Hiv Test Results Length

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HIV Monitoring Test Basics

Your HIV-positive test result only lets you know that you've been infected with HIV. To find out if it's time to get HIV treatment, you'll have to visit a health care provider and get two additional tests: a CD4 count and a viral load test. This resource breaks down what it means to monitor these two important numbers. You'll want to have checked a few times a year when you visit the doctor for monitoring. If you want, take some time to learn...

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Herpes Zoster -- Treatment Length & Vaccination

Dear SirI am 57 years,diagnosed HIV+ five years ago with CD4 105 and VL over half million. Current regime is Kivexa+Prezista+Norvir. Three weeks ago got my latest three-month test results : CD4 654(30%) and VL Undetectable.A few days ago was...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Trevor,I am sorry about the shingles, hope you heal up quickly.There is no evidence that treating beyond when the lesions are crusted over would add any benefit. It is true that peolpe with immune system problems can have more severe disease with... Read more »

Length of time for test culture to be accurate

Dear Dr. H.I took a blood test 14 weeks after possable exposure on a wednesday afternoon and the results were back on that friday and i showed non-reactive ... is two days long enough to get accurate results from my blood culture ... I don't...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I can't tell what test they did either. You need to know! Ask! I doubt they did a culture. That would take 2 weeks or longer for results and isn't done nowadays. Antibody tests and PCR/viral load tests can be done in 1-2 days.MH... Read more »

Unprotected HIV Top (Length of Time Matter?)

Hey Doc.,I was a top for a guy a couple of times both were unprotected clearly I am going to go get tested in a few months but I was wondering what are the odds I have contracted HIV. The length of time I was in them was very brief I would say no...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi, there:Being the insertive partner does lower your risk, being uncircumcised increases it. Since this only happened a couple of times, it is unlikely that transmission occurred, but it is possible. An HIV test three months from the last time you... Read more »

Does Length of Time with hiv affect transmission?

Hi. I have heard that people who have had hivfor a number of years have developed their ownmutated strain of the virus making it lesstransmittable (sp?) .... is this true?? anddoes being on the cocktails (anti-viral) witha zero viral load make it...

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Although I am not a physician I will respond to your question because it is one that comes up often for couples of mixed HIV status. It is true that HIV, in its normal course of replication, always has the chance for mutating to some degree. Which... Read more »

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ARS symptoms length?

Posted by nonamegirl, 3 Replies

The closer I get to my results date, the more nervous I become.

I was reading through the forum and found this bit stated by vokz, "ARS / seroconversion illness is a short acute illness that lasts a few days. If you were one of the few people who... Read more »

What is the average length someone can live HIV +

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What is the average age that someone can live with HIV? with meds and without...what about AIDS?
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Length HIV lives outside the body?!

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It is impossible for it to live more than a couplr minutes, is this right? Read more »

Ex-Lab Worker Questions HIV Test Results

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