Where To Get Tested For Hiv In Dfw

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HIV straight me/women DFW

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Check out my support group...everyone is welcome

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Looking for make support in TX, DFW area Wise county area

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I was diagnosed positive about three years ago, it was shocking and hard and still is sometimes however I am trying to do my best and live my life. I am would love to meet married guys that are HIV+ too. I am married and my wife knows my diagnose... Read more »

looking for good girl in DFW, id like to get marriend and have kids

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I am getting back to dating...I really want to have a family and have kids. Get my life back on track Read more »

The new OTC ORAQUICK HIV TEST 1/2 USA Home Test DELETED

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Testing for Hiv-accuracy of test after Exposure!!!

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Anyone please help with this one!! IF you had a possible exposure to Hiv, how long Before Tests will pick up the infection, and how accurate are the rapid Hiv tests against the Elisa tests? If you are Elisa negative at 8 weeks after infection and 12... Read more »

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Looking for an HIV specialist in DFW

I am having trouble finding a true ID Doctor that specializes in HIV. I am in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Can you help? I do not feel that my current ID doctor is as knowledgable about recent HIV developments/treatments. Thanks....

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.There are several excellent HIV specialists in the DFW region- start with your local AIDS service organization ( <a href="http://asofinder.com" target=_new>ASO Finder</a> ) or the <a... Read more »

Will Medicaid pay and if so, how will I find a Dr. in DFW TX that will do it correctly?

Hello! I am praying you can help me. I am DESPERATE to get rid of this buffalo hump/very large tummy (I had been on two PI's and Zerit and was recently taken off.) Between that and the fat loss in my face, butt, etc. I look like a freak and...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Ultrasound assisted liposuction has shown to be very effective in removing fat in the buffalo hump. Some doctors are getting Medicare and Medicaid to pay for the procedure if the hump causes neck pain or other medical issues. I do not know any... Read more »

pos. person on meds testing neg. possible? (HIV ANTIBODY TEST VERSUS HIV VIRAL LOAD TEST)

Hi Dr. Bob. First thank you for all your generous answers. My question is:If someone is on meds for hiv(any, not specific)and their v.l. is undetectable, how possible is it they can go down to the local health department and test negative? Thanks...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello m. p.,How possible is it that an HIVer on antiretroviral medications that have driven his HIV plasma viral load to undetectable levels will test "HIV negative" (HIV-antibody negative) at his local health department? The answer is it... Read more »

HIV Test validity (Geodesic Meditech HIV TEST YOURSELF test kit )

Doctor, either a valid test needs to be made available to the public otherwise people will use other means. Im convinced on this .... its time the government gets with the program and makes FDA approved tests available, otherwise people will use...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"Home Access Express Test" is the only FDA-approved HIV home test kit available (so far). Blood is obtained by lancet and a filter strip with blotted blood is mailed in a protected envelope using an anonymous code. The tests utilize... Read more »

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AAHIVM Reaffirms Support for Routine HIV Testing, Calls Upon All Medical Providers to Perform at Least One HIV Test on National HIV Testing Day June 27

Washington, D.C. -- With the overhaul of the nation's health care system at center stage for the White House, the Congress and the country, the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), on National HIV Testing Day 2009, affirms its commitment to... Read more »

How Accurate Are Rapid HIV Tests? Study Finds Blood Tests Slightly More Accurate Than Oral Tests

Rapid HIV tests perform slightly worse when testing oral samples in comparison to blood, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Jan. 24. Researchers from Canada, led by Nitika Pant Pai, M.D., of McGill... Read more »

Eliminating Written Consent for HIV Tests Might Increase Testing Rates, Research Letter Says

Eliminating written consent requirements for HIV tests might increase testing rates, according to a research letter published in the March 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association , HealthDay News/ Washington Post reports. ... Read more »

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