Hiv testing blood donation
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I wouldn't bother bringing it up. I know their questions have a few about have you ever had sex with someone who has hiv and such but you've tested negative a few times now and they use the best blood testing for hiv out there so I wouldn't worry about it.
It means that you go to the doctor and he will run the needed tests.
our system of blood donation isn't perfect but they do do the best testing possible. If everyone who had recently had unprotected sex with a partner who's std status they aren't aware of didn't donate blood, we'd have even less supply than we do now.
if it was a high risk partner who you think could have hepatitis or hiv and it was unprotected sex then avoiding donating for 3 months is a good idea and they do ask questions covering those bases when you donate.
Hi I did blood donation and they told me my blood donation is successful. I know it's not good but that was the only option I had. And my partner also did all test , and he is hiv negative whom within did sex three years ago. What you think now?
The patient brought in a form letter from this center which had several selections with a check mark beside HIV 1/2. I called the plasma center and inquired as to what HIV test they run on donors. The person who I talked to at the plasma center was supposed to call me back, but did not. My thought is that the test was probably a preliminary screening test and that there is at least a slight possibility that this person could have a false positive.
s needle ?? I went to a clinic to test HIV before the blood donation. I went to test HIV 1 year ago, and the blood donation was done yesterday. But, when I donated my blood, I saw the package of the needle is different than my blood draw. My question is : Is it true that the needle is a little bit different between blood donation and blood draw ?
Yes it, if your law permits you.
Doc, I was on this site about 8 months ago asking for advice on receving oral sex from sex worker . You had mention no testing need it, but at 11 weeks from the exposure I took OraQuick or Rapid Testing, which was Negative for HIV. Now, red cross won't take my blood and won't tell me, they keep telling me to see doctor. Was I a late converter ?
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Before me she only had a boyfriend that tested himself for blood donation and were negative, after 2 years of being together she tested herself with a 4th generation test and for other dts and were all negative. My question is (I'm assuming that she has something when nothing appoints that, but ok...).. I've made a 4th generation test with 11 weeks (74 Days), a rapid test with 12 weeks (81 days) and another rapid test at 13 weeks (91 days).
Teak, thank you very much for the answer about HIV 1 group O,N and P testing. In your opinion every strain can be detected by ELISA test, but how would you explane that you can't donate blood if you are from certain contrys from Africa...? Does it mean that some strains can't be detected? Plus, some articles from the internet give information that there are some cases of HIV 1 group O infection were missed. How can I trust test result?
When 1/12 gay white males, and 1/3 gay black males are infected with HIV, it is a risk that is too high to put the general population at risk. Yes, so they screen every single donated unit of blood for HIV and several other diseases, but what if one of these gay men or IVDU was infected and had not yet seroconverted, as happened in this case? It is not a risk I am willing to take.
They test the first couple donations for diseases like HIV, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis, etc. My first donation was on April 1st and my second on April 3rd. When I went in for my third donation this past Wednesday they provided me with a paper saying my HIV-1 test for my first donation came back indeterminate.
You really should not be using a blood donation to determine you HIV status. Where are you from again? If you gave them the correct information about yourself, address, name you would have been contacted by them. Do you think they would want to have someone keep donating infected blood? NO! If this is troubling you so much go back and ask them. Stand up against your fear and not rely on others to protect you only you can do that.
Letter from blood donation organization indicating my HBsAg test is positive. I have been married and monogamous for 35 years. Husband was adulterous and we are currently in divorce process, but have not had unprotected sex with him since 2003, after discovering his first affair. Have been a regular bad donor since high school. So, what the heck? If this is from cheating husband, shouldn't it have shown up way sooner?
You should NEVER use a blood donation point as an HIV test. There are special places to test for HIV, like sexual health clinics.
To answer your question, though. Yes, they do test any blood that is donated for HIV. I do not know the method though. I would assume that it is as accurate as general HIV tests.
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