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To: drgian@stdweb.com
Subject: syphilis questionWhat type of
blood test is most accurate for early diagnosis of syphilis? i
had sex with my boyfriend a week ago and had a bump appear on the
outskirts of my anus. it hurt when it first appeared and then lost
feeling. While wiping myself it ruptured and bleed for a while. It now
has a scab on it. I have and had have genital herpes for years which i
thought was was this was but my outbreaks have never bleed nor has a
scab appeared. i also used my valtrex and denavir, neither of which seem
to be helping. It dooesn't seem to be drying up. What do you think i
should do? What test do you think is appropriate?
Hi,
consider a staph infection of the skin alone or as a complication of an
herpes outbreak. If so you need antibiotics and to see a physician.
Consider also to do recurrent HIV Screenings. For Syphilis take a RPR
(also called VDRL) test.
Be well.
Dr. Gian |
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From:
Sent: Monday,
February 07, 2005 5:45 PM
To: drgian@stdweb.com
Subject: none
Dear Dr. Gian,
I recently broke up with my
girlfriend of many years, and during the time when we were still going
out i discovered that she had not been completely faithful. I grew
concerned that in our intimacy i could have contracted something. I
convinced her to get tested, and she did get a test for the regular
ones, including HIV, i believe.
Evereything came up negative.
However, there is one test i believe she did not get:syphyllis. I know
it is not the most common std, and until i discovered how unfaithful
she was, and the possibility that her partners might not have been so
clean, i would have never worried about getting syphillis. Since then
though i have noticed some similar symptoms to syphillis, at least what
you have described on the web site. I noticed strange rashes i have
been having, particularly on the hands and feet. And on the souls of
the feet, a strange blistering. Other areas of my body seem to be
lightly affected by this rashlike occurence. And i remember seing an
unusual painless legion on my genital area a long time back , but i
never thought anything of it. Lately i just have been having unusual
symptoms, and i have had some wierd issues with my joints and nerves.
Overall i just haven't been as healthy as i should. I am actually
scheduled to see a nuerologist about pinching nerves and muscle spasms
in my shoulder. I wouldn't have thought much of my unusual symptoms had
it not been for this girlfriend issue, but i just wanted to know what i
should do. I know if she contracted this, i definitely caught it, but i
just want to know what i should do. I do feel a little wierd going to
the doctor's office and telling them i want a test for syphillis.
Tanks for your time,
J
Hi, J
It
seems to me you are growing up a huge tornado in your mind and things
could be resolved in a few minutes with a simple and non expensive
screening test for Syphilis. What you are describing are symptoms of
systemic syphilis and what you are showing is instead anxiety. My
goodness! Please get tested and next day your mind will be at
peace....at least about Syphilis!
Time
for closure and an opening to Being well.
Dr.
Gian
From: "Sharon " <--------@-----llas.edu>
To: <info@stdweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:18 PM
Subject: Syphilis
> Is the blood test the only way to test for Syphilis? Is their a urine
test?
>
> Sharon
> Grad. Student
Yes, the blood test is the way to go with a
syphilis infection or for
screening purposes. Occasionally a spinal tap and spinal liquid
examination is done in the second or third stages of the disease to find
out if there is an involvement of the central nervous system. No urine
test is available.
Greetings,
Dr. Gian
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