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Hiv Testing Before Marriage
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Indian State of Goa Makes HIV Tests for Marriage VoluntaryThe government of the Indian state of Goa has decided to allow HIV tests to be voluntary for couples registering for marriage, Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane said Friday at an international seminar, the PTI/ DNA India reports (PTI/ DNA India... Read more »
Indian State Maharashtra Proposes Mandatory HIV Tests Before MarriageA committee of lawmakers in India's Maharashtra state on Wednesday proposed that the state pass a law requiring HIV tests before marriage, The Hindu reports ( The Hindu , 2/1). If approved, the law would be the first of its kind in the country.... Read more »
Chinese Province to Require Couples to Receive HIV Tests Before MarriageChina's Yunnan Province beginning Jan. 1, 2007, will require couples to receive HIV tests before getting married, Xinhua/ People's Daily reports. People who test positive for the virus will be required to inform their partners or the local... Read more »
Ask the Experts
HIV in marriagehello, my sister found out her husband is HIV positive, she says they only had unprotected sex, mostly recently from their 3 year marriage...i wanting to know what is the probability of her becoming positive?? and how long before she knows for sure...
Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W
Columbia University's Health & Related Services
Your sister is at significant risk for infection with HIV. The odds for infection increase with repeated episodes of receptive intercourse with an infected person. However, it is important that your sister understands that infection, while likely,...
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Marriage and HIVMy husband and I have been monogomous for 17 years. I recently contracted and have been diagnosed with HIV. I work in a prison and was somehow exposed at work. I never used iv drugs or had a blood transfusion nor have I had a sexual partner other...
Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
You should pursue the issue further at work. You make a very good case for occupational exposure and your employer needs to provide appropriate compensation, including medical care and mental healthcare. You and your husband will need some time to...
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Is HIV Test Just an HIV TestI am in a new relationship and before becoming intimate I am insisting that both my partner and myself be tested for std's, A local group in our area offers free HIV tests my concern is that this test will not be comprehensive and while I will...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARES
Thanks for your post.You're right. An HIV test is just that- a test for HIV. It's not a test for syphillis, warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis or anything else.Moreover, a negative HIV test doesn't rule out recently-acquired HIV...
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HIV RNA Test/HIV DNA PCR TestDr Brook, to one of your answers dated 28 October 2001, DNA PCR Test while Pregnant you said that the HIV RNA test is more sensitive than the HIV DNA PCR test for detecting early infection if you are not taking antiretrovirals. Now does this mean...
Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Once an adult individual is infected with HIV and is antibody positive, the use of antiretrovirals for treatment will not cause the ELISA test for HIV antibody to become negative. BJ...
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A drug-user I dated before marriage may have infec
Posted by Anonymous
I AM 33 YEARS OF AGE, AND FOUND OUT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I WAS HIV + MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER ABOUT 10 YEARS. BUT BEFORE I MET HIM I WAS INVOLVED WITH A PERSON THAT WAS A IV DRUG USER AND I KNOW THAT IS WERE I GOT THE DISEASE FROM. I WANT TO... Read more » Marriage
Posted by schokoo, 1 Reply
i'll get married soon, and in my country before u get married u have to 've some test done, like anti hiv. Because of that im stressed now, cous i got red eruption, i mean ,rash,like spot, on my under arm and hands,sometimes on my chest, either....
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Marriage
Posted by schokoo, 1 Reply
i'll get married soon, and in my country before u get married u have to 've some test done, like anti hiv. Because of that im stressed now, cous i got red eruption, i mean ,rash,like spot, on my under arm and hands,sometimes on my chest, either....
Read more »
MARRİAGE
Posted by schokoo
i'll get married soon, and in my country before u get married u have to 've some test done, like anti hiv. Because of that im stressed now, cous i got red eruption, i mean ,rash,like spot, on my under arm and hands,sometimes on my chest, either....
Read more »
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