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Last week I got the results of my blood tests at my ...

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Last week I got the results of my blood tests at my gynecologists office. I asked him to test me for STDs since I am in a new relationship and want to be safe. He told me that I tested positive for the antibodies for syphilis. He put me on two weeks worth of tetracycline. My boyfriend got tested this week and he is negative. Before my current boyfriend, I hadn't had sex since 2004 and I used a condom (it was only one time). My boyfriend's doctor told him to tell me to have a more specific test done. He said that something else could have raised my ASI levels. I am convinced that my test results are wrong. I have no symptoms whatsoever, and if I got this over 2 years ago, wouldn't I have some symptoms? What other conditions can raise an ASI level? I am going to take the rest of my medication anyway, but I am seriously confused about this whole situation. Help please.

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on October 21 2006 at 7:46 AM

 

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Male , Age: 28

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Tetracycline

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October 21 2006 at 8:48 AM (2 hours and 51 minutes and 12 seconds later)
         
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Given your lack of symptoms and history, it seems extremely unlikely that you have syphilis. There are many reasons for a false positive syphilis screening test.
Read about the causes here

http://www.aafp.org/afp/990415ap/2233.html

You should get the more specific diagnostic tests, I am pretty confident that it will turn out to be negative,

all the best

Dr. Gupta

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