Please somebody! Explain this to me!

[concerned4all]

Why do the doctors keep on advising people just to test out to 6-8 weeks despite the official and well known official recommendation of the 3 months mark? Please! Somebody! That I cannot understand.

[Teak]

Here some math for you snippets69, YOU CAN get infected on the first time that you have unprotected sex with someone that is HIV positive.

[snippets69]

slight correction to the last sentence...That's IF the person you had sex with was positive.

[snippets69]

It's not that people don't buy into them.  It's just that it's not 100% conclusive.  The numbers are real.  And it's not "10% chance left", you have to figure risk also.  Assume a man has 1 time unprotected sex with a woman who's for sure HIV positive.That's 1 in 2000 chance you'd get it.  If you had a ELISA come back negative at 4 weeks, that's 90% conclusive. (.0005 x .1) = 1 in 20,000. And that's IF the person was positive.

[kimyon]

I agree as well, I was in fro my 4 week test yesterday and the specialist was training a nurse. He said that the testing guidlines are still based on teh 80's but cant see anyone changing them to protect there own ***. It is confirmed that most people will test positive by six weeks but like everyone else says, I would feel better knowing that I only have a 5% chance left. Teak, I always see that you say 3 month is conclusive but I dont think the doctors will tell ******** when they say that 95% of people will be positive by six. How come you do not buy into these numbers?

[cecil50]

only 2 things are  gaurenteed in life, 1- your born  2- one day you will die.

from what research iv done if a person is positive about 96% or thereabouts will show up by 6-7 weeks.

[ManinThai]

But does EVERYONE test either negative or positive within 12 weeks max if they are not on chemo, rejection drugs or PEP?

And isn't it just 5% or thereabouts that test positive after 4 or 6 weeks??? I thought that was what the DUO was all about....the fact that MOST (95%) of peeps if they are infected will show up on DUO by 4 weeks. Of course then you have to consider whether you are happy with that result and are not one of the 5% i suppose.