Preliminary Positive Hiv Test

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Swab test positive for hiv preliminary help

doctor i went to do a hiv testing in my college and they did a swab test and there was it came back postive two lines and then they did another rapid test and it only show one line negative. Then i decided to rush to the emergency to have a blood...

Response from Shannon Southall

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Hisometimes testing does come back with a false positive or false negative. Having them run the second test and then going to the hospital and having both of those test return negative, then you are negative at this time. If you have a specific... Read more »

Pregnant with preliminary positive result

Hello,My husband and I are 10 weeks pregnant, with our first child. As part of the initial blood... Read more »

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Pregnant with preliminary positive result (UPDATE)

I would like to thank you for giving me some hope during a very stressful week. I am 3 months... Read more »

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