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Painful Urination During Window Period
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3 month Window Period or Six Month Window Period (WINDOW PERIOD, 6 WEEKS v 3MONTHS v 6 MONTHS)Dr. Bob,Thank you for not only responding to me but for responding to all of us with concerns. Your responses have reassured me, but what causes me concern is the differing opinions on the window period. I've read, have been told that a test...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,I've discussed this topic numerous times in this forum. I'll repost below a small sample of what can be found in the archives. I do realize it's a confusing issue.Dr. Bobwhat is the winow period 3 or 6 months? Can Whooo after 3?...
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Why do Doctors order tests inside the window period?Hi Dr. Bob,Thank you so much for the wealth of knowledge you give to this site. I have learned a... Read more »Window period for Hep CWhat is the window period for hep c? I started having liver pains about 6 months after possible... Read more »
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Aftershock"I find myself going over to the window and looking at the skyline, again and again. I just keep thinking of those people in that building." -- Audrey "It just keeps replaying the scene in my mind. Like a big magic trick, I see those planes going... Read more »
Symptomatic Primary HIV Infection in a 49-Year-Old Man Who Has Sex With Men: Beware the Window PhaseThe researchers describe the case of a 49-year-old male who presented at an Amsterdam STD outpatient clinic in the fall of 2009. The patient had "fever, malaise, generalized rash, anal itching and rectal discharge after unprotected receptive anal... Read more »
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS"Can it be in a world so full and busy that the loss of one creature makes a void in any heart so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of vast eternity can fill it up?"-- Charles Dickens Most of us answer "yes" to Dickens' question.... Read more »
Quick Chlamydia Urine Test Accurate in MenA chlamydia test for males using first-void urine has proven effective in a study, and the rapidity of its results could offer patients same-day treatment, say British researchers. Dr. Helen H. Lee of the University of Cambridge and colleagues... Read more »
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Window period!
Posted by Oomar27, 1 Reply
Hey eveyone. My dcotor , she sent me to do these testPanel, CBC w. dift w. plt. I went last friday (7.18.08)to the doctor, and she told me that y results are great. That'm a a young healthy guy and that according to these results and the proof "... Read more » the window period
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
please can someone define for me the window period. I had a sexual exposure and I had a test at 5 month and it was negative. It was an anonymous test. The nurse told me that this is enough, because an HIV test are required at 3 month. When I...
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The Window Period
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The "Window" Period Just After InfectionOne major drawback of antibody tests is the "window" period: the time it takes the body to produce antibodies after infection has begun. The standard tests for HIV do not detect the virus itself, but the... Read more » Window period
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Can Anyone show me medical evidence that 3 month elisa is conclusive?Read more »
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