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Can HIV Or STD Be Contracted Through Unprotected Oral Sex?
I had received unprotected oral sex from a stripper almost 3months ago. I had std test completed at about 4.5 weeks. Doctor ran western blot which came back indeterminate for p24. So a week later he had me run a huv rna pcr quantitative test which came back as not detectable with a detection limit of 20 copies. Is this considered conclusive?
Tue, 22 Aug 2017
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, oral sex can transmit Sexually transmitted infection (STI) especially HIV.
So be very careful in oral sex.
About your tests, no need to worry for HIV infection as PCR test is highly specific.
So negative PCR test means no HIV.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, oral sex can transmit Sexually transmitted infection (STI) especially HIV.
So be very careful in oral sex.
About your tests, no need to worry for HIV infection as PCR test is highly specific.
So negative PCR test means no HIV.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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