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HIV symptoms but Negative Tests Following Sexual Assault
Hi I am a female young. I was sexually assaulted walking home from work a few months ago. Fully raped. After that I got a persistent yeast infection that took six months to go away and I still have night sweats. I also have muscle and joint pain here and there. I was checked for stds and hiv at ten weeks after the incident then again at three months and again at six months and all negative. What are the chances of a six month negative turning positive later? I'm so anxious and everytime I get the night sweats I just go into panick mode. I don't deserve to get hiv like this . I'm devastated.
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The chances of a negative test turning positive are extremely small.
That being said let me say how sorry I am that you have gone through this. Rape is a horrible thing to endure. It is not something you can overcome by trying to deal with on your own or trying to ignore that it ever happened. Since you have not said if you have had any professional help or crisis intervention I am going to recommend you make the falling phone call.
The organization I am recommending you called is called RAINN. RAINN stands for: Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network. They operated a 24/7 hot line you can call to speak with trained call takers who can help you and help you find professional in your home town who will work with you to properly deal with what has happened. You don't have to go through this alone or bear the burden of this by yourself. There are people who are trained to help you deal with this in a manner that hopefully will allow you to put this behind you and live a better more normal life than is you tried to just ignore this.
The number for the hot line is 1 800-656-HOPE. Remember one thing. You are a victim, you did nothing to cause this rape.
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The chances of getting a false negative on an HIV test are very, very small. The most common test used in the states has only a 0.003% chance of giving a false negative result.
So it's incredibly unlikely that you have HIV.
You should see a therapist.
The mind is a powerful thing. Anxiety and stress can contribute to physical illness. If you aren't already working through these experiences with a mental health professional, you should be.
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