How Long Do I Wait To Get Tested After Getting Head

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waiting for 3 month test (and need a chance to send my second donation after getting negative result)

Hi DoctorOn 3rd Sept,after getting the answer of my first question, i wrote you under heading "Doctor thanks for good wishes.I just donate"Now I hope you will not mind to answer few more question.At moment i am on the 10th week of my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,With so many people writing in requesting information and reassurance, I will not be able to continue to "answer a few more questions" and urge you to use the archives, as the information you request is there!Briefly:1.Symptoms, no... 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 »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

Did I wait too long to get tested/start meeds?

Hello, I'm newly diagnosed May 2 2011, with aids diagnosis mid june. My question is was I too... Read more »

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

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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 »

Global AIDS Coordinator Nominee Randall Tobias Says Drug Industry Ties Could Help "Get a Better Deal" on Antiretrovirals

Former Eli Lilly CEO Randall Tobias, President Bush's nominee to head the new State Department office created under the global AIDS initiative, said Tuesday during a Senate confirmation hearing that his connections to the pharmaceutical industry... Read more »

California: Cal State-Long Beach Gets Grant to Study Faster HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis C Tests

The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently awarded California State University-Long Beach a four-year, $1.7 million grant to study experimental rapid tests for HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis. The project will assess the accuracy and acceptability... Read more »

National Association of People With AIDS

An Interview With Steve Bailey: How Virginia Kept the Pills Coming to ADAP Clients on Its Waiting List

No one enjoyed the ADAP waiting list experience, but sometimes adversity produces remarkable things. When the Commonwealth of Virginia had to start wait-listing ADAP-eligible clients in November, 2010, and even disenroll some clients who were... Read more »

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Was waiting to test positive for a few years

Posted by NumbD, 1 Reply

Well im 29 yrs old, 30 in January and i just got diagnosed over the thanksgiving holiday. It wasn't a shock to me because i had been waiting to test positve years ago-- i just was lucky for so long, I think that I started to doubt that I could... Read more »

Waiting too long!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I went and got tested and my result was meant to be back in 2 weeks. That was 2 days ago and when I went back for my results they told me they still had not come in--As if 2 weeks has not been hard enough!!! And now I am freaking out more--is it... Read more »

Dispute over how long to wait 3 months or 2 weeks

Posted by arc3506, 5 Replies

Hi, its been awhile since I've had to worry about getting tested for HIV. Well, did something stupid and now I'm going to. Can't believe what a dumb *&% I am. My doctor, who is a specialist in infectious diseases, told me that now getting an... Read more »

Just Got Tested...Now the wait from hell :(

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Well, unlike a lot of the stories/worries I've seen on here. My fears are in regards to the long-term signs/symptoms of HIV. In 94/95 I was with a women (my fianc) at the time that I would now consider to be "high risk" She cheated on me (I did... Read more »

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