Can Your Doctor Test You For Hiv

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If I have cancer surgery will doctors test me for HIV?

When you are diagnosed with cancer and have surgery do doc's test for HIV?...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

This is a good question. Obviously whether or not your doctor tests you depends on the doctor. When I see a patient with one of the cancers which can be related to HIV, such as lymphoma, Kaposi's, anal cancer, cervical cancer, or... Read more »

Will consuming liquor affect HIV test result?? (Doctor plz help me....) (ALCOHOL AND HIV TEST RESULTS, 2009)

Dear Doc Bob,I am from Malaysia...Thank you for spending some times with me cause i really feel... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Please Explain Doctor About Hiv 2 (HIV-2, HIV-2 TESTING, 2010)

Doctor, is Hiv 2 related to Hiv 1? That's it. Hope you answer and thanks.H.R.... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Georgia: Bill Requires Doctors to Offer Test for HIV

The state House has voted 140-14 in favor of House Bill 429, which would require Georgia doctors to offer HIV testing to pregnant women and to link those infected to counseling and care. Women could refuse the test; their refusal would be noted in... Read more »

Panel of American Doctors Urge for HIV Testing to Start at 16

When should teens get tested for HIV? In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors to test all patients between the ages of 13 and 64 in all health care settings. But that universal testing approach has not quite caught... Read more »

Malawi: Doctors Shun HIV Tests

Malawian doctors are turning down specialist training offered in the Republic of China because they are reluctant to submit to the AIDS test required to travel there. As part of its development assistance to Malawi, Taiwan has offered 10... Read more »

State's Doctors Push HIV Testing

Most South Carolina doctors are encouraging pregnant women to be tested for HIV infection, falling in line with CDC's new plan to increase testing among pregnant women. CDC unveiled its new strategy Thursday, which urges HIV testing for all pregnant... Read more »

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Can doctors take HIV tests? UK question

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

UK lad here that needs to have a HIV test done but the only problem being that my local GU clinic is only open on Tuesday afternoons between 12 and 4 and I cannot get down there due to my work. I was wondering if my local GP can do them and whether... Read more »

reasons doctors test

Posted by chrisbadmushroom, 1 Reply

I was just wondering what some of the reasons doctors decide to test for hiv you know besides oral thrush like blood values (low or hight cbc hemoglobin, vitamin, testosterone deficiencies ) any input would be appreciated Read more »

Just tested, strange info from doctor...

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi guys. Just a quick question. I had a fairly high risk unprotected encounter a few months ago. I was tested shortly afterwards, and then again at exactly 13 weeks. I had to push my doctor a bit to test again at 3 months, because she said the... Read more »

Hiv 1/2 reliability vs Hiv-2 stand alone test ?

Posted by SRCHFRANS34, 1 Reply

Does anyone know the % of accuracy for Hiv-2 antibody detection with current Elisa 1/2 antibody tests ? Some of the 4-5 year old posted answers in the archives say 70% accuracy for Hiv-2 , has that changed with today's 1/2 tests ? I'm Finding a... Read more »

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