Sperm culture test result: culture : neisserea gonorrhea: no growth after 48h. What does it mean
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- It means when a sample of your sperm was cultured, the bacteria called Neisseria Gonorrhea, a common cause of sexually transmitted infection, did not grow hence the result "no growth". In other words ... Read More
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HIV,HCV,HBV,SYPHILIS ALL NEGATIVE 5MONTHS POST EXPOSURE(4MONTHS POST PEP) IS EVERYTHING CONCLUSIVE
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- I could not help but notice how anxious you are about the results of viral load tests post PEP and whether or not they are conclusive, as you have asked the same question over the past few months: the... Read More
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HIV , HCV , HBV non reactive 4 months post exposure ( 3 months post PEP) Is my test conclusive for all possible infections ?
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Dr. Beatrice Khater,
Family Medicine
- Other sexually transmitted infections were not tested if this is what you mean: Syphilis, herpes, gonorrhea and chlamydia
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Hiv , hepatitis C , hepatitis b , syphillis is a 4 months post exposure ( 3 months post PEP for HIV ) CONCLUSIVE?
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Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- It is advisable that you do HIV testing one more time at 6 months post PEP. As for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis, if they were negative initially then you need not repeat them (it's not ... Read More
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What are SGPT and SGOT and LDH? I had blood tests and the results are too high sgpt 85 u.l and sgot 112 u.i and LDH 702 u.i
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- LDH is lactate dehydrogenase, and is found extensively in many tissues of the body, including the heart, kidneys, brain, lungs, liver, and blood cells. Tissue breakdown releases LDH, and therefore LDH... Read More
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HIV test result is negative 8 weeks post exposure and 4 weeks post PEP treatment. How much such results are accurate and conclusive , can they turn negative? and till when should i retest ?
Dr. Ismaël Maatouk,
Dermatology
- It depends which test you have performed. in Lebanon, a window period of 3 months is needed after sexual exposure to confirm HIv negativity.
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HIV test result is negative 8 weeks post exposure (4 weeks postPEP treatment). How much such results are accurate and conclusive , can they turn positive later on? and till when should i keep test ?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Regarding HIV, you need to be aware of something called the window period, which is basically an interval period that varies between three weeks to six months between the time of HIV infection and the... Read More
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Hello, i have a creatinine level at 1.14 , i am muscled, i have 34 years old and my weight is 81 kg. Albumine 5.08 , Albumine / Globulin 1.98. Is that normal ? Any risk on my kidneys ?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Creatinine, which is generated from creatine, the energy molecule that muscles use, is a reflection of kidney function.
Your plasma (blood) creatinine level is within normal range (Normal levels of cr... Read More
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Im 22 years old with HPV,i had a pap smear test and the results came as follows:"inflammatory(typical repair) smear with marked cellular changes"is there anything to worry about?any treatment needed?
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Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- The pap smear result is within normal standards
Have you done the HPV DNA test to say that you have the HPV ?
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