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Negative at 13 weeks, Do I need to be re-tested?

Dear Dr. Frascino, A little over 4 months ago, I was intimate with a man and unfortunately the condom broke. Fortunately, I noticed before ejaculation. A couple of months after this, he showed me his lab results showing he was nonreactive to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Consider your mind eased! HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No additional testing is warranted.Yell WOO-HOO!Stay well.Dr. Bob... Read more »

When to re-test when negative twice

I am married to a man who has been HIV for 3 years. We have been together for 9 years, which did... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

Positive elisa, negative western blot and viral load.. Retest?

Last year i had a false positive HIV test result. My elisa was positive and western blot was... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: Short Message Service Reminder Intervention Doubles Sexually Transmitted Infection/HIV Retesting Rates Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

In the current study, researchers evaluated the effect of a short message service (SMS) reminder system on STI retesting rates among men who have sex with men (MSM). The SMS program began at a large Australian sexual health clinic in late 2008,... Read more »

HIV-Positive Chinese Man's Illegal Blood Sales Have Caused 28 New HIV Cases; Clinic Director Says He Originally Tested Negative

Local officials in Dehui, China, investigating the case of an an HIV-positive man who made illegal blood sales at the city's Central Blood Bank between January 2003 and June 2004 announced on Wednesday that the man -- identified as Song -- sold his... Read more »

Taiwan University Hospital: Five Recipients of HIV-Positive Organs Test HIV-Negative

On Thursday, Taiwan University Hospital reported that five transplant patients who mistakenly received organs from a deceased HIV-positive donor continue to test HIV-negative. Medical staff started the organ recipients on HIV prophylaxis a day after... Read more »

HIV Results by Phone: Can We Predict Who Will Test HIV-Negative?

To study a requirement that all patients return to the health care setting to learn their HIV test results, the researchers described the number of HIV cases detected at Sydney Sexual Health Center among persons who disclosed no known risk factors... Read more »

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do i re-test?

Posted by anxious66, 3 Replies

hiv negative 6 week exposure with a 4th gen duo test

risk: unprotected oral msm me giving, no ejaculation, doubt there was precum, for about a minute in total

it's been 3 and a half months since exposure and i still have a barely noticeable irritated... Read more »

hiv retest?going crazy,herpes?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hello
i tested for hiv at 13 weeks,and it was neg.6 weeks befor i was told that i had hsv-2,but i have not had any sore's
but i have had some pain inside my penis,tested for everything else,but all neg. i just wanna know if i was going... Read more »

Should I re-test?

Posted by Anonymous

I have a tough question that I would like people's opinions on.

I have been feeling 'unwell' for the last 3 1/2 months. It started off at a 'fogginess' 'altered' 'blurriness' feeling. The doctor took a CBC, etc and found nothing. He then asked me... Read more »

should I re-test?

Posted by abitworried, 1 Reply

Back in the beginning of April I got tested over an experience that had me worried out of my skull. I got tested 16 weeks past exposure via Oraquick Rapid test and got a negative that had me dancing with joy.

However, I've been having this weird... Read more »

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