3 Month Negative Turning Positive At 6 Months

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Hi I am negative and my partner found out he was positive whilst I was three months pregnant

. Since then I have survived three test all being negative and gave birth to a healthy little girl. This has been great our little miracle baby. See we both probably would have dealt differently with the news by turning to active drug addiction...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Your partner has some problem with being intimate. I'm not sure what he wants you to wait for. In order to be intimate with you, talk to you, or hold you, he does not need to be treated or perfectly healthy. All that is required is a desire to... Read more »

3 month Window Period or Six Month Window Period (WINDOW PERIOD, 6 WEEKS v 3MONTHS v 6 MONTHS)

Dr. Bob,Thank you for not only responding to me but for responding to all of us with concerns.... Read more »

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Is it possible to get hiv positive even though test was negative after 6 months

i had unprotected oral sex on sept2011. After three week, i went to a private clinic for Hiv DNA... Read more »

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chances of a 6 week negative turning positive duo

Posted by anxious66, 4 Replies

Has anyone actually seroconverted after a 6-8 week negative? Or has anyone heard of this happening? i can't trust in my negative 6 week 4th gen duo test result as being conclusive because i still have a few symptoms such as an irritated throat and... Read more »

chances of 12 weeks negative turning into positive

Posted by kitten1970, 4 Replies

Hi,
I engaged in a risky exposure and have had followng tests:
DNA/PCR negative at 4 weeks
Antiboy negative at 4 weeks
DNA/PCR negative at 8 weeks
Antibody negative at 8 weeks
Antibody negative at 12 weeks
It has been around 4 1/2 months since exposure... Read more »

Chances of 40 day negative test turning positive

Posted by Athlete23, 1 Reply

Hi , I took an HIV test after 40 days of exposure I tested negative which I believe is 3rd generation ELISA from Quest Diagnostics. Now I did have protected sex vaginal and anal but when I was having vaginal sex I became soft and had some precum in... Read more »

Negative at six months but positive later.

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Does anyone know of any cases where someone tested negative at six months and positive later. Is this possible? I recently tested negative at six months but I'm still worried that I'm slow to seroconvert and that I'll find out I'm poz later. Read more »

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