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Sore Throat, Fever, Headache, Running Stomach, Tired After Intercourse. Symptoms Of HIV Infection?

Hi doctor the problem m having is that after i had sex with girlfriend few hours later i started feeling sick where by i have a sore throat, fever, headache and a running stomach and sometimes i feel tired and have back pain are those the signs that i could be hiv positive and again i tend to feel extremely tired after ejaculation
Mon, 29 Jul 2013
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Hello dear,

First of all, HIV cannot be diagnosed only with the basis of symptoms.

The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to:
1. Upper respiratory tract infection
2. Chronic fatigue syndrome.
3. Deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid, etc. which helps in blood formation & nerve conduction.

So, kindly consult a Physician for proper clinical examination.
Investigations like complete blood count, estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms.

However, to relieve your concern regarding HIV, you can get certain tests like p24 assay or PCR for HIV done, which becomes positive within a week and are almost 100 % sensitive.
Even the presence of a single virus in the body can be detected by PCR.
So, if this test comes negative, you can be sure that you are safe.

Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
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Sore Throat, Fever, Headache, Running Stomach, Tired After Intercourse. Symptoms Of HIV Infection?

Hello dear, First of all, HIV cannot be diagnosed only with the basis of symptoms. The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to: 1. Upper respiratory tract infection 2. Chronic fatigue syndrome. 3. Deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid, etc. which helps in blood formation & nerve conduction. So, kindly consult a Physician for proper clinical examination. Investigations like complete blood count, estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms. However, to relieve your concern regarding HIV, you can get certain tests like p24 assay or PCR for HIV done, which becomes positive within a week and are almost 100 % sensitive. Even the presence of a single virus in the body can be detected by PCR. So, if this test comes negative, you can be sure that you are safe. Wishing you a good health. Take care.