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Time It Takes For Hiv Test
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HIV test taking a long time to show positive resultI'm not sure this is the right forum, but I couldn't find any other that's more suitable. This is a bit long, so brace yourselves...I just tested positive for HIV on October 27 (with result on November 1 ...). The test was done as...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
1. It may relate to someone's underlying immune system and genetics, the amount of HIV received and the method (sexual vs. injection drug use).2. No.3. Because the look for antibodies and not the virus. The position of the US FDA has been up...
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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 »Taking the HIV for the First time at age 40Doctor since I have never tested for HIV and want to test would a elisa test be the test to take... Read more »
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Taking Unnecessary HIV Monitoring Tests: A Waste of Valuable ResourcesWhenever we do tests for any illness, they should only be done when there is a true clinical need for those tests, rather than ordering them just because someone wants it. In my years of experience working in this field, I have found that the vast... Read more »
Modern Technology in HIV Testing Takes Another LeapInitially, when HIV testing began in the early 1980s, it would take up to two weeks to obtain results from your primary care physician. During these two agonizing weeks, individuals had to suffer and lose countless hours of sleep wondering "if" --... Read more »
Chinese Province Requires People to Provide Real Names, Contact Information When Taking HIV TestsChina's Yunnan province has begun requiring people to provide their real names and contact information when taking HIV tests, Xinhua/ People's Daily reports. According to Lu Lin, director of the Disease Prevention and Control Center of Yunnan,... Read more »
HIV/AIDS Update --Take the Test / Take Control: National HIV Testing DayJune 27 is National HIV Testing Day, promoting testing as an important strategy to prevent and control transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS. The Food and Drug Administration is joining other federal... Read more »
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How long does the HIV test take?
Posted by missing, 1 Reply
It has been a week and I am still waiting for the result. I thought ELISA is a quick test? Does that means my blood has to go through Western Blot........... I know ELISA can produce false positive but that small 1% chance doesn't seems very...
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HIV ANTI-BODY TEST & THE WINDOW PERIOD TIME FRAME
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Good Day,Here's what the nation's leading authority on HIV testing has to say about the HIV anti-body test and the time it takes to detect infection. Oh, and let us not bastardize this information to sooth our worries. The CDC (Center for Disease... Read more » How long testing takes?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I had an HIV test last tuesday ..results came back negative on friday. this just seems like such a short time to get a result. Is it normal to take this amount of time ?
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Worth taking a test?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Over the past year since my last test I have had the following encounters. - Oral sex with a guy - No cum in mouth. No condom used. - Anal sex with a guy - I was the reciever. Protection and lubrication were used but the encounter did seem 'tight'... Read more »
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