Doubting Hiv Negative Test

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If you doubt your negative test - Seek Help

I have read here on many occasions about people finding hard to accept their negative status, I too was one of those people.I had tested negative at 4 weeks with the Duo Antigen/Antibody test, I couldn't accept the fact that it was negative! It...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Thanks for the testimonial! I'm confident it will help others who are having difficulty accepting the overwhelming and irrefutable evidence of their HIV-negative status!Be well.Dr. Bob... Read more »

Elisa doubtful,WB Negative and p24 reactive

Hi Dr,My wife recently took an HIV test and the result came back as mentioned in the title,and she... Read more »

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ELISA after 4 weeks and HIV test during doubtful symptoms

Hello Doctor, I had a protected sex 4 weeks ago, but had severe cold and body pain 2 weeks later...... Read more »

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Some HIV/AIDS Advocates Express Doubt Over Revised Number of HIV-Positive People in China, New York Times Reports

Some HIV/AIDS advocates are expressing doubt over a new estimate of the number of HIV-positive people in China that was released in a report on Wednesday by China's Ministry of Health , the World Health Organization and UNAIDS , the New York... Read more »

HIV-Positive Chinese Man's Illegal Blood Sales Have Caused 28 New HIV Cases; Clinic Director Says He Originally Tested Negative

Local officials in Dehui, China, investigating the case of an an HIV-positive man who made illegal blood sales at the city's Central Blood Bank between January 2003 and June 2004 announced on Wednesday that the man -- identified as Song -- sold his... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Taiwan University Hospital: Five Recipients of HIV-Positive Organs Test HIV-Negative

On Thursday, Taiwan University Hospital reported that five transplant patients who mistakenly received organs from a deceased HIV-positive donor continue to test HIV-negative. Medical staff started the organ recipients on HIV prophylaxis a day after... Read more »

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 »

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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 »

Why people doubt test results!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Everyone wonders WHY when someone gets their Negative resluts past the 6 month "window" period .. its noramlly because of stories like THIS that you can read on The Body. Here is just ONE of them
http://www.thebody.com/apla/aug99/kimberly.html
So... Read more »

Why people doubt test results!!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Their is ONE person thats have hard to understand why The history with Kimberly, YES, She was tested from 93-96 because she had night sweats, thrush and so on. She had AIDS and you can have AIDS for more than one year. So she had AIDS from probably... Read more »

Hiv+ & Preg 2nd time, doubts on method delivery

Posted by MoonDreamer, 2 Replies

I'm pregnant with my second child, which was planned, and while my first was a c-section now I have the option of a vaginal birth. I really would love to try it this time and was going to fight my doc about it but he surprised me by saying he is... Read more »

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