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HIV/AIDS Testing: Men Who Have Sex With Men Should Undergo Frequent HIV Testing

In the current study, Randall A. Roark and colleagues at the University of California-San Francisco reported, "HIV counseling and testing has been a cornerstone of AIDS prevention strategies, with men who have sex with men [MSM] being specifically... Read more »

Poll Examines HIV/AIDS Testing, Awareness, Stigma in Russia

About 23% of Russians responding to a recent poll have taken HIV tests this year, according to the poll that examined HIV testing, awareness, treatment options and stigma conducted by the All-Russia Public Opinion Center, ITAR-TASS World Service ... Read more »

Kenyan Health Officials Announce New Rules for Pediatric HIV/AIDS Testing

Kenya's Ministry of Health on Monday announced changes to its HIV testing and treatment procedures for at-risk infants and children in the country, The Nation/AllAfrica.com reports. The recommendations came in the form of a circular, titled... Read more »

Ask the Experts

HIV & AIDS Testing

Do the ELISA & Western Blot tests only test for HIV or do they test for AIDS as well. If you have progressed to AIDS will the western blot test come back negative? ...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

AIDS is a late manifestation of HIV infection. Thus, the HIV tests will be positive if someone has AIDS.... Read more »

Pre-Employment HIV/AIDS Testing

Can an employer required HIV/AIDS testing as a condition of employment? Are there any laws to protect a person with HIV/AIDS from being tested as a condition of employment?...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Surgeon? Pilot? No? Then an employer cannot demand HIV testing. None of employer's business.... Read more »

HIV and AIDS Test

Will you test positive for HIV if you already have AIDS? Also, what you have persistent cough and you lost weight while 2 separate HIV tests say Negative, what could be wrong?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,1. Will someone with AIDS test HIV positive? Yes!2. I can't diagnose the cause of your cough and weight loss over the Internet. However, if you had a negative HIV test outside the window period, I can advise you with great certainty what is... Read more »

hiv/aids testing

First and foremost, I would like to praise you for your work. I read your site periodically and I laugh out loud. You are extremely knowledgeable and so funny. I love your sense of humor. Im doing a college paper (argumentative) on HIV/AIDS testing....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,If you read the archives of this forum, you'll find gazillions of folks who are not willing to get tested and yes, the vast majority are indeed anxious wrecks frightened out of their wits. Others are AIDS denialists. You can read about them... Read more »

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HIV/AIDS101 TEST FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER (Cata

Posted by Anonymous

1. How many Chalmydia cases take place in the US every
year ?

2. It is 10 times easier for a woman to get HIV than a man. True or False ?

3. How many sexually transmitted diseases are there ?
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testing for HIV Aids

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

m 21 yr old, i resently had an incident which exposed me to ghonorea. got treated n m very much ok but was so worried i could have contracted AIDS as well. have been tested n i tested Negative. but the tester said HIV Aids virus may not appear... Read more »

testing for HIV Aids: urgent pls help!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

by the way i used a condom but forgot to remove it after the act. then what happened is that it slipped out as i was asleep n rolled on the bed. the fluid must have gotten intach with my penis cuz otherwise i wdnt hav contracted ghonorrea. do you... Read more »

Testing for AIDS HIV and other STDs

Posted by Anonymous

Getting tested for the standard STD clinic tests works better than just getting one test because the tests are cross indicators. Often people with an STD have more than one infection.

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