Pool Water Negative At 16 Weeks

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"the blood pool" workplace HIV exposure

Hi Doc, you are truly the best. Keep up the great work.I keep trying to convince a friend that their exposure risk was zero, maybe he will listen to you. He has fallen into a depression because of this, and is terrified of HIV. This happened two...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your friend's HIV risk is nonexistent. If he remains worried, let alone terrified and depressed, he should get an HIV rapid test at the three-month mark. The results will undoubtedly be negative. However, this may be the most efficient... Read more »

Is it safe to swim with your menstrual period in a pool

I hope you can end a long-time heated debate between my husband and I. I'm co-infected with... Read more »

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Is anal sex ok if both parties have been tested and negative? (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES)

Me and my girlfriend wanted to try anal sex but didn't know what the risks are. We both have... Read more »

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Non-Voluntary Patent Pool: The Key to Affordable Antiretrovirals?

The Creation of a Non-Voluntary Patent Pool for Essential HIVInventions (MoOrG108) Authored by Jamie Love Non-abstract driven session Greetings from bustling Barcelona. The meeting is huge as usual and Barcelona is a bustling and most impressive... Read more »

HIV-Positive Nevada Man Files Complaint After Mobile Home Park Prohibits Him From Using Pool

An HIV-positive Nevada man has filed a complaint with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development against Carefree Country Mobile Home Park in Clark County, Nev., where he lives, after the park earlier this year sent him a letter saying... Read more »

AIDS Activists Plan "Family Reunion" at Alabama RV Park That Banned HIV-Positive 2-Year-Old From Pool

The Campaign to End AIDS (www.C2EA.org ) is holding a "family reunion" at the Wales West RV Resort in Silver Hill, Alabama, on Labor Day, Monday, September 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The group expects more than 150 people to attend the event,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

United Kingdom: Minister Urges Firms to Pool HIV Patents

By 2030, an estimated 50 million people with HIV/AIDS will need newer treatments to keep them alive, according an all-party parliamentary report due out this week. To prevent millions of AIDS deaths in poor countries, pharmaceutical firms holding... Read more »

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negative at 6 weeks, positive at 13 weeks?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I've got another week to go until my 13 week test. My 6 week came back negative. What are the chances that the 13 week could be positive if the 6 was negative? Did any of you test negative at 6 weeks and then positive at 13 weeks?
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23 weeks negative

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello,

I tested 23 weeks negative last week, how accurate is this result, am I negative at all? Please answer, thank you all.

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negative at 13.5 weeks is this conclusive?

Posted by roma2010, 1 Reply

i tested at 12 weeks and 13.5 both negative i had the oraquick and orasure test done both negative... it this conclusive or should i get an elisa test done as well? i still have problems mostly GI issues i hear rumbling all the time and have very... Read more »

Tested negative at 8 weeks.

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I just tested negative at 8 weeks. Is this considered a good indicator that I may not be infected? Read more »

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