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how much percentage and hiv 1-2 conclusive after 6 weeks for unprotected anal sex and vaginal sex and oral sex
82 days after exposure is tomorrow does 8 days differ ??? i mean u confused me a lot i am counting days they are 82 is it conclusive ?
Your six week test is very unlikely to change. Please go through the many posts on the doctors forum to help ease your anxieties. You will be able to make an informed decision after doing that. Stop worrying, my money is on your 10 week test remaining negative.
I apologise for the confusion.
I apologise for the confusion.
well i am just so confused now is my 6 weeks a good indicator or no ?? shall i rest assured and move on or shall i worry ? tomorrow im going to take a test its past 10 weeks shall the results change ?
Move along with your incorrect information. MedHelp has established it's guidelines on this forum and if you don't like them then I suggest you move along.
Okay, why don't you report my posts to medhelp and let them decide if my posts carry incorrect information?
Till then, let's just allow members to judge for themselves shall we? I am here to help and you are here to help. If you do not approve of my posts, maybe you can ignore them?
Till then, let's just allow members to judge for themselves shall we? I am here to help and you are here to help. If you do not approve of my posts, maybe you can ignore them?
I am well aware of what medhelp rules state. Try and re read my replies if you have gotten better with your english. Read up what the sydney sexual clinics say about 6 week tests and then try and understand why the doctors are saying what they do.
Mass does recommend testing at 6 weeks for normal, healthy people. If they do not use antigen + antibody and still carry the reco, then a 4th gen test is definitely very accurate at 6 weeks.
Sure 6 weeks may not be certain, but statistically neither is 3 months. Nothing in medicine is 100%. Most people who come to this forum can read the testing guidelines elsewhere and do not need you repeating that same thing over and over. What they need is comfort and support. Something that your numerous posts lack so clearly.
Mass does recommend testing at 6 weeks for normal, healthy people. If they do not use antigen + antibody and still carry the reco, then a 4th gen test is definitely very accurate at 6 weeks.
Sure 6 weeks may not be certain, but statistically neither is 3 months. Nothing in medicine is 100%. Most people who come to this forum can read the testing guidelines elsewhere and do not need you repeating that same thing over and over. What they need is comfort and support. Something that your numerous posts lack so clearly.
Stop with your incorrect information. Mass doesn't use 4th generation tests and neither does any other state in the US. They are not approved.
.by Emily_MHModerator , May 06, 2010 07:28AM
On MedHelp, we follow the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), test manufacturers, FDA, and our experts, Drs. HHH and Hook.
For this forum, it is 3 months. Yes, a 6 or 8 week test may be accurate, but it's not conclusive until 3 months. Saying that the 6 or 8 week test is a good indicator is fine, but to be conclusive, testing must happen at 3 months. It is also this forum's position that oral sex by itself does not require testing.
You can quote doctors, but make sure you say that. Doctors are licensed to practice medicine and can say that given the particulars about exposure, timing, etc., that someone doesn't need more testing. However, unless you are a doctor, you can't say that.
Emily
MedHelp
.by Emily_MHModerator , May 06, 2010 07:28AM
On MedHelp, we follow the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), test manufacturers, FDA, and our experts, Drs. HHH and Hook.
For this forum, it is 3 months. Yes, a 6 or 8 week test may be accurate, but it's not conclusive until 3 months. Saying that the 6 or 8 week test is a good indicator is fine, but to be conclusive, testing must happen at 3 months. It is also this forum's position that oral sex by itself does not require testing.
You can quote doctors, but make sure you say that. Doctors are licensed to practice medicine and can say that given the particulars about exposure, timing, etc., that someone doesn't need more testing. However, unless you are a doctor, you can't say that.
Emily
MedHelp
Hi,
A 6 week antigen + antibody test at 6 weeks is very accurate. Many posters on this forum will continue to cite the 3 month guideline, but the general medical opinion on this forum as well as in some countries like Australia and states like massachusets state that a 4th generation test taken 6 weeks from exposure is very accurate. Search the doctor forums and the HIV international forum for some more information from doctors in the US and UK
A 6 week antigen + antibody test at 6 weeks is very accurate. Many posters on this forum will continue to cite the 3 month guideline, but the general medical opinion on this forum as well as in some countries like Australia and states like massachusets state that a 4th generation test taken 6 weeks from exposure is very accurate. Search the doctor forums and the HIV international forum for some more information from doctors in the US and UK
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Why when a poster asks about testing timetables no one seems to readily give the Expert docs on this forums opinions on same , i.e. 8 weeks being 99-100% conclusive and never saw a change from there . Or the 6 week assessment that is 95% . You can still recommend the 3 month window but why no offer helpful commentary with that stipulation ?
I mean everyone is so liberal on the no oral sex transmission thing , something real and potentially harmful , but strict and conservative on something arbitrary like testing helpful / hopeful advice with a caveat ? (Reading back on the forums I think "snippets69" pretty much made the case for oral contraction of hiv under certain circumstances back in May 29, 2008 )
I mean everyone is so liberal on the no oral sex transmission thing , something real and potentially harmful , but strict and conservative on something arbitrary like testing helpful / hopeful advice with a caveat ? (Reading back on the forums I think "snippets69" pretty much made the case for oral contraction of hiv under certain circumstances back in May 29, 2008 )
This forum goes by the Mfg., FDA approval and the CDC guidelines on testing. There are no tests marketed or sold that will give a conclusive negative test earlier than 3 months.
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