What Does Hiv Mean

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Pivotal HIV Prevention Trial for Women in Africa Finds That Use of Tenofovir Gel Does Not Prevent HIV: What Does This Mean for HIV Prevention for Women?

Johannesburg, South Africa, and Washington, D.C. -- A pivotal trial testing daily use of oral and topical prophylaxis to help prevent HIV has made a decision to discontinue testing tenofovir-containing vaginal gel, according to an announcement by... Read more »

New Therapies Mean HIV Patients Gain Longer Lives, Face New Challenges

San Diego -- New HIV therapies have prolonged lives and improved health for patients with HIV, but the treatments have also brought the longer-term effects of the disease into sharper focus. Patients with HIV are not only about twice as likely to... Read more »

Webinar: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy -- What It Means for Black America

If properly implemented, the long awaited National HIV/AIDS Strategy could dramatically reduce new infections, increase the number of people who know their HIV status and increase the number of people in appropriate care and treatment. This webinar... Read more »

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What is ELISA HIV means?

Thanks a lot for your answers. what is HIV ELISA, HIV DNA PCR test means? Please help. Once again thanks ...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.A HIV ELISA test the typical screening test that looks for HIV+ antibodies in blood. A HIV DNA PCR is a very sensitive test that looks for HIV genetic material in blood cells- it differs from the HIV RNA PCR, which typically... Read more »

I tested negative for hiv does this also mean im negative for aids?

Im a little confused...If you test negative for hiv does that mean you also do not have aids?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Yep, it does appear you are more than a little confused, or at least not well informed. Perhaps you are a victim of home schooling or Dubya's abstinence-only sex education curriculum. At any rate, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the... Read more »

Does HIV mean my Anal HPV pain will be forever?

Hello. I'm a gay man who has anal warts. In order to treat them my doctor recommended surgery under anaesthetic. I had my first surgery about 12 months ago. I had a lot of pain for a few weeks, but after that it was fine. I had a recurrence...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Management of anal warts due to HPV infection can be challenging even in the HIV-negative population. HIV+ persons often have a more difficult time managing recurrent anal warts. Getting treated for the HIV with recovery of immune function may help... Read more »

Hep C or Hiv What does this mean

triglycerides 197, hdl 34, hdl cholesterol 19 (15-25) average risk chol hdl ratio 5.38 ave risk ldl chol 110 hilymphs 52.3 hi 12.0-48.0 polys 34.4 lo 36.0 -78.0 wbc 8.49 platelet 197 rbc 4.90 mpv 9.9 psa 3rd gen 0.732 tsh 4.730 hi 0.27-4.2 uiv/ml...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I don't see the actual results for either test.... Read more »

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what does undetermined hiv result mean?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

what does it mean? and why is it happening to me plz.. Read more »

A pos test for HIV, STD could mean another STD too

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If you've tested positive for AIDS HIV or an STD it could mean there's another STD too. Get the standard STD clinic tests from a medical center clinic or your doctor.

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Does HIV postive really mean anything?

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

HI forgive me i say soemthing that may sound stupid. I have read alot abt HIV AND AIDS, BUT recently reading Christine Maggiore i am wondering is she might be right. She challenges almost every known fact on HIV/aids 'That many experts now contend... Read more »

does this mean you have hiv when u have this hla

Posted by need2know01, 1 Reply

Epitope-Enhanced Conserved HIV-1 Peptide Protects HLA-A2-Transgenic Mice Against Virus Expressing HIV-1 Antigen
Takahiro Okazaki1,*, C. David Pendleton*, Franois Lemonnier and Jay A. Berzofsky2,*
* Molecular Immunogenetics and Vaccine Research... Read more »

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