Same Day Results For Hiv Test

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Naseral 2x's a day and HIV test results

Dr. Bob,I had an HIV test last week and received an HIV negative result today. I have not put myself at risk in over a year.(Also, my last test was 5 years ago which was also negative.) But I noticed, as probably a million other people have, that...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,No need for additional testing. Antibiotics and Sudafed will not affect HIV test results, nor will your dose of topical corticosteroids (Nasarel). So, I suggest you begin WOO-HOOing immediately!Congrats! Stay well. Dr. Bob... Read more »

was on anti depressant(citalopram) for two years and was drinking alcohol in the same two years time, before i got tested. WIll that effect my HIV test result or any other STD test results.

Dear Dr. ConwayI had an exposure, and due to the stress, I was on an antidepressant(citalopram 20... Read more »

Response from Brian Conway, M.D. »

Will consuming liquor affect HIV test result?? (Doctor plz help me....) (ALCOHOL AND HIV TEST RESULTS, 2009)

Dear Doc Bob,I am from Malaysia...Thank you for spending some times with me cause i really feel... Read more »

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People With Access to Rapid HIV Tests More Likely to Get Tested, Collect Results, Study Says

People with access to rapid HIV tests are more likely to get tested and collect their results than people with access to traditional testing, according to a study presented this week by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the XVI... Read more »

Simply Rob: Advocate and Artist, a Man of Words Uses Them to Spread Truth

Rob Vassilarakis All the negative HIV test results Rob Vassilarakis kept getting made him think he was having safe enough sex. "I was wrong," he says. In 1993, at age 22, he tested positive for HIV. "When I was 17, I was disowned for being... Read more »

HIV-Positive People Not Obtaining Test Results, Receiving Appropriate Counseling, Studies Say

Many HIV-positive people do not return to obtain the results of HIV tests and many other HIV-positive individuals who are aware of their HIV-positive status do not receive adequate counseling regarding reducing the risk of HIV transmission,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Zambia: Government's SMS System for HIV Test Results

Zambia's Ministry of Health is piloting a project that sends newborn HIV test results back to community health centers via text messaging, shortening to three to five days a process that used to take up to 10 weeks and getting infected babies onto... Read more »

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94 days test result

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dear all, I just get a result back, negative, for a 94 days test ( hiv I and II ). Hopefully, it is ok and I will move on. Unfortunately, I got herpes I and borderline II, I don't understand the result but it is better than hiv. And I have... Read more »

5 week 1 day test result

Posted by Redeye77, 1 Reply

Today I got results back from a test done 5 weeks 1 day post exposure. It was negative! From reading lots I ascertained that a majority of people will show a positive result by week 6. Is my result promising? Will 6 days make a difference in the... Read more »

no test results 4 chichi2day!

Posted by chichi, 2 Replies

i called at 3pm and was told the tests arent ready yet, try back tomorrow - if not - mon-tues. so ..... it looks like i will have to wait until tues afterall. monday is columbus day and places are closed and no one will be around on saturday at the... Read more »

oct. 1st was the day i recieved my test results...

Posted by Anonymous

Oct. 1st, 1997 was the day I received my test results. I had been
having lots of fatigue during the summer. I am a young mother
with two small children, working part time and volunteering at
church. I thought this was the reason for my fatigue. My... Read more »

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