Can You Have First Symptoms Of Hiv And Have A Test Result Of Negative

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Thanks - Negative HIV results (so far) but similar symptoms

Dr Bob,I don't have a question...I just wanted to send an email thanking you for the support you regularly provide. In turn, I would like to pledge a $200 donation to your foundation in the hope that my small contribution will allow you to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Grateful Married Guy,Thank you for your kind comments and generous donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation. Both are very warmly appreciated. Please know that your one gift will touch the lives of many in desperate need. On... Read more »

Follow Up: K's 14 week post exposure HIV 1/2 test (ANOTHER FLUFFERNUTTER REGAINS HIS SANITY AND TESTS HIV NEGATIVE, 2010)

Hi DR.Bob;Hope you are well. K here with you. Finally got my over 3 months post test results... Read more »

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Positive Elisa, Indeterminate Western Blot, Negative Rapid Test HIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)

Hi, Doctor - Around 2 weeks ago during my annual OBGYN appointment, I received a HIV test. The... Read more »

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Zuma Publicly Reveals Results of HIV Test, Launching Government Testing, Treatment Drive

South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday publicly announced that his most recent HIV test had come back negative, "as his government rolled out a major AIDS prevention and treatment campaign," the Los Angeles Times reports. "Zuma's HIV exam... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Results by Phone: Can We Predict Who Will Test HIV-Negative?

To study a requirement that all patients return to the health care setting to learn their HIV test results, the researchers described the number of HIV cases detected at Sydney Sexual Health Center among persons who disclosed no known risk factors... Read more »

FAQs About HIV Testing

To Treat or Not To Treat ...

Let's say you have just received an HIV diagnosis, due to Pneumocystis pneumonia, a CD4 count of 120 and viral load at 260,000. Ask 100 doctors if you should be treated with antivirals (in addition to antibiotics and subsequent prophylaxis for the... Read more »

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Tested Negative at 3 months; have major symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Starting in April, i began to feel lightheaded and blurry. I had every test imaginable, some more then once and all came back good. I even had a CT scan done. My doctor recommended STD tests. I immediately went crazy thinking that I could... Read more »

Negative test results are no longer valid...

Posted by dsaklad

Negative test results are no longer valid if there's another sexual contact.

Besides AIDS HIV acquired immune deficiency syndrome human immunodeficiency virus
it would be a good idea to for both sex partners to get tested together for the other
sexually... Read more »

Test results are negative!!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hey is anyone else noticing a pattern on here???? ;-)
A lot of us are negative, there is hope!
Just thought I better mark my negative result for the record, I feel so blessed by God for seeing me through this experience and for building my faith and... Read more »

Negative Test / Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi Friends,

From what I read on this board, is it correct in assuming that I don't have HIV, even though symptoms are present. I have tested negative out now for 8 months. So my symptoms that I am having would not be HIV. I had sex with a sex... Read more »

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