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Corticosteroids Affect on my test?
Hi everybody, I took a HOME ACCESS test and just had a quick question. I drew the blood from my fingers which bled easily because of keloids. A couple of weeks ago I had cortisone injections into those keloids, and now I am curious whether the cortisone would affect the results of the test? Since cortisone is an immunosuppressive, would it eliminate HIV antibodies in my blood from the keloids so that the test wouldn't be able to detect any?
I see that no one has answered your question. Don't feel bad. I've heard that no medicine has an effect on HIV testing except for PEP which is used for suspected infection. As far as hard proof facts about cortisone, I'm not certain. I wouldn't worry. : )
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