Mixed Test Results Hiv Positive And Negative

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Couples With Mixed HIV Status

Serodiscordant Couples What Are the Special Issues for Mixed Couples? Reducing the Risks Using a Condom Other Ways to Reduce Risk If You Are Exposed to HIV ... Having Children if the Man Has HIV Having Children if the Woman has HIV Serodiscordant Couples Couples with one person who is HIV-positive and one who is HIV-negative are sometimes called "serodiscordant" or "mixed serostatus". "Sero-" refers to blood serum....

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Exposed to HIV but tested negative: Will I test positive someday?

My husband testing positive seven months ago. We have been together for four years and used unprotected sex. The doctor said he has been infected a long time for his tcell counts was 38. I took the test right after his result and came back...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. If you tested negative after 7 months with no possible exposures to the virus, this indicates with more than 99% accuracy, that you were not infected from your husband (making you a very lucky person!). If you... Read more »

Mixed Results /Negative DNA but viral load

Is it possible to have a viral load but negative DNA test (all sub-types)? My DNA tests keep coming back negative so my doctor decided (most common cub-types) to do further testing for other sub types (rare in the USA like O). The results came...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You don't indicate how your virus is actually being tested for a subtype. An HIV DNA test would not necessarily test for subtype and usually measures cellular viral load. And why was a DNA test even performed if your HIV-1 western blot and... Read more »

I just found out my boyfriend is HIV positive , what do I do? (PREGNANCY: HIV POSITIVE MALE AND HIV NEGATIVE FEMALE 2010)

My boyfriend and I have been together about a year and he contracted HIV about two months ago. I love him and I've chosen to stay with him but I am concerned for my own health because I do not have HIV. We have used condoms when we have sex but...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to hear about your boyfriend's recent HIV diagnosis. Regarding your risk, I suggest you read through the information in the archives of this forum in the chapters dedicated to magnetic couples, HIV-sexual prevention and... 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 Elisa came back repeatedly positive and the Western Blot was indeterminate with traces of P24. Freaking out, I then went to my local health clinic 4 days...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You are most likely HIV negative. See below.Dr. BobHIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)Feb 21, 2009 Hi, I have been sexually active for over two years now. I got tested two years ago and it came back... Read more »

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Mixed results..

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I was told I was hiv positive then later (4 months) I found out they mixed up the test results. Can I sue or something? does this happen often?

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Chances of 40 day negative test turning positive

Posted by Athlete23, 1 Reply

Hi , I took an HIV test after 40 days of exposure I tested negative which I believe is 3rd generation ELISA from Quest Diagnostics. Now I did have protected sex vaginal and anal but when I was having vaginal sex I became soft and had some precum in... Read more »

3 negative tests and then positive...

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

3 NEGATIVE TESTS AND THEN POSITIVE_WHY

I USED DRUGS IV FOR 10 YEARS.IN 1991 ,I WAS TESTED AND THE RESULT
WAS NEGATIVE.AGAIN IN 1993 & 1994. I AM IN RECOVERY ,SO NO DRUGS
AT ALL SINCE 9/1/90--NONE. IN APRIL OF 1995 GOT THE GREAT NEWS,
MY... Read more »

Tested positive, WB negative, complete mess now...

Posted by brainfried, 3 Replies

Hi everyone. I am falling apart mentally. Nearly 7 months ago I went to a sex club with some friends and basically only deep kissed a woman there, nothing more than that. I was so drunk, the next day I felt so far out of my safety zone that I... Read more »

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