Question 1

what does this std result mean
test name: rpr, rfx qn rpr/ confirm tp
results
rpr- reactive (a)
rpr, quant.1:1 (h)  ref. range nonreactive less  1:1 
treponema pallidum antibodies- nonreactive
do i have syphilis? my dr didn't notify me?

Accepted Answer

: You are unlikely to have syphilis with this report. The confirmatory test with TP already reported as non reactive and the 1:1 titer is so low that it suggests false reactivity for the RPR.

Question 2

what do i do if i have syphilis?

Accepted Answer

: You need to see your physician for antibiotic treatment. No home remedies.

Question 3

how do i know if i have syphilis or genital warts?

Accepted Answer

See your Dr: Genital warts are easy for a doctor to identify. Syphilis also has an easily recognizable lesion and very identifiable spirochete organisms in early phase and simple vdrl blood test from then on. Hope you have neither.

Question 4

i went to massage place. masseuse gave me a massage with her hands, arms and legs. i unwillingly got handjob(i didn't ask for it) too. i found no specific rash on her hand but do i have to worry about syphilis?? i had no sex?

Accepted Answer

: Acquiring syphilis from your experience is unlikely. If you get a sore on your penis or elsewhere on the body, it would be prudent to see your doctor. You may get a syphilis test done in 6 months.
Safe sex: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/safer-sex-guidelines

Question 5

can syphilis be cured?

Accepted Answer

Germ can be killed: The germs of syphillis can be cured with antibiotics. If that germ has injured or destroyed some tissues in your body those tissues may or may not be able to recover after treatment.

Question 6

what is black syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A myth: There's no such thing as "black syphilis." it's an old myth, perhaps told to soldiers to keep them from having sex with locals.

Question 7

how is syphilis treated?

Accepted Answer

Pencillin: Preferably with high-dose penicillin, either given by injection or infusion, depending on the stage.

Question 8

how do you get syphilis?

Accepted Answer

Exposure to germ: Syphillis is usually transmitted sexually thru contact with an infected person. That person may be asymptomatic and or have thought they had a flu like illness as their only symptoms. Risk of transmission is estimated at 30% per contact during the contageous phaze. Infected women pass it to their babies during pregnancy in the first years they have untreated disease.

Question 9

how does syphilis spread?

Accepted Answer

Skin to skin contact: Syphilis is spread via skin to skin contact with an infected painless sore called a chancre. If the infected sore come into contact with another person during any type of sexual activity then the other person is at risk and should be tested.

Question 10

how do syphilis sores heal?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: Use the right kind of antibiotics would do. Let dermatologist help you, don't treat yourself.

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