason why this bugs me is because of the health implications for you/your girl down the line .. Been thinking about getting the vax lately, me and my girl, just as a precaution.. I've read it can help even if you've already been exposed.

no, the blood test can detect herpes even if you’re asymptomatic at the time of testing

You might carry HPV which causes cancer in women, unless you elected to be vaccinated

There is no test for HPV in males, as you don’t have a cervix to swab

Well s***, I didn’t even think about that.

So my girl would have to get tested? I told her I wanted her to get tested again too just in case, for health purposes.

nigga you fine if you haven't had any symptoms in 2 years you straight bruh. Sure you aint cheat?

You can still have localised Aids in and around your a******. You need an a*** swab to make sure

I’ve always understood that it can return false positives if you’ve so much as had chicken pox 🤷‍♂️

Hmm HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus there is, even more common than herpes. Nearly everyone who is sexually active has caught it, but not all strains are known to be harmful or cause cervical cancer.

Your girl should ideally see an ob/gyn for women’s health, I believe it’s routine testing at this point. There is a swab that checks for cervical cancer and HPV.

But I understand a lot of people don’t have insurance or other circumstances prevent them from seeking routine care.

Hope this helps frame things nicely. I’m no expert in female anatomy so maybe someone else can chime in 😜