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hi expert,
i had cheated my fiancee 3 months ago. i do unprotected sex w/ a girl my friend introduce me in a party then after few days my friend tell me that the girl use to work in a pub as a csw. So i start to worry. Ive search in the internet then ive read that after 3 months of exposure is conclusive. So i went to the clinic after 84 days and took a oraquick test it was negative but the doctor tells me i need to go back after 3 months because the window period is 6 months. he show me some guidelines from cdc website and the fda approved brochure of the oraquick test stating that 97% of people developed antibody and 3% can take up to 6 months. But i beg to dis agree w/ this doctor and i convince to see another doctor at that the same day. The doctor test me w/ the same oraquick test and he said to me its conclusive. can some of the expert here have any link or guidelines saying backing up this statement
(People on chemo, people on antirejection drugs for transplants, IV drug abusers and people with a severe immune depressed disease). Why different doctors having different guidelines? i read also in this forum that since 2004 the window period is 3 months. Can some expert reply me with a link stating that the window period is 3 months. Thank you all in advance.. Im getting married next month and i want to move on from this hell. Hope you can help me expert guys here in this forum. I need some links and guidelines stating that the official window period is 3 months. because its really states at cdc guidlines that 3% of people may take up to 6 months to produce antibodies. but they never mention what kind of people is this 3%.
i had cheated my fiancee 3 months ago. i do unprotected sex w/ a girl my friend introduce me in a party then after few days my friend tell me that the girl use to work in a pub as a csw. So i start to worry. Ive search in the internet then ive read that after 3 months of exposure is conclusive. So i went to the clinic after 84 days and took a oraquick test it was negative but the doctor tells me i need to go back after 3 months because the window period is 6 months. he show me some guidelines from cdc website and the fda approved brochure of the oraquick test stating that 97% of people developed antibody and 3% can take up to 6 months. But i beg to dis agree w/ this doctor and i convince to see another doctor at that the same day. The doctor test me w/ the same oraquick test and he said to me its conclusive. can some of the expert here have any link or guidelines saying backing up this statement
(People on chemo, people on antirejection drugs for transplants, IV drug abusers and people with a severe immune depressed disease). Why different doctors having different guidelines? i read also in this forum that since 2004 the window period is 3 months. Can some expert reply me with a link stating that the window period is 3 months. Thank you all in advance.. Im getting married next month and i want to move on from this hell. Hope you can help me expert guys here in this forum. I need some links and guidelines stating that the official window period is 3 months. because its really states at cdc guidlines that 3% of people may take up to 6 months to produce antibodies. but they never mention what kind of people is this 3%.
http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
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In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results
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In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results
thanks teak. so how about the statement in the cdc website that 3% of the people may produce antibodies up to 6 months do you have a test guideline or link of website stating who are those 3% that takes up to 6 months to produce antibodies.
and do you have the guidelines of oraquick because the doctor just show me a brochure of oraquick. so can you say the two oraquick test both negative at 84 days is conclusive?
this is the direct quote from cdc website :
How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV?
Most HIV tests are antibody tests that measure the antibodies your body makes against HIV. It can take some time for the immune system to produce enough antibodies for the antibody test to detect, and this time period can vary from person to person. This time period is commonly referred to as the “window period.” Most people will develop detectable antibodies within 2 to 8 weeks (the average is 25 days). Even so, there is a chance that some individuals will take longer to develop detectable antibodies. Therefore, if the initial negative HIV test was conducted within the first 3 months after possible exposure, repeat testing should be considered >3 months after the exposure occurred to account for the possibility of a false-negative result. Ninety-seven percent of persons will develop antibodies in the first 3 months following the time of their infection. In very rare cases, it can take up to 6 months to develop antibodies to HIV.
How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV?
Most HIV tests are antibody tests that measure the antibodies your body makes against HIV. It can take some time for the immune system to produce enough antibodies for the antibody test to detect, and this time period can vary from person to person. This time period is commonly referred to as the “window period.” Most people will develop detectable antibodies within 2 to 8 weeks (the average is 25 days). Even so, there is a chance that some individuals will take longer to develop detectable antibodies. Therefore, if the initial negative HIV test was conducted within the first 3 months after possible exposure, repeat testing should be considered >3 months after the exposure occurred to account for the possibility of a false-negative result. Ninety-seven percent of persons will develop antibodies in the first 3 months following the time of their infection. In very rare cases, it can take up to 6 months to develop antibodies to HIV.
mr. teak why i cant found this link : http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
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at the official website of cdc
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at the official website of cdc
other expert please input some advise here and some guideline links for hiv window period
http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
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tnx nurse this is the same link gave to me. but when i tried to search it on cdc official website i cannot search it. and this is really contradicting with this statement coming from cdc website
How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV?
Most HIV tests are antibody tests that measure the antibodies your body makes against HIV. It can take some time for the immune system to produce enough antibodies for the antibody test to detect, and this time period can vary from person to person. This time period is commonly referred to as the “window period.” Most people will develop detectable antibodies within 2 to 8 weeks (the average is 25 days). Even so, there is a chance that some individuals will take longer to develop detectable antibodies. Therefore, if the initial negative HIV test was conducted within the first 3 months after possible exposure, repeat testing should be considered >3 months after the exposure occurred to account for the possibility of a false-negative result. Ninety-seven percent of persons will develop antibodies in the first 3 months following the time of their infection. In very rare cases, it can take up to 6 months to develop antibodies to HIV.
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How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV?
Most HIV tests are antibody tests that measure the antibodies your body makes against HIV. It can take some time for the immune system to produce enough antibodies for the antibody test to detect, and this time period can vary from person to person. This time period is commonly referred to as the “window period.” Most people will develop detectable antibodies within 2 to 8 weeks (the average is 25 days). Even so, there is a chance that some individuals will take longer to develop detectable antibodies. Therefore, if the initial negative HIV test was conducted within the first 3 months after possible exposure, repeat testing should be considered >3 months after the exposure occurred to account for the possibility of a false-negative result. Ninety-seven percent of persons will develop antibodies in the first 3 months following the time of their infection. In very rare cases, it can take up to 6 months to develop antibodies to HIV.
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is there any guidelines or documents where they mention that the 3% of the people that take up to 6 months are those People on chemo, people on antirejection drugs for transplants, IV drug abusers and people with a severe immune depressed disease).
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