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Vitamin D and HIV

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I am a female, early 50s who is not in a steady relationship recently. Casual encounters that are limited to condom protected intercourse and/or mutual masturbation.No oral sex.
Always have been careful about exposure and based on my activities I feel that my activities are very low risk if any.
Recently had a routine bloodwork that included a vitamin D test. Came back as severly deficient. I live in the nothern US but after researching causes of low Vitamin D, came across several articles pointing to HIV positive individuals being affected by low vitamin D. Now feeling anxious about whether I should be tested for HIV, even though no risky activities have been engaged in.
Any re assurance and or guidance / advice would help. Should I get tested or is my anxiety getting the better of me?
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Having a vitamin D deficency does not meen you have HIV. There are a lot of health issues that you can get that people with HIV get. But that does not meen you have HIV.

As long as you had no risky incodents. As in unprotected sex or sharing needles then you dont have to worrie about HIV.

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I've learned that most people in the US with vitamin D deficiency come from the northern part of the country. Also vegetarians suffer from vitamin D deficiency. I'm big on vitamins but not HIV expert.
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