Hiv testing guidelines 2009
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I had a second possible exposure halfway thru my PEP, I completed my PEP and I assume the testing guidelines remain the same in this stuation...or could this have extened window period. THanks...
Hi all, just had a question of testing accuracy, im planning on taking a HIV-1 DNA PCR and includes a HIV-1 antibody with reflex to Western Blot Confirmation test along with hep c and b test 2 weeks after exposure, provided by TSTD.org. They assured me that it would be the most accurate and told me to take it at 2 weeks and that i wouldn't need any further testing, but i just wanted to make sure.
I was tested for HIV on July 26. 85 days after my exposure on may 1st. The results where negative. What concerned me is the nurse told me I was negative for any exposures before I believe she said apr 26 but was not conclusive for exposures after that date. This did not include my may 1st exposure date. Being I am in Canada she may counted 90 days as 12 weeks. Is my 85 day test result conclusive?
You are in anxiety right now. Even if the condom has broken then also you are HIV negative. HIV antibody testing results after 3months (12/13 weeks) is conclusive.Your doc is sticking into conservative and outdated 6 months window period.
So have a glass of water.Calm down and forget about HIV.You need to go offline for some days .Talk to your folks and friends about something else to get this fear out of your mind.
RELAX Johnny!!!
//www.bhiva.org/documents/Guidelines/Testing/GlinesHIVTest08.pdf
The need for a repeat HIV test if still within the window period after a specific exposure should be discussed. Although fourth generation tests shorten the time from exposure to seroconversion a repeat test at three months is still recommended to definitively exclude HIV infection.
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, and decide if they would recommend more testing, enough testing or none at all.
* Our forum members, while very educated and knowledgeable, do not have that freedom. That means that they have to go with the standards set by the CDC, FDA, testing manufacturers, etc.
MedHelp is a place for you to gather information, work through it for yourself, and decide, along with your own medical provider, what is best for YOU.
You all strictly follow the testing at 3 months only conclusive for unprotected sex as per CDC guidelines. But you wont accept as CDC says "Unprotected oral sex can also be a risk for HIV transmission, but it is a much lower risk than anal or vaginal sex." Even though low risk, testing is essential or not?
We can't help what France does, the guidelines is 3 months post exposure.
i was so stupid not to use CONDOM. My question is what are the chances that i have been infected with HIV? i had CBC check April 08,2009 and everything came out NORMAL. Is that true that if you had single vaginal sex episode (unprotected) you are low risk of getting HIV? please advice.. i cant sleep every night i've only been married for a year and i love my wife so much. what should i do? so far as of now i still don't recall having fever,diarrhea,rash,swollen lymp nodes.
Our doctors, and many experts, feel that testing is conclusive earlier than 3 months. Since official guidelines set by testing manufacturers still say 3 months, many of our members feel more comfortable using 3 months, as they are not doctors.
It's entirely up to you. If you feel comfortable with our experts advice, then test and accept the results. If you'd rather, test at 3 months.
There is no need for endless debate on this.
Thanks!
t aware of this site (which is wonderful), and tried to follow the web and CDC for what to do. At 6 months (actually 178 days) I had HIV antibody testing done for HIV 1 and 2. The results were negative. Again, I have been going by the guidelines that I could find which included the CDC, and now in my reading I see that it is still possible to get a positive result after 6 months (I don't know if they mean up to 6 months or after 6 months and, if so, until when?).
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