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HIV TMA test
Hi,
I want to do an HIV TMA (Transcription mediated amplification) test.
I know the HIV PCR test has a high rate of false positives.
Does HIV TMA test also have a high rate of false positives?
Please help
I want to do an HIV TMA (Transcription mediated amplification) test.
I know the HIV PCR test has a high rate of false positives.
Does HIV TMA test also have a high rate of false positives?
Please help
I did get my results and everything was normal. Now I need to get back to my life and stop this never ending cycle I put myself into
"Sorry, there's nothing to do except wait for the test result. Almost certainly it will be negative. Mellow out. If you cannot, professional counseling is in order."
I have been waiting for my test results since Wednesday and I am a nervous wreck. Yesterday, I was told my results would arrive today. Today I am being told my results will arrive next week.
I cant take this stress anymore. I am just tired and exhausted. I just want my results and get it over with. I am regretting testing at all now, the stress is just killing me
I cant take this stress anymore. I am just tired and exhausted. I just want my results and get it over with. I am regretting testing at all now, the stress is just killing me
I just read your question .....u just go accept that your had no risk ....is just your mind n what if think....per your question it's more of anxiet
Sorry, there's nothing to do except wait for the test result. Almost certainly it will be negative. Mellow out. If you cannot, professional counseling is in order.
I was so stressed out, I took the HIV early detection test and now I am worried about getting false positives. My mind is playing games with me and I almost 100% sure I am going to get HIV positive results. Please help, I am so scared, My anxiety is making me bonkers
PCR doesn't have a high false positive rate. There was never a "high" rate, but it was more common a decade ago, when DNA/RNA testing for HIV was new. It has been a rare problem in recent years.
Second, TMA is essentially the same as PCR. Both are nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), all of which perform more or less equally well. I have no personal experience with it, but I would guess the false positive rate is similar to PCR.
Based on your essentially zero risk of HIV (based on your earlier thread), I think it's a waste of money, time and energy to do either of these tests.
Second, TMA is essentially the same as PCR. Both are nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), all of which perform more or less equally well. I have no personal experience with it, but I would guess the false positive rate is similar to PCR.
Based on your essentially zero risk of HIV (based on your earlier thread), I think it's a waste of money, time and energy to do either of these tests.
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