5 years of suspicious I have syphilis , So I have just take the test son september to overcome may fear. The test came back at negative and I was little relive. Then I come to some website about syphilis and I have read that their maybe a false negative result for RPR test if the people in late stage of syphilis. My question is should I trust the test and move on with my life or should I take another test? and what kind of test you guy recommend for me to take? Thanks you for your help and I really appreciate your help
2007-09-14 08:29:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Can RPR test be able to detect the syphilis virus if its 5 years ago?
2007-09-14 10:19:01 · update #1
Go to your health department and explain your fears and what you went through. They'll take it from there.
My niece went through that. A very pretty young girl, thought she had syphilis because her husband thought she turned him in for drugs and was thrown in jail. she never saw him again, she lived in fear, thinking he told her the truth, she lived in fear and never had another affair with another man for over thirty years. She's now 55 years old and has just met a man she fell in love with. She now knows how foolish she was and, how easy it was to be checked.
2007-09-14 08:43:17 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is at the late stage, you are probably in trouble. The result is pretty accurate. Talk to your doctor about it. Even though you get it, it is curable.
2007-09-14 16:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must take another test. One test is not enough to confirm your diagnosis. You can take another serology test like VDRL, FTA-Abs, TPHA and TPPA or ELISA. To choose with test you are going to use, ask your doctor
2007-09-14 22:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by edmund 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋