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Syphillis window period
Just a quick one! What is the actual window period for Syph? I know here we say 6 weeks but the company the NHS use (SH24) state 12 weeks?
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We say 6 weeks because the vast majority will develop antibodies and/or symptoms by that point, and because it's so uncommon. Tying all that together, it would be really unusual for someone to have syphilis and not either have symptoms or antibodies by then.
If someone were a known contact to someone with syphilis, I'd recommend testing out to the 90 days, or if they were pregnant or HIV+ and had a high risk encounter, but for most people, 6 weeks is fine.
Other websites, generally speaking, are giving info for a wide variety of people, and can't get really specific for each person reading. We can. :)
Good question. :)
If someone were a known contact to someone with syphilis, I'd recommend testing out to the 90 days, or if they were pregnant or HIV+ and had a high risk encounter, but for most people, 6 weeks is fine.
Other websites, generally speaking, are giving info for a wide variety of people, and can't get really specific for each person reading. We can. :)
Good question. :)
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Ok cool, so at 11 weeks youre pretty much golden then?
Ok cool, so at 11 weeks youre pretty much golden then?
Absolutely. :)
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
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STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
