Testing Negative With Aids Symptoms

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if symptoms of aids appear and tests say negative...

How can you really know you don't have aids after eight years of unprotected sex with a person possibly positive, but three negative elisas after seven years of exposure and a PCR negative(less than 200 copiesp/ml), but symtoms which included...

Response from Don Kurtyka, ARNP

University of South Florida School of Medicine

It sounds like you have had appropriate tests to try and identify HIV infection as you have had antibody and PCR testing. Like some other people with repeated exposure to HIV, you may be one of the lucky ones who have been able to keep from... Read more »

Negative HIV Test Trumps Symptoms Everytime, But Why Do I Still Have The Symptoms?

Hi Dr.How are you? I want to tell you that you are the best!My question is, when you say that a... Read more »

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

Am Im infected with HIV due symptoms and false negatives test?

I had a true HIV expose due to a condom break with a female in Angola (West Africa). Reason I know... Read more »

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H. »

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Tested Negative; Major Symptoms; Comments?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Any comments would be appreciated regarding this. I tested HIV negative in April. My last sexual encounter was in January (13+ weeks). I am just wondering if I should be satisfied with the result or if I should be re-tested. The reason I am... Read more »

Tested negative but still showing symptoms...

Posted by anonymoususer, 2 Replies

Hi all,

I'm a straight female, and I had a risky sexual encounter in November 07. It was with a guy who's HIV status is unknown. I performed unprotected oral sex on him for a short time (he didn't ejaculate) and he performed unprotected oral sex on... Read more »

So many symptoms, still test negative

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Since this forum is about putting yourself at high-risk situation for HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases, it seems appropriate to provide a link to an unknown std viral illness group:

To learn more about the aunknownstdviralillness group,... Read more »

hiv negative aids symptoms

Posted by My3Cents, 1 Reply

Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia, or ICL, is an immunodeficiency syndrome in which human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, cannot be detected. Because HIV is the causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), ICL can be referred to as... Read more »

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