Unnecessarily worried?

LegacyUser

hi all.. regular poster but owing to this going unreg'd

few years back got cheated on by a then gf she slept around with a few guys... we broke up and I had a full STD test at a family planning clinic .. and apart from a urinary tract infection (one dose antibiotic to treat it), got the all clear

since then I haven't slept with anyone but every so often I get a worry that i could have HIV or something like that... I dont know if I'm been over dramatic .. I've had numerous blood tests since for normal stuff when I'm sick with bugs or run down and that.. but would they be tested for HIV or anything like that?

Tokyo

According to the IFPA website:

At the IFPA, STI screening will test for the following infections: HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Trichomonas and Herpes if clinically indicated.

In my own experience, if you had a full STD test then they should have given you a breakdown of your test results, and any test I've taken has included HIV. However, if you are unsure, then a quick phone call to the clinic that you were tested at to confirm what tests were carried out should put your mind at rest.

tenifan

You could always get tested again to put your mind at ease?

Still, you're probably just worrying too much.

Mr. Loverman

You have anxiety issues.

Get tested again, and going forward use condoms so this doesn't resurface. Also, try to do something about your anxiety.

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Tokyo

Mr. Loverman - please don't offer your opinion as fact again. Offering a medical diagnosis that you have no way of knowing is true or not is against the forum charter.

Regards,
Mike

Miaireland

When you went to the family planning clinic they would have tested you for HIV or advised you to return for one. It would not have been carried out normally as part of a routine blood test at your gp. However you could request one from your GP surgery or Family Planning Clinic just to put your mind at test.

Sarash

Mr. Loverman there's nothing wrong with what you said.

Mr. Loverman

mike_ie wrote: »

Mr. Loverman - please don't offer your opinion as fact again. Offering a medical diagnosis that you have no way of knowing is true or not is against the forum charter.

boy1234 wrote: »

I had a full STD test at a family planning clinic... got the all clear... since then I haven't slept with anyone... I worry that i could have HIV

We have to be extraordinarily pessimistic to state he might have HIV. Forgetting altogether how difficult it is for a heterosexual male to contract HIV, he got a negative test result and doesn't have sex.

Let's be real. This is an anxiety issue.

amdublin

Op, while it is so so unlikely that you have hiv you should check if you were tested. If not then arrange a test - if anything for peace of mind.

No one here on the internet can say definitively whether you hiv or not. Only a doctor with a blood or saliva test result in their hand can tell you that.

I do understand your anxiety. A bit like if your period is one day late you get cconvinced you could be pregnant...even though it'd be the immaculate conception if you were

But you need to learn to work through these anxieties. For example your current circumstance; what are the chances you have hiv? Some - you had an unfaithful girlfriend. But you did not get any std from her - that's a positive making chances of hiv very unlucky/rare.
Secondly you were tested for std so probably tested for hiv - another positive.
female to male infection of hiv is very rare.
Etc etc

But to get definitive closure on this you do need to find out if you were tested already or get tested now.

But do not stress, chances are you do not have hiv! But only a doctor can confirm this for you.

LegacyUser

OP here.. thanks for all the replies and advice.. much appreciated