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Autoimmune and HIV testing period

this is not the the first time i ask question on this forum, but hope i would get the first response. on the 23rd of October i had a "very low risk" experinece in which i have kissed (casual) a woman after she had licked her finger whihc...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi, Your HIV risk is essentially nonexistent. Your five negative HIV tests out to 99 days are definitive and conclusive. Graves' disease, Tapazole and the recent tests using iodine would not affect the accuracy of your HIV-screening tests. Nor... Read more »

autoimmune + HIV

Hi Dr. Bob,I have read through some of your archives but I am unable to find an answer to the... Read more »

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autoimmune disease and HIV

I have been tested for autoimmune problems due to extremely high GGT and AST and ALT results. I am... Read more »

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Autoimmune disease

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Is an overgrowth of yeast considered an autoimmune disease which could delay a positive hiv result?
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H1N1 vaccine, autoimmune diseases and other illnes

Posted by snake

Can H1N1 vaccine just recently administered, an autoimmune disease or other illness in your body delay seroconversion to HIV? Read more »

Allergies autoimmune disease?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Are allergies considered autoimmune diseases and therefore push back the window period? I seem to have allergies right now (dust bothering me BIG TIME never before) and tested negative @ 205 days. Should I be worried? I also read in the forum that... Read more »

AutoImmune disorders???

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

What would be considered an autoimmune disorder? How long would they postpone the tests from finding antibodies?
EX - if I have crhons disease, asthma, allergies..... etc..... since these are considered autoimmune disease would they delay the tests... Read more »

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