STD Question?

Question

Please can anyone answer my question as my friend is being very sketchy on details. My friend had unprotected sex with two men she'd met at a club (silly girl i know). I advised her to have a sexual health screening. She had tests done a few months ago and thankfully they all came back as clear. However, she received a phone call to go to the clinic today to have a HIV and AIDS test done. Is that standard practice? And if so, why so long after her original test? Thank you in advance. I hope this experience will encourage her to practice safer sex in future.

yes amluvinit, she did have sex with them both at the same time. I just feel very sad for her in a way as she was a virgin until that night. Im sure its something she'll never forget, but hopefully will learn from. Thank for the advice everyone, its put my mind at ease.

Answer 1

The reason why she received a call to come in and be tested was most likely, that one or both of her sexual contacts have been diagnosed or is being treated for HIV or AIDS. As this are considered communicable sexually transmitted diseases and by law, doctors and nurses and all other healthcare professionals are bound to report.



She needs to be checked. If she indeed has the disease and found to have contracted that disease from this certain male sex partner; she could sue that guy for damages.

HIV and or AIDS are terrible and fatal disease. And a patient with this disease is a dangerous weapon himself and acts irresponsibly to engage in unprotected and casual sex.



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Answer 2

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Answer 3

HIV and Aids??? I think just the one would be sufficient lol but yes it probably is standard if she has had unprotected sex then she has every chance she could have caught it.
They should make it compulsory for everyone who attends a std clinic, it might save a few peoples lives and stop the spread.

Tell your friend to go but tell her not to be worried, I'm sure she will be fine but take it as a wake up call.

Answer 4

I feel bad for your friend to lose her virginity like that!, she must have been very drunk. I didn't think it was standard for a clinic to phone you for an HIV test if that was me I would be quite worried, but these things are best just to get it out of the way & have the test done then you can start with a new slate. Phaphs they called her for the test due to the information she may have given them about that night. No-one will know for sure until the test is done so tell her to be positive & not to think the worst. Good luck & hope it all works out for her!!

Answer 5

I would have thought that she would have her initial test for HIV that during her first visit. But I've ordered a retest several months later as HIV takes time to develop and show up on a blood test. So yes, a additional testing is a good practice, I retest at risk patients every 3 months for a year. Other tests would include hepatitis and syphilis.

Answer 6

There are two types of herpes simplex virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Both virus types can cause sores around the mouth (herpes labialis) and on the genitals (genital herpes). Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Cold sores sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen, and sore. The blisters may break open, leak a clear fluid, and then scab over after a few days. They usually heal in several days to 2 weeks.
The herpes simplex virus usually enters the body through a break in the skin around or inside the mouth. It is usually spread when a person touches a cold sore or touches infected fluid—such as from sharing eating utensils or razors, kissing an infected person, or touching that person's saliva. A parent who has a cold sore often spreads the infection to his or her child in this way. Cold sores can also be spread to other areas of the body.
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Answer 7

HIV/ Aids will not show up on a blood test until the incubation period is over. The incubation period for HIV/ Aids is about 3 months. Your friend wil be re-tested for HIV/ Aids in another 3-6 months time after the first test.
This is a standard proceedure.

Answer 8

By attending clinic and admitting she has casual sex, she made them aware that she is in the high risk category .

Clinics would like to test everybody but can't .

Aids takes 3 months to show up in tests so she shouldn't panic , they are just playing safe .

Answer 9

The reason they do this is because Aids/HIV takes longer to become detectable in blood screening/tests - STD's in the norm usually only take a week or so to be detectable - AIDs/HIV is a virus and takes longer to propogate itself. And YES it is normal

Answer 10

HIV?AIDS takes much longer to test they haft to put it in a hot box and see if it grows germs and then what kind of germs, then if it has the HIV virus, and it takes about two to three weeks depending on how busy they are.