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Am I Infected?

please answer thisJan 5, 2003
Dr Young: What's your opininonMar 4, 2002
Oral Thrush but DNA Neg at 3 weeksMar 3, 2002
Ok, Mr. Dr. Cal Cohen, It's Bo Bo IIIFeb 17, 2002
Dr Young, Please advice!Jan 30, 2002
Dr. Young: I am negative at 7 months, is it time to move on?Jan 28, 2002
Important test question?Jan 26, 2002
PEP treatment prescribed...enuff?Jan 13, 2002
TEST DURING ARS?Jan 13, 2002
Indeterminate DNA-PCR Test (Qual)Jan 3, 2002
Testing at 1 year - necessary?Jan 3, 2002
undetectable vl, cd4 below 200Jan 2, 2002
EIA VS. ELISADec 28, 2001
subtype testingDec 24, 2001
You are my only hopeNov 26, 2001
Good job Dr Young!Nov 24, 2001
15 and scaredNov 22, 2001
RE: oral sex (oct22)Nov 19, 2001
Oral sexOct 22, 2001
lymph nodeOct 22, 2001
Please Dr.Oct 18, 2001
some infoOct 3, 2001
CD4 ConcernsSep 30, 2001
Four or five months still considered early infection?Sep 25, 2001
TestingSep 25, 2001
follow-up on dry eyes/dry mouthSep 18, 2001
Virus In WaterSep 15, 2001
dry eyes/dry mouth = HIV?Sep 11, 2001
Comments regard articleAug 24, 2001
follow-up on Raynaud's phenomenon questionAug 24, 2001
A different type of question for an MDAug 19, 2001
Eye Floaters - HIV?Aug 16, 2001
Raynaud's phenomenon and antibody testingAug 16, 2001
thrush during acute viral stageAug 4, 2001
2nd tryJul 29, 2001
confirmationJul 23, 2001
Nucliec acid testingJul 23, 2001
White Blood CellsJul 23, 2001
Please HelpJul 23, 2001
ChrissyJul 22, 2001
Re: What should I do?Jul 22, 2001
Please help me sleepJul 22, 2001
PLEASE ANSWER(shingles)Jul 18, 2001
mouth ulcersJul 18, 2001
great work Dr. CohenJul 18, 2001
3rd try for answerJul 18, 2001
paronoidJul 1, 2001
Is my doctor correct??Jul 1, 2001
what hope do i have?Jul 1, 2001
Home Access - 1st Generation ELISA?Jul 1, 2001
worriedJun 30, 2001
DarleneJun 30, 2001
HIV SimptomsJun 30, 2001
Please help:Jun 30, 2001
CANDIDA and symptomsJun 25, 2001
What should I do?Jun 25, 2001
Am I at risk?? Very very anxiousJun 24, 2001
Guidance pleaseJun 24, 2001
TB skin test and HIV testJun 23, 2001
WHAT DOES ABNORMAL GENE HAVE TO DO WITH A SYMPTOMATIC 9 YEARS.Jun 22, 2001
Testing enough?Jun 22, 2001
Test-Test-StressedJun 22, 2001
nobody wants to help me!!do you ?Jun 20, 2001
I just need help fast Please!!Jun 16, 2001
Please answerJun 15, 2001
Transmission during acute stageJun 14, 2001
your replyJun 14, 2001
masturbation cause of aids?Jun 10, 2001
Thank youJun 10, 2001
An anxiety is killing meJun 7, 2001
WAITINGJun 3, 2001
infection from hair clipperMay 31, 2001
chances of infection from hair clipperMay 30, 2001
YOUR OPINION I BEG YOUMay 29, 2001
ScaredMay 27, 2001
when to testMay 23, 2001
LymphMay 22, 2001
Worryng about a short encounterMay 21, 2001
unclear, scary test resultsMay 20, 2001
!!!!May 20, 2001
High risk sex and symptoms?May 17, 2001
QuestionsMay 17, 2001
Please help meMay 17, 2001
Clarification on Re: Best Test to Choose (4/11)May 15, 2001
Re: Infectivity of serumMay 15, 2001
infectivity on serumMay 11, 2001
THREE QUESTIONSMay 10, 2001
Strange Labs and A thank YouMay 10, 2001
whats the cause of gonorrheaMay 6, 2001
Strange LabsMay 1, 2001
This is TRUE or NOT? In Africa CaseMay 1, 2001
IF Diagnosed early/When to start treatmentMay 1, 2001
Best test to chooseApr 11, 2001
terrible questionMar 26, 2001
oral sexFeb 13, 2001
scary test resultsFeb 11, 2001
I am a Doctor and I need helpNov 13, 2000
many symptoms no diagnosis/ big nodesAug 25, 2000
TreatmentMar 5, 2000
Painful gums and bad breathDec 30, 1999
Laboratory Results and Clinical StatusNov 23, 1999
I really need help! Please read.Nov 10, 1999
small verificationNov 10, 1999
atp, help me, new doc ATPNov 5, 1999
Advice needed in MoscowSep 7, 1999
Urgent please professorJun 7, 1999
HOW'D THE CONFERENCE GO DOC?Feb 15, 1999
Treating ARS-Follow-upJan 22, 1999
i know i am not supposed to , but pleaseJan 7, 1999
Medical BehaviorOct 19, 1998
Wondering & Questioning your answers...Sep 21, 1998
Could You Clarify Your Answer? ThanksSep 21, 1998
Doctors & endless worrySep 7, 1998
Your OpinionSep 7, 1998
Doctors & endless worrySep 4, 1998
INFLAMATORY MUCUS?Aug 17, 1998
First Treatment OptionAug 10, 1998
answer please????Aug 10, 1998
Low CD4 but a bit relieveAug 10, 1998
Include bDNA ?Aug 10, 1998
I GIVE UP!!!! PLEASE ANSWER!Aug 10, 1998
worried pregnant momAug 10, 1998
Possibility of infection after a yearAug 10, 1998
INTERPRETING MEDICAL TESTSAug 10, 1998
Low CD4 plus other symptomsJul 27, 1998
I GIVE UP!!!! PLEASE ANSWER!Jul 27, 1998
Infected with Type O!!Jul 27, 1998
PLEASE ANSWER....I AM GOING CRAZY!!!!Jul 27, 1998
urgentJul 22, 1998
Sore ThroatJul 22, 1998
WHATS GOING ON HERE? UGH!Jul 22, 1998
Surpized Anal Penatration,but no Orgasm, VERY WORRIED.PLEASE ANSWERJul 20, 1998
CD 4 COUNT 418 NEGATIVE ELIZAJul 13, 1998
Anxious with Low CD4 countJul 13, 1998
Please Advise-Worried MotherJul 13, 1998
Scratch - Swimming PoolJul 13, 1998
Should I start treatment?Jul 13, 1998
HELP!!!!Jul 13, 1998
8 yrs long enough?Jun 26, 1998
very worried and unwellJun 26, 1998
flatulenceMay 19, 1998
Needle Stick Accident, Please adviseMay 14, 1998
Am I paranoid or is my doctor HIV uneducated!May 11, 1998
One final questionMay 11, 1998
needing some snswersMay 4, 1998
Stop worrying?May 4, 1998
Lymphadenopaty- Final I hope!May 4, 1998
serious questionMay 4, 1998
Do I have HiV?May 4, 1998
Do I have enlarged lymph nodes ?May 4, 1998
Lymphadenopaty-TwoApr 27, 1998
YOU NAME ITApr 27, 1998
fear and anxiety => low CD4 countApr 27, 1998
Scared, Very Scared, Please AdviseApr 27, 1998
Have I Done Enough? - Follow-upApr 27, 1998
Lymphadenopathy-threeApr 27, 1998
Lymphadenopaty-threeApr 27, 1998
Have I Done Enough?Apr 21, 1998
TEST RES.Apr 21, 1998
cause and effectApr 21, 1998
Lymphadenopaty?Apr 20, 1998
What is It?Apr 8, 1998
Noone has been able to answer my question-can you?Apr 6, 1998
AM I INFECTED?Mar 24, 1998
KINDA WORRIEDMar 24, 1998
One more question.... and thanx.Mar 12, 1998
TEST RES. AGAINMar 11, 1998
UNSURE?onMar 6, 1998
Mother worriedonMar 5, 1998
CONFUSEDMar 4, 1998
swollen Lymph Nodes - confusedMar 4, 1998
Should I be retested?Feb 25, 1998
Fear CAN cripple, for woried readersFeb 24, 1998
Just obsession or something elseFeb 23, 1998
PCR to confirm negative ELISA?Feb 20, 1998
ELLISA TEST SHOWS NEGATIVE AFTER ONE YEAR.Feb 20, 1998
Atropic ThrushFeb 19, 1998
HELP, I'M A FREAK!Feb 18, 1998
Tests...Feb 18, 1998
When can I stop worrying?Feb 12, 1998
Do I Need More Tests?Feb 12, 1998
Idiopathic CD4+T-LymphocytopeniaFeb 11, 1998
CONFUSEDFeb 9, 1998
Infected with Type O -- Please Help!Feb 9, 1998
Infection from HIV test?Feb 4, 1998
Risk??Feb 1, 1998
Chances of infection through the eyesFeb 1, 1998
PLEASE ANSWER!Feb 1, 1998
Rare Genetic Resistance to HIVFeb 1, 1998
Wouldn't you be worried!Jan 30, 1998
ANSWER PLEASEJan 29, 1998
Dental riskJan 27, 1998
HIV from blood transfusionJan 26, 1998
Another Am I Infected QuestionJan 20, 1998
Have I Done Enough?Jan 15, 1998
Do regularJan 15, 1998
SHORT QUESTIONJan 15, 1998
I feel like dying...Jan 12, 1998
ConcernedJan 9, 1998
SEROCONVERSION-REINFECTION.Jan 9, 1998
I NEED HELP!!!!!!Jan 9, 1998
HIGH RISKJan 9, 1998
I need answers...please...Jan 5, 1998
Worried MomonDec 22, 1997
risk: sex for the first timeDec 22, 1997
What else could it be? Very worried!Dec 19, 1997
Clarification re: clinical picture/lab workDec 9, 1997
Clinical picture doesn't match lab work. What next?Dec 8, 1997
CBC TO DIAGNOSE HIV?Dec 1, 1997
Anal Skin Breaks and RimmingDec 1, 1997
Should I still be worried???Dec 1, 1997
HIV risk - unprotected sex.Dec 1, 1997
what after 9 months?onNov 24, 1997
I defer to you....onNov 24, 1997
ON GOING SYMPTOMSNov 24, 1997
Acute retroviral syndrome/lymph nodeNov 24, 1997
Paranoid!Nov 21, 1997
requestNov 21, 1997
HIV or HTLV I ??Nov 20, 1997
please answerNov 20, 1997
I Don't Understand My Test ResultsNov 20, 1997
HIV symptoms without / prior to seroconversion ?Nov 19, 1997
When to start treatment?Nov 19, 1997
scared or paranoid?onNov 19, 1997
Prolonged Sore Throat After ExposureNov 19, 1997
pcr/serology = slim, remote, or impossible?Nov 4, 1997
Potential Infection Indicators JGNov 4, 1997
STILL NOT SURENov 4, 1997
paranoid??Oct 31, 1997
Paranoid x 2Oct 7, 1997
Chance of Infection?Aug 15, 1997
Needle sticks and transmissionAug 12, 1997
peripheral neuropathyJul 22, 1997
Undetectible virus possible?Jun 16, 1997
Viral Load of 400May 29, 1997
Vaginal Secretions No BloodMay 25, 1997
Please noMay 20, 1997
WORRIEDMay 15, 1997
HIV and T-cellsMay 2, 1997
What exactly does viral load testing measure?May 1, 1997
What do I have HIV, HTLV or both?Apr 22, 1997
I need your helpApr 16, 1997
HIV Transmission by Blood TestingApr 15, 1997
Tested Neg. but I had a rash can I trust the testsApr 3, 1997
No Symptoms whatsoever after 4 yearsMar 7, 1997
Raped 1.5 years ago,no symptoms,still worry?Feb 27, 1997
scared of hivFeb 27, 1997
STD + other illnesses ... are these symptoms?Feb 21, 1997
symptoms for years after risky sex.Jan 7, 1997
Oh my GodJan 2, 1997
Widespread molluscum?Dec 29, 1996
Results of PCR and HIV serologyDec 13, 1996
Terrified for my family!Dec 6, 1996
HIV1 & HIV2; Home tests; Window periodDec 6, 1996
EARLY SYMPTOMSOct 22, 1996
Insertive Oral Sex RiskOct 21, 1996



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