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Title says it all. currently OCD about my health whether im infected or not. keep on thinking , irritating feeling , cant put away. going this AFA checkup on 14 feb ., last exposure was on 30 jan. had sex with brothels 3 times including this latest one. went 2 checkups , all negative. but now suddenly got the feeling of checking up again when i already know im not infected. $40 gone again.
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
Hi Mate, if U visited a legal brothel house. I believe U consummated your expedition with the working ladies in the use of Safety precaution? If so, I think U are relatively safe. Don't over stress yourself n go for the test on the appt date.
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
Bro, if only 2 weeks after last exposure, the test is not 100 percent accurate.
I know there's RNA testing or such you can do after 2 weeks but that costs a lot.
The quickest I know is the HIV combo test done at 28 days that is accurate and conclusive. A bit more expensive also but about 150 I think.
I know the feeling bro. Went through it myself a year and half ago. That's why I now avoid such activities. If you can't handle the risks, don't do.
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
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Originally Posted by d0bs
Title says it all. currently OCD about my health whether im infected or not. keep on thinking , irritating feeling , cant put away. going this AFA checkup on 14 feb ., last exposure was on 30 jan. had sex with brothels 3 times including this latest one. went 2 checkups , all negative. but now suddenly got the feeling of checking up again when i already know im not infected. $40 gone again.
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
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Originally Posted by Satos43
Bro, if only 2 weeks after last exposure, the test is not 100 percent accurate.
I know there's RNA testing or such you can do after 2 weeks but that costs a lot.
The quickest I know is the HIV combo test done at 28 days that is accurate and conclusive. A bit more expensive also but about 150 I think.
I know the feeling bro. Went through it myself a year and half ago. That's why I now avoid such activities. If you can't handle the risks, don't do.
Hiv 1/2 combo test is very conclusive at 28 days exposure
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
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Originally Posted by d0bs
Title says it all. currently OCD about my health whether im infected or not. keep on thinking , irritating feeling , cant put away. going this AFA checkup on 14 feb ., last exposure was on 30 jan. had sex with brothels 3 times including this latest one. went 2 checkups , all negative. but now suddenly got the feeling of checking up again when i already know im not infected. $40 gone again.
Not only HIV, u must also get screened for all other possible STD infections, urine test, skin swab, throat swab, blood test for Slyphillis etc.. hurry hurrry
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
Well you said it yourself man. You are OCD. In other words you are obsessed about the risk of infection and are compelled to think about it over and over again. In fact, you probably feel very uncomfortable if you try to stop yourself thinking about it. That is the medical definition of OCD.
Putting the psychological issues aside, the medical approach to this is simple.
If you do the correct test at the correct time, it will tell you if you are infected or not. It is that straightforward. Everything in between, including worrying and anxiety etc, are all impractical. Being infected or not infected is a fact demonstratable by medical tests.
I complete agree with everyone else here that if your psychological make up is as such, you should not put yourself at any kind of risk. No matter how small. I have seen patients destroy their lives not because they have HIV, but because they are so anxious about it.
I had a patient who literally tested for HIV every week, sometimes a few times a week for 2 years. He has been barred from most clinics for HIV testing. He lost his job, destroyed his marriage and basically destroyed his whole life. The tragedy is that he does NOT have HIV! His anxiety killed him.
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
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Originally Posted by DoctorTan
I had a patient who literally tested for HIV every week, sometimes a few times a week for 2 years. He has been barred from most clinics for HIV testing. He lost his job, destroyed his marriage and basically destroyed his whole life. The tragedy is that he does NOT have HIV! His anxiety killed him.
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
Wow. ok. that is more worst than me. Alright. i guess my mind is in a normal state right now, cus its all protected. after this hiv test, aint gonna do shit no more. pretty confident im all good, since i had a protected one. Any more advices doc?
Re: OCD about HIV after had sex in geylang Brothel
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Originally Posted by DoctorTan
Well you said it yourself man. You are OCD. In other words you are obsessed about the risk of infection and are compelled to think about it over and over again. In fact, you probably feel very uncomfortable if you try to stop yourself thinking about it. That is the medical definition of OCD.
Putting the psychological issues aside, the medical approach to this is simple.
If you do the correct test at the correct time, it will tell you if you are infected or not. It is that straightforward. Everything in between, including worrying and anxiety etc, are all impractical. Being infected or not infected is a fact demonstratable by medical tests.
I complete agree with everyone else here that if your psychological make up is as such, you should not put yourself at any kind of risk. No matter how small. I have seen patients destroy their lives not because they have HIV, but because they are so anxious about it.
I had a patient who literally tested for HIV every week, sometimes a few times a week for 2 years. He has been barred from most clinics for HIV testing. He lost his job, destroyed his marriage and basically destroyed his whole life. The tragedy is that he does NOT have HIV! His anxiety killed him.
so doctor, what are my chances of being infected with HIV whereas im protected through the whole time.
If the status of the partner is unknown, you have to multiply those figures by the "probability that the partner is infected" parameter. If the whore was in a legal brothel, that figure is very, very low given that there have been no positive HIV tests for years.
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