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Query about STD panel testing
Hi All. my query is does taking supplements like NAC or Herbal Medicines (Arjuna etc.) or Whey Protein etc affects STD panel testing like HIV 1/2, TPHA, VDRL, HCV, HbsAg, HSV, Gonnorhea, Chlamydia Urine pcr.
I am taking them as a preventive health checkup and last sexual exposure was 6 months ago.
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No will not affect the results of the health check up
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None of those supplements interfere with STD panel results. HIV, syphilis, hepatitis and herpes tests look for antibodies or the virus itself, and the urine PCR detects bacterial DNA. Whey protein and herbal products do not change any of that.
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Dr. Shweta Lodhi Umate
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Nagpur
No they don’t affect the test results
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Dr. Parru Singh
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Dr. Kinnari Amin
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Dr. Pushpa Gour
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Bhopal
The supplement you mentioned dont affect the blood test
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Dr. Neha Vashisth
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Jaipur
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