Test For Hepatitis C Viral Load

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viral load <50; t-cells fluctuating?

dear dr. holodniy,i'm a 50 year old male, hiv+ since about 1980. i have never had an OI, and have on antiviral therapy for about 10 years. {azt initially, then indinavir, + 3tc, + azt, and now viramune and combivir}.i never had a baseline...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Your CD4 count could be fluctuating or it could be a real trend. The percentage tends to be a more stable number over time. The absolute number is a function of your total white blood cell count (WBC) and lymphocyte count. Simply put if your total... Read more »

How to cure HepatitisC1a ?

I am 67 and contactedHepC when I was 62 out of a hospital stay. I am in a small catagories, tht I... Read more »

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How soon should I test for Hep B?/ Window Period for Hepatitis?

Question #1: How soon should I test for Hep B?Recently the condom broke when I was performing... Read more »

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Colorado Testing Campaign Finds Link Between HIV, Hepatitis C

A Western Colorado AIDS Project HIV and hepatitis C testing campaign has found an average 12% positive rate for hepatitis C among HIV-positive people and injection drug users who access the organization's services, Cox News Service/Grand Junction ... Read more »

Tests and Monitoring

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Glossary

anaemia: very low red blood cell count. albumin: a protein made by the liver. It carries drugs,hormones and waste products through the blood andmaintains fluid levels within the body. An abnormally lowlevel of albumin is a sign of serious... Read more »

Hepatitis C Treatment and Management

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Symptoms Still Present after 6 months.....

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi,

I've been visiting this site as well as others in search of information regarding "delayed seroconversion". I have had a negative antibody test at 3 months, 4.5 months and 6 months. I would have put this behind be a long time ago, but I still... Read more »

final suggestion and comments on my hiv ans stis status

Posted by chandyram

FINALLY i have tested for hiv, hepatitis -b,heptitis-c,vdrl once again after 31 weeks.by godsgrace every thing came negative, the following are the the tested results

1) hepatitis -c : result : negative

2)hepatitis b surface antigen
australia antigen
ob... Read more »

examen elisa a las 12.7 semanas

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

MI PREGUNTA ES LA SIGUIENTE, ME HICE UN EXAMEN ELISA A LAS 8.8 SEMANAS(62 DIAS) RESULTANDO GRACIAS A DIOS NEGATIVO, DESPUES ME HICE OTRO A LOS 89 DIAS(12.7 SEMANAS)RESULTANDO DE NUEVO GRACIAS A DIOS NEGATIVO, TODOS ESTOS DIAS LOS SUME DESDE EL... Read more »

A los profesionales (opinion)

Posted by Nitram2, 3 Replies

Hola, yo escrib hace un tiempo para ver si poda calmar mis temores, pero, veo que no puedo.

En mayo '06 tuve una relacin de riesgo con una sexoservidora, y la situacin de riesgo fueron besos, masturbacin mutua, y la mas estpida (estaba ebrio) dos... Read more »

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