Hiv-positive After 6 Months

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hiv positive after 3 months?

Dear Mark You have said that 95,99 of people seroconvert after 3 months using the elisa . My question is will the pcr cover the rest say 5 if one cannot wait another 3 months to cover the total 6 month or longer window? secondly , do you recommend...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There is no data to determine whether PCR has added value in such a case. Certainly after 3 months, there is no added value.... Read more »

HIV positive for 7 months with treatment.

I am having lots of diarrhea, night sweats, low-grade fevers, headaches, 11 lb. weight loss,... Read more »

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Positive P24, but still not testing positive for HIV 18 months later

Friend tested positive for P24 one month after sexual exposure when he became ill. Two years later... Read more »

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Switching Drug Regimens Every Three Months May Benefit HIV-Positive People, Study Says

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Split up for 8 months Now lover is HIv Positive

Posted by youngjock, 2 Replies

Hello everyone. i just needed someone to talk to. i was recently told by my lover of 5 years that he was diagnosed as hiv positive. He pretty much told me that it was me that gave him the virus. I have been tested for hiv and i am negative. we did... Read more »

Tested positive one month ago....first labs

Posted by newpozguy, 3 Replies

Hi all,

Back on October 10th I tested postive for HIV. My HIV test had actually been prompted by other traumatic events in my life that I won't go into here, but let's say that 2006 has been an awful year for me. At any rate, I am very scared as I... Read more »

Another surprise tested positive after 3 months

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Please read the following:

http://thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Starting/Current/Q129432.html

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I tested positive two months ago

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I'm a 36yr GWM who tested HIV positive 2 months ago. The shock was enough to blow me away. My doctor settled me down and told me not to worry(right). He said that since I haven't had any serious illness that I must still be in the early stages. Well... Read more »

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