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Faster result if positive?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Sorry if this sounds stupid but I went to my Gp the other day to ask for a HIV test which I then had on Tuesday morning. The doc said it would take around 5 to 6 days for the results to come back but I was wondering if the results came up positive... Read more »

Received Positive Results Back Today

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Well, I'm a 29-year-old guy that received a call today from my doctor that I tested positive. The blood test was for an unrelated problem, and I casually agreed to throw on the HIV test since it had been about a year since my last test. After I... Read more »

I know I have HIV, no results back

Posted by Redeye77, 2 Replies

It will be two weeks after my 4 week 1 day test was taken and still no results. I called 2 days ago and they weren't in yet so my assumption is I have HIV and it's taking so long because they have to confirm my first positive test.
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I think I am positive. Waiting for the test result

Posted by whatwillhappen, 1 Reply

I just went to the lab to get the blood test and will receive my test result from my doctor on Thursday. I have been having many of the symptoms for about a month now. I'm pretty sure my result will come back positive. Is there someone I can talk... Read more »

how do i know my hiv results in the navy

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

hello to all, i just want to know how long does it take for me to get my results back from a prior hiv test...im in the navy,overseas and abored a us naval vessel... can anyone please tell me info about this....and how would you know that your... Read more »

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does being hiv positive age you faster than if you weren't positive?

I am a 40 yr.old hiv + woman,has chronic fatigue,and has high blood pressure,high cholesterol,high triglycerides,all complications due to hiv meds,does the complications of meds and the disease age a person faster than if you were hiv negative?...

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Untreated HIV and particularly progression of HIV to illness, is associated with accelerated aging. People may notice accelerated aging of the skin and greying of the hair. Furthermore, changes in immune function with HIV in part mimic the changes... Read more »

If HIV kills CD4 cells that present themselves, can high CD4 levels in first years of infection later result in faster progression to AIDS?

Dr. Holodniy, I am searching for the right words, but have an important question:It is often assumed that the more CD4 cells in a T cell subset, the better. But,in that the more CD4's that present themselves, the more for HIV to kill, could...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Not alot of studies on this issue. It is usually assumed that those infected people with such high CD4 counts, usually have low or undetectable viral loads, indicating an immune system with better capability to contain viral replication. It has... Read more »

Alternative and faster HIV testing

I've read about a new HIV test (PCR or p24) that can detect HIV infection within 6 weeks. I'm curious as to knonw what the "appropriate" window period is to get tested with maximum accuracy on this test and how it relates to the...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your questions.There are a number of tests that can be used to diagnose HIV infection. Letme review each of these tests, and when they normally turn positive afterinfection.By far, the most common are the antibody tests. These are... Read more »

False positive HIV results

Hi, I just had my annual labs done and my HIV test came back as a false positive. The western blot was negative but the other two factors of the hiv panel were positive. The one that is supposed to be >1.0 was 1.45 so just barelt high. What does...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello So Unbelievably Scared,Relax. You are HIV negative! A positive ELISA coupled with a negative confirmatory Western Blot is considered a negative HIV screening test. (The Western Blot is a more specific test!) There was absolutely no indication... Read more »

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