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Hiv Testing After 3 Month Window Period
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3 month Window Period or Six Month Window Period (WINDOW PERIOD, 6 WEEKS v 3MONTHS v 6 MONTHS)Dr. Bob,Thank you for not only responding to me but for responding to all of us with concerns. Your responses have reassured me, but what causes me concern is the differing opinions on the window period. I've read, have been told that a test...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,I've discussed this topic numerous times in this forum. I'll repost below a small sample of what can be found in the archives. I do realize it's a confusing issue.Dr. Bobwhat is the winow period 3 or 6 months? Can Whooo after 3?...
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When is a test result definitive? (3 MONTHS VERSUS 6 MONTHS WINDOW PERIOD)Dr BSome of your boards you say that a three month test is all you need, but I was reading about... Read more »Slightly Different PEP Window Period Question (Will Donate!) (PEP AND THE HIV SEROCONVERSION WINDOW PERIOD, 2011)Dear Dr. Bob, kudos to you and the great service you provide. Being in the midst of a labyrinthine... Read more »
Articles
Symptomatic Primary HIV Infection in a 49-Year-Old Man Who Has Sex With Men: Beware the Window PhaseThe researchers describe the case of a 49-year-old male who presented at an Amsterdam STD outpatient clinic in the fall of 2009. The patient had "fever, malaise, generalized rash, anal itching and rectal discharge after unprotected receptive anal... Read more »
Kenyan HIV/AIDS Patients Face Periodic Shortages of Drugs, Hampering TreatmentKenyan HIV patients have faced periodic shortages of critical drugs over the past six months, hampering their treatment and threatening to create drug-resistant strains of the virus, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Those few patients who can afford... Read more »
Who Wants to Be a MillionaireThe article below, titled "Greed and HIV," was written by Steve Whitson, Ph.D. (editor), and is reprinted from the January/February 1999 issue of Positively Aware , the monthly newsletter from Test Positive Aware Network in Chicago. You can contact... Read more »
The AIDS Theatre ProjectThe room is dim and depressingly institutional. The last vestiges of sunlight fight their way through grimy windows to compete with fluorescent lights that cast harsh shadows on all the occupants of the room except one. Kevin Frazier seems to glow... Read more »
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Window Period - 3 months vs 6 months
Posted by Anonymous
Quoto from New York Dept of Health: The Centers for Disease Control currently states that people with possible exposure to HIV, who test negative, should be re-tested six months after the possible exposure to ensure that sufficient time has elapsed...
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CDC window period have u are tested in the window
Posted by nomoreworry4me
The tests commonly used to detect HIV infection actually look for >antibodies produced by your body to fight HIV. RNA tests look for genetic >material of the virus and can be used in screening the blood supply and for >detection of rare...
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WINDOW PERIOD ACCORDING TO NY HEALTH 1 MONTH
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/facts/questions/testing.htmCHECK THIS OUT , IT SAYS MOST WILL BE TESTED POSITIVE WITHIN 1 MONTH OR SOONER. IS THAT FOR REAL OR A TYPO !!!!! How soon after exposure can HIV infection be... Read more » 3 month window period not be valid ? this is why
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Is it true that if you are co-infected with Hep, your seroconversion time takes longer than 3 months? I read somewhere that many people that have HIV also have Hep A,B, or C. Does this mean every time you are exposed from unprotected sex, you need...
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