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What Does Blood Test Finding VDRL Is Reactive Indicate?

hello i have a question to ask ,my medical result for my VDRL was reactive but the TPHA is none reactive what does it mean,i was feel depress be cos i could not get sexual intercoures sence 2011,and my last on that year with my husband before and never commet other guy,why my vdrl reactive. thanks this ann
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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VDRL test is a screening test for syphilis. It measures antibodies,against SYPHILIS bacteria Treponema pallidum .The screening test is most likely to be positive in the secondary and latent stages of syphilis. A positive test result may mean that you had syphilis but does not indicate the stage of disease and may not differentiate between past and current infection, besides there are many false positives .TPHA test is more specific .Since your TPHA test is a confirmatory test and is negative that means you are free from disease.Hope this helps!
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What Does Blood Test Finding VDRL Is Reactive Indicate?

Hi! Welcome to HCM! VDRL test is a screening test for syphilis. It measures antibodies,against SYPHILIS bacteria Treponema pallidum .The screening test is most likely to be positive in the secondary and latent stages of syphilis. A positive test result may mean that you had syphilis but does not indicate the stage of disease and may not differentiate between past and current infection, besides there are many false positives .TPHA test is more specific .Since your TPHA test is a confirmatory test and is negative that means you are free from disease.Hope this helps!