 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
How long likely positive? Jan 24, 2013 I tested positive, and when I did my viral load was over 100 000, and my Cd4 was 9. Is there a way to estimate how long I have likely been unknowingly positive? |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Young
 Hello, Unfortunately, there's no way to accurately predict when you acquired HIV on the basis of your current lab tests. Some individuals's HIV disease progress slowly, others very rapidly. Your lab results do indicate advanced HIV disease and an AIDS-defining CD4 cell count. On average, this means that you've probably had HIV for several years, more than 1 and less than 10, but these are very crude estimates. I hope that you've connected with a good HIV care provider and that you're now actively engaged with either starting on- or taking HIV medications. Doing so should improve the function of your immune system and restore your health. Be well, BY | ||||||||
 Get Email Notifications When This Forum Updates or Subscribe With RSS
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Q&A TERMS OF USE
This forum is designed for educational purposes only, and experts are not rendering medical, mental health, legal or other professional advice or services. If you have or suspect you may have a medical, mental health, legal or other problem that requires advice, consult your own caregiver, attorney or other qualified professional.
Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither TheBody.com nor any advertiser is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.
Review our complete terms of use and copyright notice.
