hello on 27th November 2012 I had transvaginal ultrasound done and I didn't see properly whether they placed condom on the probe. After that I was having sticky discharge and also very heavy headache and also my ankles were swollen and my wrists were also painful. I also had black stools. I don' t know what to do iam very stressed.. I had 3 HIV rapid tests after 3 months and 2 pcr dna tests after 6 months all were negative .. I also tested for remaining sti all were negative.. even doctors telling I wouldn't get iinfected through such conditions but what if they didn't sterilize the equipment.. I am still having persistent headache ..and also enlarged papillae.. I saw in internet and all were related to hiv.. please do suggest me about testing.. will all strains detect in testing.. ?

Home / Answered Questions / hello on 27th November 2012 I had transvaginal ultrasound done and I didn’t see properly whether they placed condom on the probe. After that I was having sticky discharge and also very heavy headache and also my ankles were swollen and my wrists were also painful. I also had black stools. I don’ t know what to do iam very stressed.. I had 3 HIV rapid tests after 3 months and 2 pcr dna tests after 6 months all were negative .. I also tested for remaining sti all were negative.. even doctors telling I wouldn't get iinfected through such conditions but what if they didn't sterilize the equipment.. I am still having persistent headache ..and also enlarged papillae.. I saw in internet and all were related to hiv.. please do suggest me about testing.. will all strains detect in testing.. ?

hello on 27th November 2012 I had transvaginal ultrasound done and I didn’t see properly whether they placed condom on the probe. After that I was having sticky discharge and also very heavy headache and also my ankles were swollen and my wrists were also painful. I also had black stools. I don’ t know what to do iam very stressed.. I had 3 HIV rapid tests after 3 months and 2 pcr dna tests after 6 months all were negative .. I also tested for remaining sti all were negative.. even doctors telling I wouldn't get iinfected through such conditions but what if they didn't sterilize the equipment.. I am still having persistent headache ..and also enlarged papillae.. I saw in internet and all were related to hiv.. please do suggest me about testing.. will all strains detect in testing.. ?

Hi
It sounds like you are very worried about HIV. It is possible to pass HIV by sharing something that went in the vagina, but we have never heard of this happening in Canada from a medical procedure. This is because we have strict infection control policies.

It is common for people to search the internet for HIV symptoms . What you will find is a very long list of different symptoms that may be related to HIV/AIDS. The problem is that these symptoms can also be caused by other conditions.

HIV cannot be diagnosed from symptoms. The only way to find out if someone has HIV is from doing blood tests, which you have done.

In BC, the window period for the HIV rapid test is 3 months. The window period for the PCR tests is earlier. If your only risk for HIV was 6 months ago, and since then you have had 3 negative HIV rapid tests and 2 negative PCR tests, then it is safe to say that you do not have HIV.

If you continue to feel unwell, it would be a good idea to see a doctor. There may be other reasons for your symptoms.

Please leave a comment to let us know if this answers your question or if you need more information.

Health Nurse

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This answer was posted on July 18, 2013.

This answer was updated on February 7, 2022.

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