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Home Testing Kits?
#117658 - 11/26/04 01:50 AM
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I found an online site http://www.htkits.com/ that claims their home testing kits for HIV is 99% accurate. Is there any truth to this? Can I trust those results? Has anyone else used kits like these? Any feedback?
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I tried one of these kits after 8 months possible exposure and the test result was negative .But the FDA reports that all home testing kits are unreliable. I am not too confident about the result and probably will have an elisa test done.I emailed the company and asked them the same question but they never replied back
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Jessie
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If you are unsure about the results and not comfortable with the home testing kits then you should go get tested by your primary doctor or ask for a referral to an infectious disease doc to have the test done so that you can finally put your mind at ease...Please get re-tested by your doctor if you are not comfortable with the results...its important for your health and the health of others in your life....Good luck..~Jessie~
HIV+ since 2-3-04
"While there is breath, there is hope".
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[quote]I found an online site http://www.htkits.com/ that claims their home testing kits for HIV is 99% accurate. Is there any truth to this? Can I trust those results? Has anyone else used kits like these? Any feedback? [/quote]
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The FDA has said they don't work and are NOT approved. Good enough for me.
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This is not an add I promise, I am a pharmacist that has specialized in HIV treatment. The Express HIV-1 Test System made by Home Access is indeed FDA approved. It is the type of kit that uses a collection method and the results are verified by an independent lab. Its reliability was reported in a peer review magazine (Archives of Internal Medicine 1997; 157:309-314). It does NOT give you your results like a blood sugar machine. Again it is a collection system where you send a sample to an independent lab and anonymously get your results. Hope this helps
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hi,
i know this is a late reply, but i did use that test and just found out this week that the company is no where to be found. if you check www.consumeraffairs.com i think that's the site, but they are mentioned there.
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Hi,
I actually purchased through www.htkits.com and can no longer find this company. Am currently waiting for next 7 days for accurate results. After believing that htkits reliability for so long. Now after I have had pain in lymph nodes and veins I am worried. Let me know if you ever found that company.
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