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When to Start Anti-HIV Medications

Terms Used in This Fact Sheet Antiretroviral: A medication that prevents a retrovirus, such as HIV, from making copies of itself. Anti-HIV medications are also called antiretrovirals. Antiretroviral therapy (ART): The recommended treatment for HIV. ART involves taking a combination of three or more anti-HIV medications from at least two different drug classes every day to control the virus. CD4 count: The number of CD4 cells in a sample...

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Response to Facts about HIV

HiI have been researching HIV/AIDS recently and the information I have found contradicts the medical consensus of this disease. What argument can you put forward in the face of overwhelming evidence of the non-existence of any scientific foundings...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

This is an outdated debate that we address here from time to time. I wish this were the last; but to answer yours, here goes.There are tens of thousands of peer-reviewed, published scientific articles that provide the evidence that HIV causes... Read more »

Do I in fact have HIV?

I am pregnant and had lab work completed at my first prenatal visit. My ELISA test came back repeatedly reactive and my Western Blot was indeterminate. I then had a second test performed. My Dr informed me today that I am HIV positive. I'm a...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The western blot pattern is not the typical pattern we see, and the bands that are positive on your test, would equate to an indeterminate and not positive result. You don't indicate the time interval between the repeat tests and whether the... Read more »

HIV in children and oral facts

I study dentistry in the University of Costa Rica. I am doing an assignment for my Oral patology class about AIDS in children. I would like to get as much the information as possible, at least I would like to know all the info about how the virus...

Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Grady Health System

For materials pertaining to Pediatric HIV/AIDS, both medical and oral health implications, please visit HIVdent's Pediatric Section located at the following URL: http://www.hivdent.org/pediatrics/pediatric.htm.If you have any further questions,... Read more »

saliva (Facts for Life: What you and the people you care about need to know about HIV/AIDS )

can i catch HIV if my partner "sprays" when he talks and his salive gets in my eye? Also can i get HIV from an infected partners saliva on my anus?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Saliva is not considered to be an HIV transmission risk unless it contains visible blood. See below.Dr. BobDr. Bob, very worried. Saliva came in touch with open wound,Nov 14, 2007 Dr. Bob, An escort was licking my face, later i realised that i... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

So, I was referred to Dr. Gallants forum and then this comes to my mind: What if someone has sex with another one, using condoms and all and then that person when is removing the condom or inadvertely just get some vaginal fluids or blood in... Read more »

What are the positive facts?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

It seems that this forum has mostly been used to laugh about all the ignorance out there...but I got a more serious/denial related question.
I have been reading all this information about how innaccurate the HIV antibody testing can be...ie lot's of... Read more »

Interesting Facts

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am posting this for people to read for information NOT to pass judgement. This is fresh off the presses from HIVInsite. It is very interesting how low the numbers actually are relative to the entire population and other diseases of people w. HIV... Read more »

helpful pcr facts needed please

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

After reading different views posted here on pcr facts, I just had a 30 pcr test negative, after many symptoms that could be related to infection, this negative result is a very good sign right? Can someone with knowledgeable information respond to... Read more »

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