Had Oral Sex And Tested Nonreactive At 6 Months

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Non-Reactive after 3 mos

Dear RMK:Is Non-reactive Elisa Antibodyafter 3 months a good sign?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

The BEST (non-reactive means no HIV antibodies were detected)! According to the CDC, testing at three or more months is considered accurate. That means, as long as you haven't had any exposures in those three months, that you are HIV... Read more »

Reactive ELISA with non-reactive Western Blot.

Only 485 days of Dubya, my fingers are crossed. Anyways...I got ill and had just about every... Read more »

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

HbAsg from Non-reactive to Reactive in a span of 3 months

My HbAsg prior to my overseas work is non-reactive, however the medical test performed app. 3... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

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HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- 21 Cities, United States, 2008

Although men who have sex with men (MSM) comprise an estimated 2% of the overall U.S. population aged ≥13 years, 1 59% of persons with diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States in 2009 were MSM, including MSM... Read more »

This Month in HIV: Sex and Dating When You're HIV Positive

My name is Bonnie Goldman and I'm editorial director of The Body. I'd like to welcome you to This Month in HIV. This month's subject? Dating when you're HIV positive. Dating when you're HIV negative is a challenge. Dating when you're HIV positive ... Read more »

U.S. Teenagers View Oral Sex as Less Risky Than Intercourse, Say Oral Sex Not Really Sex, Survey Shows

U.S. teenagers view oral sex as "not sex" and less risky than sexual intercourse, according to a study published in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics , Reuters reports. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, a pediatrician at the University of... Read more »

This Month in HIV: Sex, Privacy and the Law When You're HIV-Positive

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Reactive Elisa, Non-reactive Western Blot

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I went in for an HIV antibody test 90 days post-possible exposure and the result came back reactive on the Elisa and non-reactive on the western blot. Are the antibodies produced in response to HIV unique or are they generic to a host of other... Read more »

ORAL SEX AND HIV TEST

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I received unprotected oral sex (I am a male) from another male whose HIV status I did not know. I don't think he had any sores or blood in his mouth and I know that I did not have any sores or cuts on my penis. Was I put at risk for HIV? . When... Read more »

oral sex risk and delay testing

Posted by jakemorales, 2 Replies

I'm a new member here. I would like to ask your assesment on my situation. I had an unprotected oral sex with a guy of unknown status about a month ago. I was the sucker of his penis. He ejaculated and then I swallow his semen. Do I have a risk for... Read more »

testing NOT needed if oral sex is only exposure?

Posted by anonymouslad, 4 Replies

Why do the experts(on this site anyway) suggest that testing for HIV is not even recommended if unprotected oral sex is the person's only possible risk? Yet there IS still a chance that HIV can be contracted this way? Surely it would be (a... Read more »

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