Hiv-positive Status

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Non-Disclosure of HIV-Positive Status Contributes to Spread of Disease, Public Health Experts Say in Book

HIV-positive individuals' failure to disclose their HIV status to sexual partners -- either intentionally or unintentionally -- is "a significant but underreported factor in the continued spread" of HIV in the United States, some public health... Read more »

Former Postal Worker Files Lawsuit Claiming He Was Fired for HIV-Positive Status

A former postal worker on Friday in federal court filed a lawsuit claiming that he was fired in January after his supervisors found out that he is HIV-positive, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. Honolulu attorney Clayton Ikei filed suit against... Read more »

Second Man Accuses State Department of Discrimination Based on His HIV-Positive Status

A second HIV-positive man is accusing the State Department of discrimination because the agency did not hire him as a diplomat based on his HIV status, according to a statement released by his attorneys, Reuters reports. The department had... Read more »

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Just got the shock of my HIV positive status

I was ok feeling good and my beck glands started showing up, i went to the docor who asked me to do HIV test and i got my result that am positive with cd4 count 295 and vral load 3000. I dont feel sick, i had flu but it dispeared. my doctor has put...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, and thanks for posting. I am sorry to hear about your new diagnosis of HIV infection. There is really no way to know when you became infected unless you have had prior HIV testing.How does one prepare oneself to start HIV medications? I... Read more »

Long ago Exposure recent status positive.

I have just been given a positive status on a HIV test through an insurance checkup. The only event that could have caused this happened 6 years ago. I am a healthy 51 year old male with no symptoms (my last checkup was 4 months ago). I am not a...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Dear Tim,You do need to get help and advice right away. I would make an urgent appointment with your doctor. If he is a professional, he will provide important information, do some preliminary blood work (including confirming the HIV test result,... Read more »

can treatment of acute infection prevent a later positive status?

I think I may have been infected with HIV. I heard that I could take a viral load test to see if I have been infected recently and that if so I can be treated for acute infection. Should I go this route?...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

If you think that you have been infected with HIV, meaning that you had a definite exposure to someone who is HIV infected or at high-risk for infection, see your doctor. It could be beneficial to detect HIV early and begin treatment.PCR testing is... Read more »

cold symptoms for three weeks after sex with positive person of different status

Hi i had sex on the 18th of Dec with someone whos also positive he told me he takes atripla im on truvada and isentress the condom broke after i started to feel really sick like i was coming down with a flu, i contacted my clinic and saw my nurse...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

It would be very unusual (theoretically possible but I am unaware of any such case having been reported) for new HIV transmission to take place from a person with undetectable HIV levels on Atripla to another HIV person who is doing well... Read more »

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Long-time v. Newer Positive Status

Posted by Since4Ever, 1 Reply

There was a question of what was the hardest part of living with a virus.

I'm interested in how people feel about it who seroconverted after it was known what it was and how to avoid it versus those who seroconverted before it was identified.

I have a... Read more »

Chances of Positive Status

Posted by Meriadoc

Hello,

On 7/4/08, I had an instance of unprotected sex. About two weeks later, after a checkup and test, I was told my status was "indeterminate." I went back around 8/7 for another HIV test and again my status was "Indeterminate." I will go in for... Read more »

HIV- partner insensitive to my HIV+ status

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I was diagnosed with HIV in 1986. My partner is HIV- and we have been together over 15 years. We have struggled through many issues over the years but he is starting to go to the club frequently. I can't physically keep up with his activities and... Read more »

Lying about HIV status consequences?

Posted by John_Ortiz, 1 Reply

11 months ago I was cruising online and found this semi-attractive guy who claimed he was a bottom. I ended up meeting with this guy and asked him if he had any condoms with him, but he said no and I asked him if he was DDF and HIV- and he said yes... Read more »

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