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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: Rockpaperscissors on November 09, 2012, 05:13:20 am
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I had unprotectd sex with my gf latest on 9 septembr. 5 days later, low grade fever mild sore throat, lymph glands on neck & armpits.they keep on bulging and subsiding. They'v persistd until now. However i'v testd on rapid test sd bioline at 2 wks 5wks 8 wks stl negative, what are my chances? Am soo stressd and ths back leg soreness. Pls help
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Rock,
The vast majority of people who have actually been infected will seroconvert and test positive by six weeks, with the average time to seroconversion being only 22 days. A six week (or more) negative must be confirmed at the three month point, but is highly unlikely to change.
You need to confirm your result at the appropriate time, but I fully expect you to have another negative result.
Your symptoms could be anything. Neither symptoms nor the lack of symptoms will ever tell you a single thing about your hiv status - ONLY testing at the appropriate time will. If you continue to feel unwell, see a doctor. Whatever is going on has nothing to do with hiv.
You need to stop having unprotected intercourse with anyone and start using condoms, correctly and consistently.
Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:
You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.
To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.
Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.
Anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.
If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.
Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!
Ann
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By the way, I nearly forgot to mention - I deleted the post you left in the Just Tested Poz forum. You are not permitted to post anywhere other than here, in your thread in Am I Infected.
If you read the Welcome Thread (http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=220.0) before posting like you're supposed to, you will have read the following posting guideline:
With the exception of the “Am I Infected?” and “Off Topic” Forums, the AIDSmeds.com Forums are intended for people who have been diagnosed with HIV (or their loved ones/caregivers). If you are questioning or unaware of your HIV status, please refrain from posting messages or questions in the Forums intended for HIV-positive people.
Please consider yourself warned!
Ann
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Thank u for your reply ann.
1.how accurate in detection are simple sd bioline rapid test at 2 mnths
2. I'v had lymphnodes for two months 1wks now whch my GP dismisses for anythn serious like h.i.v. He gvs me diff antibiots whch my mild sore throat has nt responded to.
plus av lost much weight since then and am very worried!
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Rock,
1. As I already said to you, any negative result at or after six weeks is highly unlikely to change and that fact applies to any antibody test.
2. Keep working with your doctor to find out what's going on. We cannot diagnose you here, but we CAN tell you that you not at all likely to be hiv positive given your test results thus far.
Ann
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Again thank u ann, i jst cnt get over ths anxiety.wil wait for my conclusive test whch seem like ages to come!..be blessed.