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Information needed about delayed seroconversion
I had a deep kiss with a sex worker on 1st July and i have felt many symptoms like hiv ARS.
So i have taken HIV RNA PCR test and HIV antibody test on 16th day and both came back negative.
one month later, i have suffered from severe neuropathy problems. So i have taken omnacortil10mg(Prednisolone) and Gabaneuron for the past 45 days only in the night due to some neuropathy problems. I have taken 2 hiv antibody tests after 8th and 12th week. Both are came back negative.
I have read that the above mentioned steroids can delay the seroconversion period. So my questions are
1)Is these steroids affect my 12 week HIV test?
2)Do i need further testing?
Thanks for your help,
So i have taken HIV RNA PCR test and HIV antibody test on 16th day and both came back negative.
one month later, i have suffered from severe neuropathy problems. So i have taken omnacortil10mg(Prednisolone) and Gabaneuron for the past 45 days only in the night due to some neuropathy problems. I have taken 2 hiv antibody tests after 8th and 12th week. Both are came back negative.
I have read that the above mentioned steroids can delay the seroconversion period. So my questions are
1)Is these steroids affect my 12 week HIV test?
2)Do i need further testing?
Thanks for your help,
you never had a risk,what does that mean?It means you don't have HIV and you need to find something else to do instead of stressing over nothing.
Sorry Teak. I could not understand. "the prednisolone did affect anything" means??? Is this affect the test?
Can you please confirm 10mg dose of Prednisolone for 45 days didn't affect my 12th week HIV antibody test?. Because i have read that the steroids will suppress the immunity and results delayed conversion. I met two doctors for this issue. One doctor told me that this test is conclusive. But the other told me to retest after 6months. I am confusing a lot. Please help me..
You never had a risk and never needed to test.
Had you HAD a risk, your 12 week test wold prove you are not infected.
1)Is these steroids affect my 12 week HIV test? NO
2)Do i need further testing? NO. You never needed to test at all.
An RNA test at 16 days (for someone with a risk) does not "prove" a person is not infected. It is in no way conclsuive, and is not a stand alone test.
Had you HAD a risk, your 12 week test wold prove you are not infected.
1)Is these steroids affect my 12 week HIV test? NO
2)Do i need further testing? NO. You never needed to test at all.
An RNA test at 16 days (for someone with a risk) does not "prove" a person is not infected. It is in no way conclsuive, and is not a stand alone test.
You didn't require any HIV testing at all because you had no risk--kissing is no risk.A negative RNA at 16 days is also proof that you don't have HIV.
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