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Hiv Test Waiting

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HIV testing, how long should you wait

how long should you wait after having unprotected sex to be tested for HIV?...
Brian Conway, M.D.

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia
A test should be done immediately to rule out the fact that you may have been infected with HIV from a previous exposure. Otherwise, regualrt antibody testing should be done at 6 and 12 weeks. If at any time during this period you develop any... Read more »

HIV/STD testing and how long to wait "I infected my wife"

five years ago i had risky encounter then developed many symptoms afterwards but tested neg for hiv... Read more »
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New Orleans: New HIV Test Cuts Wait Time for Results

Editor's Note: This story contains factual errors that have subsequently been corrected. Please click here for the corrections. For the past month, three New Orleans sites have offered HIV testing using a recently approved blood test that... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: Rural Drug Users Wait Twice as Long Between HIV Tests

According to a new study from Australia's National Drug and Alcohol Research Center, rural intravenous drug injectors typically wait twice as long between HIV tests as city IDUs. In addition, they are much more likely to rely on other users for... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Illinois: Patients Waiting in ER Offered Free HIV Test

Patients in the emergency room at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Calumet Heights are routinely offered free HIV tests and most say yes to screening. More than 5,000 people have been tested since the program began last May. Fewer than 20 percent of... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

North Dakota Legislature Passes Bill to Reduce Sexual Assault Survivors' Wait Time for Results of Alleged Attackers' HIV Test

The North Dakota House on Thursday voted 92-1 to pass a bill (SB 2358 ) that would reduce the time sexual assault survivors must wait for the results of an HIV test on their alleged attackers, the Associated Press reports (Associated Press, 3/15).... Read more »
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JOCKO's TEST - ELIZA NEG ... HIV/RNA - waiting

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hello folks ..... I stayed home from work today, hoping to get all of my test results back. My antibody test (at just over 8 weeks) was negative. Unfortunately, the results of the PCR have not come back as of yet. The neg. Eliza at 58 days adds a... Read more »

waiting for my test results

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
hi everybody. i went in for my 3 month HIV test this morning. now i have to wait for the results to come back. this is a terrible period of tim.e so many thoughts are going through my head; what will i do if they are positive? i have no insurance.... Read more »

Almost certain I am +, waiting on test to move on

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies
Hello,

Maybe I should be posting under another section, but my test results have not yet returned. However, I have come to terms that what I have is indeed HIV/AIDS. I am just waiting for the result to tak the next step.

I am a 21 year old college... Read more »

tested, waiting and scared

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have made myself sick, I have not slept in 2 days and have not eaten a thing. My fiance and I decided to get tested before marriage/pregnancy. I was tested on Wednesday, I was told my results would probably be back on Friday so I called after... Read more »

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