Question: Regarding Symptoms and its Relation to the Window Period

[Worried 9999]

Assuming that a person is suffering from symptoms that are HIV related, would this have any effect on the Seroconversion window period?

In other words, would a person showing symptoms necessarily test positive for anti-bodies sooner than a person that showed no symptoms?

[Worried 9999]

Perhaps I was unclear.  I'm not talking about the onset of symptoms within the first 3 weeks for example.  I'm talking in later stages where the antibody tests can detect antibodies.

For example, let's assume that Person A and Person B are both positive, but just don't know it yet.  

Person A suffers from symptoms consistent with HIV infection from Day 10 onward.  Person B suffers no symptoms at all.  If both Person A and Person B tested between 4 and 6 weeks, would Person A be more likely to test positive than Person B?

[Teak]

Symptoms don't mean anything. They have nothing to do with antibodies.  Get off the symptom kick. I didn't have any symptoms. You can not diagnosis HIV by symptoms. Take the test at the correct time and you won't have to worry about if a test picks up the antibodies. They will be there if you are positive.

[Worried 9999]

I wasn't trying to make a connection between symptoms and the diagnosis of HIV infection.  I was just asking whether there is a connection between symptoms and the production of antibodies.  Your position is that there is no connection.

Thanks for the response.  

[Teak]

No, to both questions.

[Worried 9999]

Teak, what are you basing your response on?  I would assume that if you're body was reacting to an HIV infection by symptoms, your body would be more likely produce antibodies to fight the infection.  Are you sure about your response?

Thanks.

[Teak]

Yes, I'm positive.  

[Worried 9999]

Do you have anything to back you your response?  What are you basing it on?

[Teak]

You show me an antibody test that can detect antibodies that early. Your body during the seroconverting is going from stages of being negative to being positive. At that time there are not enough antibodies in the system to be picked up by the antibody tests that are available today.