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Do I need HIV test ?
Hi,
I had a risk situation back in november 2006. I never took HIV test. Never felt ARS sintoms, but I am freaking out a little. I took a cd4/cd8 test back in june 2009, asked by my alergist. The results came CD4- 870 , CD8-767 and CD4/CD8 1.13. June 2010 I developed seborrheic dermatitis, in my nose, hair scalp, ears etc.. I freaked out really bad. Last week( about 4 years after exposure) I took another CD4/CD8 test, at same labs, and it came CD4- 1228, CD8-954 and CD4/CD8 1,29. Both test were took in the morning.
Can I take this as conclusive? Or I might still be in risk ? I mean, should I take this raise in CD4 as a good sine, or its possible from CD4 and CD4/CD8 to raise without meds after 4 years of contamination.
Thank you very much in advance.
I had a risk situation back in november 2006. I never took HIV test. Never felt ARS sintoms, but I am freaking out a little. I took a cd4/cd8 test back in june 2009, asked by my alergist. The results came CD4- 870 , CD8-767 and CD4/CD8 1.13. June 2010 I developed seborrheic dermatitis, in my nose, hair scalp, ears etc.. I freaked out really bad. Last week( about 4 years after exposure) I took another CD4/CD8 test, at same labs, and it came CD4- 1228, CD8-954 and CD4/CD8 1,29. Both test were took in the morning.
Can I take this as conclusive? Or I might still be in risk ? I mean, should I take this raise in CD4 as a good sine, or its possible from CD4 and CD4/CD8 to raise without meds after 4 years of contamination.
Thank you very much in advance.
If your risk was oral then no risk.
If you had unprotected vaginal or anal sex then risk and take an HIV test.
Your above tests are useless.
If you had unprotected vaginal or anal sex then risk and take an HIV test.
Your above tests are useless.
Oh, thats what I wanted to know !
I mean, if I were positive, after 4 years, they shouldn't be that normal, or would be very improbable that my cd4/cd8 raised instead of declining.
Ty very much!
I mean, if I were positive, after 4 years, they shouldn't be that normal, or would be very improbable that my cd4/cd8 raised instead of declining.
Ty very much!
...put it this way, if your cd4/cd8 levels were low and raised 4 year's later both in the range of being normal, without any medication, it has nothing to do with HIV. Your levels are normal!
Oral sex is a no HIV risk activity, with wound or not, with condom or not, with the partner being HIV positive or not. No risk means no test.
No oral sex is considered safe sex, even with a sore in your mouth. There are no actual cases that have been proven to be the cause of HIV infection. You really do not need to worry, you did not get HIV from oral sex, and you never will by giving or recieving
Thank you very much for your answers folks.
I am asking those things, because I've been crazy about this for over a year, and I'm too scared to take HIV test.
For what I read, if you are HIV positive, your CD4/CD8 will drop from year to year, and it can't raise without meds.. isn't it right ?
I am asking those things, because I've been crazy about this for over a year, and I'm too scared to take HIV test.
For what I read, if you are HIV positive, your CD4/CD8 will drop from year to year, and it can't raise without meds.. isn't it right ?
What are you saying? Oral sex is considered a risk activity , isn't it? What if I had and open sore in my mouth? Her vaginal fluids could infect me, couldn't it?
You never had a risk for HIV. Oral sex is safe sex. Talk with your doctor about your cd4/cd8, you do not get HIV from oral sex
But, looking at my results, doesn't it looks improbable that I have HIV ?
My risk situation is that I made oral sex in a sex worker. I am really paranoid right now, and too afraid to take an HIV test.
Shouldn't the cd4/cd8 be inverted by now ? Isnt it quite impossible to improve if I were positive ?
My risk situation is that I made oral sex in a sex worker. I am really paranoid right now, and too afraid to take an HIV test.
Shouldn't the cd4/cd8 be inverted by now ? Isnt it quite impossible to improve if I were positive ?
What you mean by improper test?
My doctor asked it, I dont know why.
The thing is, isn't it improbable that after more than 4 years the cd4/cd8 hasn't inverted, and the cd4 levels grown ?
Also, the cd4 % raised from 37% to 37.7% and the cd8 % decayed from 32.2% to 29.2%.
Dosn't that mean nothing at all ?
My doctor asked it, I dont know why.
The thing is, isn't it improbable that after more than 4 years the cd4/cd8 hasn't inverted, and the cd4 levels grown ?
Also, the cd4 % raised from 37% to 37.7% and the cd8 % decayed from 32.2% to 29.2%.
Dosn't that mean nothing at all ?
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