Can You Buy AIDS Tests At Drugstores

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HIV Monitoring Test Basics

Your HIV-positive test result only lets you know that you've been infected with HIV. To find out if it's time to get HIV treatment, you'll have to visit a health care provider and get two additional tests. Most HIV-positive people can live many years with HIV before they need to take medications to control it. However, every person who tests HIV positive should immediately have two additional tests: a CD4 count and a viral load test. These...

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Self test kits (HOME ACCESS EXPRESS TEST)

Dear Rob,Sometime ago I indicated that my wife is pregant, now at 7 & 1/2 months. She was diagonised to be HIV positive.Well, I decided to take some tests but my result shows a clean bill, i.e. negative. I have repeatedly taken the self-test for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The only FDA-approved home test kit for HIV is the Home Access Express test. It is very accurate with sensitivity and specificity both approaching 100%. (See below.)Dr. BobHome Access Kits?Sep 3, 2005 Can you tell me if the Home Access test... Read more »

N9 and buying condoms

Hey Doc - I recently started working with an HIV prevention organization and I work with primarily "at risk" youth. A major part of my job is teaching people how to properly use barrier methods to decrease the risk of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Nonoxynol-9 has been removed from most, but not all, condoms. Trojan Supra, for example, still contains N-9. Consequently it is best to advise your clients to read the package label or to consistently buy a brand and type they know does not... Read more »

re: dude, I just don't buy your story

I know you don't want to have a back and forth argument about this, and that's not my intention. Just please stay with this a little more. This is a long one, but please, continue giving it a chance. I appreciate your first response.Every...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There is no argument here, but dude, I still don't buy your story! I'm not questioning your honesty. I realize you believe you have an unrecognized cancer-inducing medical condition; however, I, like all the other doctors you have... Read more »

Information on aids resistant people who test positive for HIV but never develop active AIDS.

I need information on HIV positive people who never develop active aids. Particularly important is the relevance of DNA in aids resistance....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Since AIDS has only been around for about15-20 years, we cannot say for sure that there are HIV positive people whowill never develop AIDS. The disease hasn't been around long enough to knowwhat will happen... Read more »

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Don't buy the HEAL lie!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

"Don't Buy the HIV Lie"
By Bruce Mirken

Former HEAL members who believed that HIV is harmless learn that they were wrong -- the hard way

For a decade plus, HEAL (Health Education AIDS Liaison) has defied mainstream science with its persistent, strident... Read more »

THIS TEST OVERHEAD IS CRAP!DONT BUY IT!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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Can't buy the Hiv lie anymore

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I am a very popular pop star in America and I have recentely decided to stop believing that being hiv postive means anything at all. I have stopped taking the drugs, using condoms, and associating with people who belive that hiv causes AIDS. I feel... Read more »

AIDS anxiety and getting tested

Posted by Anonymous

Anyone who thinks they may be HIV positive should get tested.
In 1988, when the virus was killing many, I developed a condition entitled "AIDS ANXIETY".
This condition can literally drive you nuts! Checking yourself constantly for symptoms, Going... Read more »

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