User

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
April 23, 2024, 02:01:55 am

Login with username, password and session length


Forums Index

Stats

Members
Stats
  • Total Posts: 773263
  • Total Topics: 66345
  • Online Today: 310
  • Online Ever: 5484
  • (June 18, 2021, 11:15:29 pm)
Users Online
Users: 1
Guests: 133
Total: 134

Search

Welcome


Welcome to the POZ Community Forums, a round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS, their friends/family/caregivers, and others concerned about HIV/AIDS.  Click on the links below to browse our various forums; scroll down for a glance at the most recent posts; or join in the conversation yourself by registering on the left side of this page.

Privacy Warning:  Please realize that these forums are open to all, and are fully searchable via Google and other search engines. If you are HIV positive and disclose this in our forums, then it is almost the same thing as telling the whole world (or at least the World Wide Web). If this concerns you, then do not use a username or avatar that are self-identifying in any way. We do not allow the deletion of anything you post in these forums, so think before you post.

  • The information shared in these forums, by moderators and members, is designed to complement, not replace, the relationship between an individual and his/her own physician.

  • All members of these forums are, by default, not considered to be licensed medical providers. If otherwise, users must clearly define themselves as such.

  • Forums members must behave at all times with respect and honesty. Posting guidelines, including time-out and banning policies, have been established by the moderators of these forums. Click here for “Do I Have HIV?” posting guidelines. Click here for posting guidelines pertaining to all other POZ community forums.

  • We ask all forums members to provide references for health/medical/scientific information they provide, when it is not a personal experience being discussed. Please provide hyperlinks with full URLs or full citations of published works not available via the Internet. Additionally, all forums members must post information which are true and correct to their knowledge.

  • Product advertisement—including links; banners; editorial content; and clinical trial, study or survey participation—is strictly prohibited by forums members unless permission has been secured from POZ.

To change forums navigation language settings, click here (members only), Register now

Para cambiar sus preferencias de los foros en español, haz clic aquí (sólo miembros), Regístrate ahora

Finished Reading This? You can collapse this or any other box on this page by clicking the symbol in each box.

Welcome to Do I Have HIV?

Welcome to the "Do I Have HIV?" POZ forum.

This special section of the POZ forum is for individuals who have concerns about whether or not they are HIV positive. Individuals are permitted to post up to three questions or responses in this forum.

Ongoing participation in the "Do I Have HIV?" forum (posting more than three questions or responses) requires a paid subscription, with secure payments made via PayPal.

A seven-day subscription is $9.99, a 30-day subscription is $14.99 and a 90-day subscription is $24.99.

Anyone who needs to post more than three messages in the "Do I Have HIV?" forum -- including past, present and future POZ Forums members -- will need to subscribe, with secure payments made via PayPal.

There is no charge to read threads in the "Do I Have HIV?" forum, nor will there be a charge for participating in any of the other POZ forums. In addition, the POZ Basics "HIV Transmission and Risks" and "HIV Testing" basics, will remain accessible to all.

NOTE: HIV testing questions will still need to be posted in the "Do I Have HIV?" forum; attempts to post HIV symptoms or testing questions in any other forums will be considered violations of our rules of membership and subject to time-outs and permanent bans.

To learn how to upgrade your Forums account to participate beyond three posts in the "Do I Have HIV?" Forum, please click here.

Thank you for your understanding and future support of the best online support service for people living with, affected by and at risk for HIV.

« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: HIV rapid testing.  (Read 2798 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline mani

  • Standard
  • Member
  • Posts: 3
HIV rapid testing.
« on: September 13, 2017, 03:09:04 am »
Hi.
I have involved in a one time encounter with a CSW. We have used a condom but when she was on top,I didnot get erection so I took the condom with my hand and masturbated with same hand..After getting erection I was on the top and a wore a new condom and  did vaginal sex and ejaculated in 2 minutes.As the ejaculate was inside,condom was fine..I removed the condom and washed..After 15 days I got tonsilits,fever etc...
However After 5 month 22 days mark I went to "GUIDING RIGHT" and took a oraquick teeth swab and the technician said in 10 minutes it was negative..This eased me a bit as i went through INTERNET and got scared about late seroconversion. Again I went to same place and tested with the "Chembio Sure check" finer prick it came negative at 7 month mark.
After that I went to different place and tested with "Clearview Hiv test" finger prick at 8 month which came back negative.
After all these tests. I am still scared about the false negatives and accuracy of the Rapid tests. Can I believe these negative tests and move on with my life.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2017, 03:13:18 am by mani »
Logged

Offline Jim Allen

  • Administrator
  • Member
  • Posts: 22,378
  • Threads: @jim16309
    • Social Media: Threads
Re: HIV rapid testing.
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2017, 03:37:05 am »
You had no risk to begin with.

Removing the condom and playing with yourself is not a hiv concern. HIV is fragile and does not remain infectious once exposed outside of the human body to the environment/air, this is because the receptors needed to infect are damaged leaving HIV unable to infect you.

Move in with your life, whatever symptoms you have it is not HIV from the incident posted here.

Jim
Logged
HIV 101 - Everything you need to know
HIV 101
Read more about Testing here:
HIV Testing
Read about Treatment-as-Prevention (TasP) here:
HIV TasP
You can read about HIV prevention here:
HIV prevention
Read about PEP and PrEP here
PEP and PrEP

My Instagram
Threads

Offline mani

  • Standard
  • Member
  • Posts: 3
Re: HIV rapid testing.
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2017, 07:42:37 am »
Thank you for your reply and concern,
But are these rapid  tests reliable...even in the late stages of hiv...like 6 years after similar exposure ie protected?

Can I believe and move on ?

Thank you
Logged

Offline Wade

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 3,447
Re: HIV rapid testing.
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2017, 08:01:31 am »
They are reliable and a negative result is conclusive after 13 weeks.
As Jim has told you, there was no risk to begin with and yes it is safe to move on.

Wade
Logged
HIV 101 - Basics
 HIV 101
 You can read more about Transmission and Risks here:
 HIV Transmission and Risks
 You can read more about Testing here:
 HIV Testing
 You can read more about Treatment-as-Prevention (TasP) here:
 HIV TasP
 You can read more about HIV prevention here:
 HIV prevention
 You can read more about PEP and PrEP here
 PEP and PrEP

Offline mani

  • Standard
  • Member
  • Posts: 3
Re: HIV rapid testing.
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2017, 02:45:21 am »
Hello Jim and Wade,
Good News,
I have tested NEGATIVE using 4th generation Duo Hiv lab test after 11 months.
It says it detects both P24 antigen and antibodies.Can I believe the results of the test..
I have read on the INTERNET that 4 gen test will not be useful after 3-4 months as the P24 antigen will not be detected after the acute infection...and can the antibodies still not formed?
Please help,
Thank you
Logged

Offline Jim Allen

  • Administrator
  • Member
  • Posts: 22,378
  • Threads: @jim16309
    • Social Media: Threads
Re: HIV rapid testing.
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2017, 04:18:24 am »
Quote from: Wade on September 13, 2017, 08:01:31 am
They are reliable and a negative result is conclusive after 13 weeks.
As Jim has told you, there was no risk to begin with and yes it is safe to move on.

Wade

Asked and answered before, but ill expand on the answer for you.

The tests are conclusive after 3 months and if you are positive you will test positive for life. P24 antigen levels drop after a few weeks below detection levels hence its not used as a standalone test, its combined with a standard antibodies test. Antibodies do not go away or drop and the test is conclusive after 3 months post incident.

Now you had no risk and no incident to test for in the first place, you tested anyway and as expected its a negative result. Stop reading rubbish online and move on with your life and put this behind you.

Jim
« Last Edit: November 20, 2017, 04:20:36 am by JimDublin »
Logged
HIV 101 - Everything you need to know
HIV 101
Read more about Testing here:
HIV Testing
Read about Treatment-as-Prevention (TasP) here:
HIV TasP
You can read about HIV prevention here:
HIV prevention
Read about PEP and PrEP here
PEP and PrEP

My Instagram
Threads
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Terms of Membership for these forums
 

© 2024 Smart + Strong. All Rights Reserved.   terms of use and your privacy
Smart + Strong® is a registered trademark of CDM Publishing, LLC.