Is An Hiv Test Necessary During Pregnancy

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My doc doesn't think an HIV test is necessary

Typical scenario. I married my husband in 1999. We are healthy and happy and went on to have 2 babies. One is two years, the other is 1 year old. Healthy pregnancies, healthy babies, healthy parents. After all this time, I sit and wonder about...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You, your husband, and your 2 fat babies eating cookies are "healthy and happy." Yet you are "going around telling your girlfriends that they might have HIV and not even know it and the same for their husbands and their kids . .... Read more »

Positive Elisa, Indeterminate Western Blot, Negative Rapid Test HIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)

Hi, Doctor - Around 2 weeks ago during my annual OBGYN appointment, I received a HIV test. The... Read more »

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Is treatment necessary during pregnancy

My girlfriend is HIV+ and now pregnant. Latest CD 4 was 270, viral load not tested. Previous test... Read more »

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Pregnancy & HIV Tests

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I've heard that pregnancy can cause a false positive HIV result. Is that true? I'm pregnant, and i was tested a little over 3 months since my last unprotected sexual encounter. The result was negative. Should I test again or is 3 months good... Read more »

pregnancy and testing-state laws

Posted by Anonymous

Hi all,

When I was pregnant, I declined the HIV test at one doctor, but later ended up going to another. I told her also not to test (I was worried about insurance records and such at the time, as I was in the process of getting insurance.) She told... Read more »

Pregnancy after negative 3 month test?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I had a risky encounter a while back (cunnilingus, and brief rubbing unprotected penis against wet vulva, and brief unprotected vaginal sex before putting on condom - with an Asian sex worker of unknown HIV status - in Asia). After testing negative... Read more »

Pregnancy and HIV false positive result

Posted by rustychaucer5968, 3 Replies

Hello everyone. I appreciate if anyone could answer my question regarding pregnancy and HIV False positive result.

My wife may be pregnant and she may be obtaing her routine blood test. I once read that if a pregnant woman was to take a HIV test, the... Read more »

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