Blood In Food Negative At 3 Months

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Blood Work: A Complete Guide for Monitoring HIV

Introduction Lab tests, or blood work, can give important clues about your overall health and HIV disease. Many of these tests should be done shortly after learning that you're HIV-positive. This will establish a "baseline" measure of your immune health and show how active HIV is. Knowing this information will help you watch for changes in your health over time as well as check the impact of any treatments that you take. Factors such as age,...

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Negative HIV test result at 5 months "true negative"

I had a negative elisa hiv test at 5 months post possible incident. can i be confident in my negative blood test? can i confidently have sex with my soon to be husband... and not have to worry about infecting him? or is it recommended i get...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,We can trust your 5 month test! Our general recommendation is to get tested at 3 months and you waited even longer!Sounds like you're negative.Hope this helps!Erik... Read more »

13 months negative ab test but still worried ( CONTINUED: NOW MONTH 15 )

Dr Bob , thank you for your time.I seem to fnd myself comming back with my health concerns ,regardless of therapy or a momentary bout of bravado to move on with my life as you have suggested.It is now 15 months since my regrettable act of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You've now had 34 negative HIV-antibody tests! Thirty-freaking-four!!! Exactly what part of "HIV negative" are you having difficulty understanding?HPV can be transmitted by skin-to-skin contact. It's far more easily... Read more »

Is anal sex ok if both parties have been tested and negative? (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES)

Me and my girlfriend wanted to try anal sex but didn't know what the risks are. We both have been tested and both have tested negative. Also we are in an exclusive relationship and only had sex with each other. We are each others 1st....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You are wondering if two folks who are HIV negative, have no other STDs and are in an exclusive/monogamous relationship would be at risk if they had anal sex. They certainly would not be at risk for STDs, including HIV. These illnesses are... Read more »

blood exposure, and negative test at 8 weeks

Hi Doctor Frascino,(I have Lyme disease for about 8 months since Sept, 2008 and been on treatment with anti-biotics.)About 2 months ago, in April , on a Saturday nite, i was at a bar and next to my table there was a fight. A guy was bleeding on...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,If anything splashed into your eyes, you would have known it (it would have stung!). Consequently your HIV risk is essentially nonexistent.To address your specific questions:1.I very strongly doubt you got blood in your eye. Even if you did, it... Read more »

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5 months negative ... LOT of lingering symptoms

Posted by David75, 2 Replies

I'm living in hell for the last 5 months ...
While on vacation and after a couple of beers, I had a heterosexual contact with an African prostitute ( stupid me !!)
It was a real strange contact ... she applied the condom, but before she did that, I... Read more »

Anxiety, Doubts, 7 Month Negative, Guilt, Crazy?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Back in the year 2000 I had an encounter that most would label low risk to almost nonexistant risk. However, I started to panic after I developed symptoms the next 2 weeks. I developed slight night sweats for one. A week after the incident I woke up... Read more »

22 months of negative tests but still positive

Posted by chrisbadmushroom, 5 Replies

Ok guys now I am freaking out again I just got a call from the Immunology Dept of all children's Hospital and they think I might have PCP they want copies of all 9 elisa and both viral load tests I got along with a copy of the NAT I took. because of... Read more »

He's positive, I'm negative... for now.

Posted by Jenni, 9 Replies

About 6 months ago we found out that my boyfriend of a year was HIV+. I was negative.

We were tested because he had applied for life insurance. They drew a few tubes of blood and we didn't think about it again. Then he got a letter saying that his... Read more »

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