Window Period 3 Months Or 6 Months

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3 month Window Period or Six Month Window Period (WINDOW PERIOD, 6 WEEKS v 3MONTHS v 6 MONTHS)

Dr. Bob,Thank you for not only responding to me but for responding to all of us with concerns. Your responses have reassured me, but what causes me concern is the differing opinions on the window period. I've read, have been told that a test...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I've discussed this topic numerous times in this forum. I'll repost below a small sample of what can be found in the archives. I do realize it's a confusing issue.Dr. Bobwhat is the winow period 3 or 6 months? Can Whooo after 3?... Read more »

When is a test result definitive? (3 MONTHS VERSUS 6 MONTHS WINDOW PERIOD)

Dr BSome of your boards you say that a three month test is all you need, but I was reading about... Read more »

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

Why is there a 6-month window period?

Dear Sir,I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me. I have been perusing several... Read more »

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

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International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

In the Life: Claire Touchie

Vanity Fair readers have every month since 1993 enjoyed "The Proust Questionnaire," a series of questions posed to celebrities and other famous subjects. In May 2002, IAPAC Monthly introduced "In the Life," through which IAPAC members are asked... Read more »

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

The article below, titled "Greed and HIV," was written by Steve Whitson, Ph.D. (editor), and is reprinted from the January/February 1999 issue of Positively Aware , the monthly newsletter from Test Positive Aware Network in Chicago. You can contact... Read more »

In the Life: Renslow Sherer

The IAPAC Monthly regularly asks members of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) to bare their souls by answering a series of questions similar in nature to those asked in the famous Proust Questionnaire . This month,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kenyan HIV/AIDS Patients Face Periodic Shortages of Drugs, Hampering Treatment

Kenyan HIV patients have faced periodic shortages of critical drugs over the past six months, hampering their treatment and threatening to create drug-resistant strains of the virus, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Those few patients who can afford... Read more »

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Window Period - 3 months vs 6 months

Posted by Anonymous

Quoto from New York Dept of Health: The Centers for Disease Control currently states that people with possible exposure to HIV, who test negative, should be re-tested six months after the possible exposure to ensure that sufficient time has elapsed... Read more »

3 month window period not be valid ? this is why

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is it true that if you are co-infected with Hep, your seroconversion time takes longer than 3 months? I read somewhere that many people that have HIV also have Hep A,B, or C. Does this mean every time you are exposed from unprotected sex, you need... Read more »

6 MONTH WINDOW PERIOD, NO MORE?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi. From basically ALL the post Ive read recently, it seems that everyone agree that a negative test at 12 weeks (that is, 3 months) will be considered enough and conclusive, right? Everyone seems to agree on that.
BUT, what about all the stuff... Read more »

3 months windows period is a myth!!

Posted by bura, 5 Replies

Just want to inform you that I am HIV positive! i've got scars on my arms.....it is like when we took BCG. It is fresh and it is red in color. Tomorrow going to the hospital to confirm. Guys wish me all the best. The windows period is indeed 6... Read more »

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