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Are these tests conclusive or should take more reliable tests?
Doctor I took an elisa test at the local clinic in august of this year due to a suspected exposure in march. It was negative, then I took one in september, October then two in November all negative. However I'm still concerned due to strange symptoms I have been having. I just know I have it. I'm not at all promiscuous but I think I have it. I only wonder is my body just not producing antibodies or am I needing to wait a year and retest. I was seriously thinking maybe testing with a different form of testing like p24 or RNA. What should I do doctor? By the way this was my very first time.
What would cause a white tongue then, I have a ridiculous buildup all the time on my tongue!
How many different kinds of HIV do they have? I only know about HIV-1 and HIV-2. Are there more that a test wouldn't be able to pick up. I took the Elisa test Homeaccess test at 9 months after my exposure. Are there more types the CDC is not telling us?
Doctor I took an elisa test at the local clinic in august of this year due to a suspected exposure in march. It was negative, then I took one in september, October then two in November all negative.
See a doctor if you are not feeling well whatever is going on has nothing to do with HIV.
See a doctor if you are not feeling well whatever is going on has nothing to do with HIV.
Something just feels wrong though. Like I said It was my first sexual exposure ever in my life. I just think that girl had hiv. She says she fine and healthy. IDK.
Most "symptoms" that people complain about in these forums are do to being hypochondriacs. It is extremely rare for a person to take longer then six months to produce detectable antibodies. If you waited seven month, got tested, and still came back negative, then you are fine. Be happy with that instead of obsessing over every strange tingle and twitch you have in your body. Do some research on hypochondria, people can easily give themselves or think they have symptoms or issues when really they don't, but as to the HIV you are in the clear. Listen to the above posters.
I just wonder does it take longer than nine months to be detected?? I even wonder should I go for a PCR test?
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