Gestational Period For Hiv Aids

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What is the gestation period

I had two HIV test last year, 1 in april 09 and again in july 09. I became real sick in November of 09, they assumed it was H1N1, my lymphnodes did not go down, well after a test in February it came back positive. The Dr said that with a CD4 count...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,If indeed your CD4 count is 210 and viral load is elevated to 463,000, I too would suspect you have been HIV infected for quite some time. However, I would recommend repeating your studies before drawing any firm conclusions, because there are... Read more »

Gestation Period of Cryptococcal Meniningitis

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What is my risk of catching HIV/AIDS if I Had unprotected sex with a transsexual for a brief period?

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Getting Pregnant: HIV-Positive Single Woman or HIV-Positive Woman in Same-Sex Relationship (Serodiscordant or Seroconcordant)

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What is longest period of time HIV+ without...

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

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Window Period Post From HIV InSite

Posted by notanonymous

this was a response to a question about the conflicting answers one might get about the window. answered by the hiv prevention editor at HIV InSite. good site bytheway.

There are several problems I've had in answering this question to people's... Read more »

HIV ANTI-BODY TEST & THE WINDOW PERIOD TIME FRAME

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Good Day,
Here's what the nation's leading authority on HIV testing has to say about the HIV anti-body test and the time it takes to detect infection.
Oh, and let us not bastardize this information to sooth our worries.
The CDC (Center for Disease... Read more »

Prolonged menstrual period an HIV symptom?

Posted by anonymous34134, 1 Reply

So, I had an HIV scare in November 2007. I had unprotected oral sex with a guy (he went down on me, and I went down on him, but he didn't come). A few weeks after that I developed a bad cough and thought I might be HIV positive. I got tested 3... Read more »

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