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Hey....I am thirty years old..have never done an hiv test.....found someone who is just remarkable....who insist that we have one done before we become intimate......he did his today it was negative.....but I'm scared to death in doing...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,While I'll certainly admit getting HIV tested can be anxiety provoking, it's important to note that when it comes to HIV, what you don't know can kill you. See below, and yes, by all means, take the test before your Mr.... Read more »

scared to get tested

im really scared to get tested, recently i was travelling in Africa when i found out i had... Read more »

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Scared to be tested

I was last tested in 2008 and it came out negative. Since then, I have had 3 boyfriends, and after... Read more »

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Australia: Patients to Be Tested After Hospital HIV Scare

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Wales: Rise in HIV Cases Prompts Tests for Pregnant Women

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Too scare to get tested

Posted by Amigohere, 1 Reply

I am now at the point I am too scared to get tested. If I have HIV, do I really want to know?

10 years sounds like the average before I get symptoms. That is a long time.

I am just scared. I don't feel I put myself at great risk, but then, I had... Read more »

Scared to Get Tested? Please Do - Read My Story

Posted by someone72111, 2 Replies

This is not a question but a post with my experience. It is especially for those that are too scared to get tested because they are convinced they have HIV from some sort of sexual encounter (or other source). Please get tested, life is too short... Read more »

Scared to take the test? Please Read.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Back in 91 I took an HIV test and the results came back "inconclusive" I was told to take another test, but I didn't. I was too frightened to take it ... too scared to find out if I actually had the disease. Keep in mind that back then HIV/AIDS was... Read more »

too scared to get tested

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

i am too scared to get tested, not knowing is eating me up inside but its not actualy happening untill i get a positive result. im going on that old saying 'what you dont know cant hurt you'. i know this is a silly view to take but im scared. i dont... Read more »

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