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Shingles in both husband & wife
Jul 26, 2001
Hi
I had a minor bout of shingles a few months ago, my wife has just been diagnosed with shingles recently, we are both in our early thirties.
I'm going nuts with worry as I had an unsafe ' encounter 1 year ago, when the condom broke with a prostitute. The prostitute in question is from an area where they get tested on a quarterly basis for STD's by the government.
I'm too scared to get tested now, and my question is,
should I take this case of shingles as a hiv symptom in the ight of it occurring in both of us?
my job is very stressful and I thought that was why I had it, but my wife ? how did she get it?? is it normal to get shingles at this early stage of the disease??
Regards
Very scared.
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Response from Dr. Feinberg
Shingles does occur in healthy adults, but it's quite an unusual coincidence that you are in your 30s and both of you have had it recently. I recommend that you both get tested for HIV. If your tests are negative, you'll be relieved and then you can stop doing stupid things like visiting prostitutes. Government-mandated STD testing for prostitutes does not guarantee that they don't have HIV or viral hepatitis. Why take such a risk for both you and your wife?
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