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Antibody And NAAT At 18 Weeks

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Antibody test with NAAT tests, combo

I Posted a question and I dont know what happend to it, here I go again. Approxemettally 5 months ago I had a what if situacion. I can remember if I had sex with a lady I meet at the bar. There is no evedence that anything ever happend but, I...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Your "so many tests that you can't even remember how many" out to 22 weeks, which included both HIV-antibody tests and NAAT, all of which were negative/undetectable, are definitive, conclusive and excessive. HIV is not your... Read more »

HIV NAAT Test & Hepatitis

I just took a negative Hiv test (@ 7 weeks with rapid Elisa) at the AHF clinic here in Los... Read more »

NAAT??? Can't find much info. Donation on the way!!!

Hi Doc. I had a question about Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAAT). I went to my local clinic... Read more »
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RNA/PCR/NAAT Test

Posted by nomoreworry4me
antibodies to HIV
1 - 3 months
blood, oral, rapid
1 week, 20 minutes for rapid
Looks for....................
Window period...........
Options for testing......
Wait time for results....
RNA/PCR/NAAT Test Antibody Test
There are several ways to test for HIV.
Th... Read more »

Naat test result

Posted by worriedwellback, 1 Reply
Hi,

I tested negative with NAAT test which I took 5 week after possible exposure. Do I need another antibody test at 3 month mark? Read more »

possible NAAT result?

Posted by brokenwing, 1 Reply
from reading of posts i realized that i have also put myself at risk by doing unprotected insertive anal at the bathhouse on the same day that i fingered an ass. i was so scared witless and so focused on the small cut on my finger when i got sick... Read more »

Antibodies vs Antibodies

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I have read here that having herpes will not affect your hiv test. Okay so I am likely splitting hairs here but since this is my life I need to know. If I had contracted Herpes and HIV at the same time and my body began making antibodies... Read more »

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