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How Many Years Can Hiv Stay Dormant
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Ask the Experts
how long can hiv stay dormant in the body?my exboyfriend just informed me that he is hiv+ we were together for 1 1/2 yrs and never used protection of any kind. I got a hiv test done and it came back negative. I heard it was possible that i have it, but it dormant in my body. Is this true?...
Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
The first thing you need to do is start using protection when you have sex. This protects you and others from further spread of HIV infection. You can repeat the test as much as you like, but the test does not protect you from infection.When someone...
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Gay club and laying dormant? (DORMANT VIRUS)I french kissed this really hot gay dancer (I'm a straight women) for a few seconds about 2... Read more »how long can hiv be dormantgive me a range of about how many years hiv can stay dormant in the body before it is detected... Read more »
Articles
Researchers Examine Immune Cells Where HIV Can Lie Dormant, Possible TreatmentsResearchers have determined how HIV is able to lie dormant in certain immune system cells and prevent the cells from self-destructing, according to a study published Thursday online in the journal Retrovirology , the AP/Google.com reports. HIV... Read more »
San Francisco: Mayor's AIDS Office DormantNoticeably absent during the recent heated battle over AIDS funding at San Francisco's City Hall is Mayor Willie Brown's AIDS czar Mike Shriver. The head of the Mayor's Office on AIDS and HIV Policy has been out on disability for over a year and a... Read more »
New Zealand to Require Testing for HIV, Other Diseases for All Immigrants Staying More Than One YearThe New Zealand Department of Labour recently announced it will begin requiring a blood test that screens for HIV, hepatitis B, and liver and kidney function for all foreign visitors who plan on staying in the country for more than one year, ... Read more »
Researchers Discover Genetic Circuit in HIV That Controls Whether Virus Activates, Remains DormantResearchers from the University of California-San Diego and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered the genetic circuit in HIV that controls whether the virus is activated or remains dormant, according to a study published in the March 16... Read more »
Connect With Others
Stay Strong Stay Strong -you may be negative.
Posted by magnum, 1 Reply
I have delayed getting tested for 10 years.I am a black male. I had unprotected sex with a sex worker in Atlanta, and contracted gonorrhea in 1999. One week later I got the worst sore throat I ever had. Four years later, I got post nasal drip from... Read more » Help me stay strong
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have been on this board for 1 year now. I am really loosing it as we speak. I know that most of you think or know I don't have HIV, so just talk to me as a friend that has something, please. I have always been a really good person. I give my life...
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Staying or Falling in Love: After being diagnosed
Posted by Kaitee, 7 Replies
My diagnosis came to me in an interesting way. I had been seeing a guy almost a month when I had found out I was HIV+. We met and our feelings developed rather rapidly.We were very open and honest about our feelings and found each other had a lot... Read more » i am a 29 year old male, i found i was hiv+...
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I am a 29 year old male, I found out I was HIV+ in May 1996. My boyfriend of 10 years gave it to me. Seems he couldn't stay monogamous. He left me after he found out I was positive even though I had spent the last year looking after him. I started... Read more »
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