Negative HIV Test At 8 Months But Symptoms

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hiv test negative after 18 months but symptoms presist

hi mam i have high risk vaginal expouse with sex worker and unluckily she was hiv positive after my exposure condom broke for 4 secs only i did lot of test hiv antibodies , hiv dna test and rna tests all were negative after 1 ,...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,You haven't just crossed the window period, you've greatly surpassed it! Because of all that testing, we know that you did not contract HIV from the sex you had.That being said, it does sound like something is... Read more »

ID doctor, PCF, Nurologist, Urologist and two ~5 - 5.28 month hiv tests (Orasure and EIA) say negative but still symptoms

2nd post.At 9 months after a possible low risk handjob in Nov08 where I believe the stripper... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Symptoms at 4 months and a half and tested negative

4 months and a half ago I had a contact with a woman sexworker with condom.After that I took aroun... Read more »

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Tested Negative at 3 months; have major symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Starting in April, i began to feel lightheaded and blurry. I had every test imaginable, some more then once and all came back good. I even had a CT scan done. My doctor recommended STD tests. I immediately went crazy thinking that I could... Read more »

10 months symptoms ... but negative

Posted by David75, 4 Replies

Hello,

Since a suspicious heterosexual contact with a black prostitute in july 2006, I've experienced EVERY symptom on the HIV ARS-list (except fever) ...
These include :

Urticaria ( after 2 weeks)
Memory loss
Rashes all over my body, including palms... Read more »

7 month negative but previous positive with symptoms

Posted by Alextabs1, 1 Reply

Hi there. Back in late may 2012 I had sex unprotected with a girl, who at the time said she was negative HIV. I got tested for an std due to discharge, it was thrush from her. I was worried and nhs said come back in a month for HIV test to count the... Read more »

5 months negative ... LOT of lingering symptoms

Posted by David75, 2 Replies

I'm living in hell for the last 5 months ...
While on vacation and after a couple of beers, I had a heterosexual contact with an African prostitute ( stupid me !!)
It was a real strange contact ... she applied the condom, but before she did that, I... Read more »

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