When You Have Postive Result For You Hiv Results Its That Good Or Bad

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What is the true postive results on Western Blot?

HI Doc, In an earlier answer you said the anti-hiv test comes back reactive, okay My question is what does the HIV Western Blot test results come back to be if Postive? Mine come back (twice) Indeterminate. I hope you can help. Thanks Star...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

The western blot tests for antibodies to specific proteins of HIV; in order for the test to be called positive antibodies to several of the specific proteins must be present; if an individual has reactivity with a single protein it will be read as... Read more »

Will consuming liquor affect HIV test result?? (Doctor plz help me....) (ALCOHOL AND HIV TEST RESULTS, 2009)

Dear Doc Bob,I am from Malaysia...Thank you for spending some times with me cause i really feel... Read more »

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Hi Dr Bob,I hate to ask but I just cant, I try to call the doctor to check but it already after... Read more »

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Not good test results...

Posted by BeerMe30, 2 Replies

After about 4-5 weeks of waiting for lab results, I found out I have a highly resistant form of HIV. Not much room for error. Hopefully my HIV doesn't become resistant to the meds. I am taking Truvada, Intelence, Norvir and Prezista plus Dapsone. I... Read more »

I know it's postive!

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Well I took an HIV test today and I know its going to come back postive because my boyfriend of 3 years is also postive.
I'm just trying to deal with this news, the nurse will call Friday with the results amd i will come back to post.
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Recently tested postive, symptomatic, scared

Posted by newlander, 5 Replies

Hey all

I recently went in to test for HIV four years after what i thought was low risk, tested to six weeks neg and stopped like an idiot. Now I tested positive after lymph glands going up and weight loss. I'm goint to get the Viral Load test and... Read more »

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