Seroconverting After Blood On Hand

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to seroconvert or not

Posted by Anonymous

well i saw my dr the other day was checked out for conditions i felt may have been ARS, well i have a slightly swollen saliva gland not to concerned there hence i have a dry mouth. was checked for something with my hands???? everything i was... Read more »

seroconverted in June and now on meds..good choice

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i seroconverted in June and am now on Truvada and Viramune.... my doctor said it was a good choice to get on meds this early?..... any opinions on this?... Read more »

How did I seroconvert?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was negative with a positive partner. After a year of ALWAYS having safe sex I now find myself positive. It was shocking, because I know that before this relationship I had safe sex with many positive men and was always OK. Some of the possible... Read more »

i think i'm seroconverting right now

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Several high-risk sessions in the past few months.
Now, the 4th day of fever.... no cough or respiratory symptoms.. just fever and body aches. Read more »

One exposure = seroconvertion

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi everybody.
I had 1 unprotected anal exposure to a person at high risk. There was no ejac. (but probably precum) but later he fingered and there might be some on his finger. It is true that it is reasonable I should consider him as positive in... Read more »

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Seroconverting and Meds

I found out on Mar 6 I was positive. I became ill around Feb 10. The doctors think I became infected in Jan/Feb 06. Two sets of blood work have been completed. Mar 9 CD 4=960 VL=69,000 %=36 Ratio=1.24....Mar 30 CD4=1130 VL=37,000 %=34 Ratio=.84...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You will not get a consensus among experts as to how to proceed. The ultimate question is does very early treatment affect clinical outcome, and that question will take years to answer. The devil is in the details as to what the "benefit"... Read more »

What are my chances of seroconverting?

Hi Dr Bob, am very distressed. I had sex with a call girl in Kenya and the condom slipped out without our knowledge. We went the next day to a hospital and she was hiv +. I started PEP medication 18hrs after intercourse. What are the odds of me...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.The CDC's estimated per-act statistical risk for acquiring HIV from unprotected (or condom-failure) insertive vaginal sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV infected is 5 per 10,000 exposures. However, there are many variables that come into... Read more »

seroconverted hepa B

hi. I was tested for seroconverted Hepa B. I'm a nursing student here in the Philippines and i was wondering if i can have medications. what is the possibility that i won't be able to work overseas as a health care provider. please give...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I will be able to give much better advice if I know your exact blood tests and results. Dr. McGovern... Read more »

Seroconverted ~2.5 yrs ago, CD4=330,VLoad=1,000. Start treatment?

I'm sure you've gotten similar questions in the past, but I couldn't find an exact match to my situation among previousanswers, so here goes my question: I was diagnosed HIV+ 2 mos ago and I'm 95% certain that I contracted the...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

I don't think you're all that unusual, just lucky (to have a low viral load, that is). While most people would have a higher viral load at your CD4 count, some people settle out at relatively low counts and remain stable there, presumably... Read more »

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