Expert: Kristen Brannock, MPH - 6/8/2009

Question
hi i m sk from india male 26 years of age..i was recently got engaged for marriage.recently  i got a small spot on hip i went to doc to find out he said its herpes the disease i have never heard of..i went to internet and find out about herpes i was shocked to see its an STD ......i never had sex i am a virgins....i went to the clinic for second opinion and the second doc said its a Boil not herpes but till then it was quite late as i went into Depression and get my self tested For HIV 1 and 2 antibodies,,twice in 3 days guessing may be one report is false negative.... The test done was TRIDOT and other was VITRO s immunodiagnostic system which gave negative report....like 0.07 >.9 NON reactive....i took this test thinking may be in my younger days somebody mite have exploited(done sex to me) me in my sleep say 7-8 years before ....i am still in depression. NOW i have got one more thing that is vitamins B12 deficiency ,,,and getting shots for that too i don't know what is going on with me as i cant live now cant sleep cant do anything just home ridden please help me as my marriage is coming in few days i m very confused.....what to do ....please help me out thinking like i m your younger brother,,,,,,

Answer
I'm not sure what you want to me to say. You didnt ask a specific question but I assume you want reassurance that you are not HIV+? Your two HIV tests prove that you are HIV negative. You dont need to worry about that. As far as the herpes diagnosis- herpes is spread through skin to skin contact and you dont necessarily have to have sex to get it. If this didnt address your questions, let me know specifically what questions you have.