How Long Til Hiv Symptoms Show Up

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5 days til result, any advice so I can sleep?!

Posted by stresshead, 2 Replies

Hi, I've never ever written on anything like this on the net before, please go easy, I know I've been a twat.
I am a heterosexual female and at the end of february I had an unprotected encounter with a man I had been seeing 8 months before. I was... Read more »

INFORMACIN TIL

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Os dejo aqu unos nmeros de telefono a donde podeis hacer vuestras consultas.
El primero 900212222 es del servicio de informacin del SIDA de la Generalitat Catalana. Es gratuito pero solo se puede llamar desde Catalunya.

El segundo 932980588 es de... Read more »

coping til neg. boyfriend needs other women

Posted by inadaze, 2 Replies

tested pos 10 wks ago. My boyfriend is negative and was/is....? very supportive and caring. I had this dilusion that we were staying away ffrom sex for now until we can deal better with the whole concept. We were always condom users but without... Read more »

for hiv- people with long lasting symptoms

Posted by Jambasher, 4 Replies

And for anyone interested. Its my first post. Great site, helping probably millions of people. Wonderful work!

This is maybe not the right place to do this but still:

There seem to be the rather frequent occasion of people suffering from long lasting... Read more »

How long after "symptoms" would you test positive?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

How long after "symptoms" would you test positive regardless if you have ARS or not..... Read more »

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Keep immune system up or stay of meds til drop?

Dr. Pierone: My son is HIV+ 1+ years and doing great. On meds from beginning with CD4 now at 1400 and Viral load 0 (never knew what his true numbers were). I spoke with his Dr. the other day about the controversy of staying on meds from the get...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

We don't know the best approach for your son's situation. We are attempting to weigh the potential costs (side effects) of antiretroviral therapy versus the potential benefits and we don't have the data to fully inform us on this... Read more »

How long a person not show any symptom of Hiv

can a person remain perfectly healthy after 9years of direct exposure...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

A person can be HIV infected for over 9 years and not show any symptoms.... Read more »

How long do HIV symptoms last?

I had unprotected sex with a long time friend. I know she tested negative for HIV long before we had sex. About 5 weeks after that i caught a cold from my brother. It was on and off then about 8 weeks later i began to have constant headaches, a...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:Symptoms by themselves are never a reliable way of diagnosing an HIV infection. An anti-body test, outside the 90 day window is the best way to find out what your status is. For those suffering from the flu-like symptoms commonly associated... Read more »

Symptoms associated with long-term HIV

I really wasn't sure to which forum to submit my question, but this seemed like the most appropriate.I've been HIV positive for 17 years, and was relatively asymptomatic for the first 12 years or so. About five years ago I began having...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Good set of issues /questions for which good data is still lacking. Chronic HIV infection may accelerate aging and fraility which can manifest itself in a number of ways which are often non-specific. The effect of antiretroviral therapy may be... Read more »

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