Tongue Black Hiv Antibody Negative After 11 Months

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What do HCV antibody test results mean with HIV negative @ 9 months

Had an antibody HCV test done at 7 months, it came back with a <0.1 0.0 - 0.8 s/c. After this I had one night upper abdominal pain, does this mean I have to go back and do another test such as the HCV RNA PCR. I'm at 11 months of exposure....

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Don't worry any further. Testing is complete.Great results!... Read more »

HIV/HCV 6 month antibody negative 36 weeks pregnant HELP!

Dr. Bob,I had unprotected sex on December 28th 2010. I have tested 27 weeks HCV antibody negative... Read more »

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

negative after 7.5 months on antibody and multiple rna but cd8 suppressor is out of range

can i trust the results of my hiv tests after 7.5 months including several rna and dna pcr tests... Read more »

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10 months symptoms ... but negative

Posted by David75, 4 Replies

Hello,

Since a suspicious heterosexual contact with a black prostitute in july 2006, I've experienced EVERY symptom on the HIV ARS-list (except fever) ...
These include :

Urticaria ( after 2 weeks)
Memory loss
Rashes all over my body, including palms... Read more »

HIV Antibody Testing

Posted by sunkyst, 3 Replies

Does anyone know why HIV antibody tests are done, rather than just directly checking for the HIV virus in the bloodstream? In HIV+ people, their blood can be checked for viral loads, why can't they do this when doing a HIV test, rather than test... Read more »

5 Months Negative Test

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I tested negative today on my 5-month test. (Exactly 149 days after exposure). I don't think I'm going to test any more.

The posts on this board have taken quite a negative turn lately. I, for one, miss the posts of those like Jedi Master, Mark... Read more »

Lymph tissue on tongue

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I've tested negative on the antibody test several times after the 6 month time period. But I have raised possibly called lymph tissue approx. 5 raised pink looking things near the back of my tongue for approx. 1yr and half. Are these a sign of... Read more »

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