I Tested Negative Twice For Hiv Do I Have It

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When to re-test when negative twice

I am married to a man who has been HIV for 3 years. We have been together for 9 years, which did not practice safe sex for 7 of those years. I have tested negative twice in 1993 and 1995. My husband and I now practice abstience. Should I get tested...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.If you test negative 6 months after your LAST possible exposure to the virus(or anytime after that), your test results indicate, with more than 99%accuracy, that you are not infected. It's never a guarantee... Read more »

OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV I Antibody Negative TWICE ... but Still Petrified

Dr. Bob,I believe I sent you an e-mail a month ago about my situation. I've had two... Read more »

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Tested Indeterminate Twice for HIV within 3mth period

In February I was negative, then I tested in April and was told my Western Blot was indeterminate... Read more »

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Green Stools??? TWICE!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I tested negative at 9 months and after traveling to latin america, I now have green stools after having diarreah a couple of days ago and took immodium!!! i am not sure if this could be related to hiv as I took my 9 month test a week and a half... Read more »

think twice

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

i'm writing this because first i need to talk to someone and second maybe some negatives who read this will think twice before sleeping with someone of unknown hiv status.
lets take it from the very beginning. in 1997 i blew a ts escort. if you... Read more »

11 weeks and Tested Negative. Test Again?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I tested negative about 11 weeks after I broke up with my last partner. The result is shy of 2 weeks, since 13 weeks is consider conclusive.

But would being "One 1/2 week" shy, really make a different in the result of my test?

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Once bitten twice shy

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Very concerned here.... need some sane talk... about 5 1/2 weeks ago, I had an encounter with another man. We deep kissed (2 minutes) and he nibbled/sucked on my nipples. I guess he nibbled pretty hard because a couple of days later I notice a... Read more »

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