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CMV symptoms and anxiety

Hello everyone,

I am a male of 29 years old, 5 weeks ago I started to have many symptoms, which appeared after two sexual intercourses (both protected vaginal and unprotected oral) from 10 weeks and 5 days ago.

The symptoms are described in-depth in this thread (posted due to the fact that I thought I took HIV):

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/How-reliable-are-my-tests/show/3011519#post_14291791

My results for CMV test are negative for IgM and positive for IgG with a 401 value (way higher than the value 6 which is the value needed for positivity).
This means that my antibodies exploded over CMV.

Now I am at 10 weeks and 5 days after those exposures and I still have two symptoms:
- itchy skin randomly (lighter than it was and not everyday)
- dry cough (lighter than it was but daily)

My last HIV + CMV + EBV tests were done at the 10 weeks mark (from the exposures):

HIV chemiluminiscence duo test (ag/ab) still negative (this is the 3rd duo test after the previous two done at 6 weeks and 7 weeks).
EBV IgM / IgG + heterophile antibodies negative
CMV IgM negative, IgG positive - 401 value

Do you think that my symptoms are related to CMV?
And how much they would still persist and why?

I would kindly appreciate a reply since I`m still anxious.

Thank you
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Same problem here, how are you doing now?
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Same here, any updates?
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Please help with any opinion.
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Also I am aware of the fact that IgM negative means that I didn't took it now, but I had it from the past. But in this case why this reactivation and why this so high number of IgG? what could be the reason?
And could the IgM be a false negative ? at 10 weeks mark?
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