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WOULD YOU AGREE WITH MY HIV/ID DR??

a few of my dr's are( ENT, PCP, and RHUEMATOLOGIST) and an HIV/ID specialist is just confused....to start i have tested negative(antibody) out to 10 1/2 months. i have also had a negative viral load (<50 ml) HIV TYPE 1. t-cells were at...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,No, I probably would not agree with the medical opinions you are currently getting. If your screening HIV test results are in dispute, I would get a DNA PCR. From what you tell me, I would anticipate the result would be undetectable.I cannot... Read more »
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study IDs Protein That Helps HIV

US scientists have identified a protein HIV uses to attach itself to chromosomes, presenting a possible target for new HIV drugs. HIV enters a chromosome using the integrase protein, said Dr. Eric Poeschla, who led the Mayo Clinic researchers... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Idaho AIDS Foundation Closes Doors

The Idaho AIDS Foundation (IAF) appears to have closed, and the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) is looking for a new organization to use a grant to shelter people with the disease. IAF's doors are closed, and telephone messages left by... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Southeastern Idaho Sees Recent Increase in Recorded HIV Cases

The Southeastern District Health Department of Idaho announced a large increase in the number of newly reported HIV cases over the past three weeks, the AP/ Idaho Statesman reports. According to the health department, 10 men and one woman have... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Baltimore Sun Profiles Organization That Provides Health Care, Antiretroviral Access to Rural Lesotho Villages

The Baltimore Sun on Thursday profiled the Idaho-based Mission Aviation Fellowship , a religious organization that flies health care workers to rural villages in Lesotho to provide care to people cut off by "poor or nonexistent roads." According... Read more »
Connect With Others

I'd rather live their lives

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
After looking through all of these posts about "I have this symptom, and this symptom and I think I may have HIV!" I thought that I would go ahead and just say that 99% of you people who are POSITIVE you have HIV do not have it.
Actually if I had... Read more »

I thought I'd post this here also...

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hi everyone...
I'm HIV positive and I used to have unprotected sex with my boyfriend of almost two years. Last week we got his test results back and part of it came out "undetermined"... so he had to get a blood test. I'm really nervous and confused... Read more »

Insight from an ID Doctor.

Posted by Anonymous
Here are some questions I was lucky enough to get an ID doctor who has worked with almost 1000 hiv patients since the mid 80's.
I will do my best to post his resp. as close to what he said as I can.


Q: Who long does it really take to convert to HIV... Read more »

ID Specialists...Clinics...Privacy

Posted by HealingPower, 5 Replies
Are all ID Specialists located in clinics? That's kind of impersonal don't you think? Please tell me that I may be able to find one in their own office or a little more private. Read more »

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