Scared To Take Hiv Test

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Help! Feeling alone and scared regarding HIV testing...

I've been divorced for almost two years and have had several partners within that time frame. So, I decided to do the smart thing (for once in my life) and request a blood test for HIV and all other STDs.Now I am awaiting the results of my...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

You will be best served by posting your question in the HIV forum.However, the tests that are used include the HIV antibody test which tells us if you have been exosed to the virus or not. The HIV RNA test detects if virus is present in your blood,... Read more »

HIV...Scared (PREGNANCY AND FALSE POSITIVE HIV TESTS)

Dr. Bob,My wife is preganant with our first child. She has had multiple preganancies before, even... Read more »

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

Pregnant and scared to test for HIV

Ok, so I am 6 weeks pregnant and trembling at the thought of finding out I am HIV positive. I... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Canada: Syringe-Scare Tests Come Back Positive; HIV, Hepatitis Found in Patients, But Not Linked to Problem Procedure

Health officials say there is no evidence that a small number of former patients who tested positive for hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV contracted the infections from syringes improperly reused by health workers at High Prairie Health Complex. The... Read more »

Australia: Patients to Be Tested After Hospital HIV Scare

Officials at Bundaberg Hospital in southern Queensland are recommending blood tests for 274 people treated between Nov. 6 and 13 at the facility's dental clinic. Authorities discovered that one batch of dental instruments cleaned on Nov. 6 was not... Read more »

Wales: Rise in HIV Cases Prompts Tests for Pregnant Women

Advocates are stepping up the battle against HIV/AIDS in Wales amid fears that the number of new cases has doubled in the last 12 months. The latest National Assembly figures show there were 45 new HIV cases in 2000, raising the total by 7.5... Read more »

HIV Testing: Why Aren't More People Doing It?

Stigma still makes people reluctant, even afraid, to get screened for HIV, health officials say. And yet an HIV diagnosis is the first step to care, treatment, and learning how to avoid transmitting the virus to others. "We have to bring it out in... Read more »

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Scared to take the test? Please Read.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Back in 91 I took an HIV test and the results came back "inconclusive" I was told to take another test, but I didn't. I was too frightened to take it ... too scared to find out if I actually had the disease. Keep in mind that back then HIV/AIDS was... Read more »

Some advice to people who are scared of testing

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I took a HIV test anonymously the other day and it came back within the next afternoon. If you are afraid, then go to requestatest.com and you can see if they have any labs in your area to do a anonymous testing. I came back negative by the way. I... Read more »

Recently tested postive, symptomatic, scared

Posted by newlander, 5 Replies

Hey all

I recently went in to test for HIV four years after what i thought was low risk, tested to six weeks neg and stopped like an idiot. Now I tested positive after lymph glands going up and weight loss. I'm goint to get the Viral Load test and... Read more »

Scared by delayed test results!

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

On January 8, I had an anonymous HIV test done at a aids network office. The test results were supposed to be back after two weeks, and are normally only available on Thursdays. Today was week three and they are still not back. The staff keeps... Read more »

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