general questions regarding hiv

[sf415]

Hello,
I was at a clinic the other day and heard a counselor say that there are people who Are immune to HIV?  Is this true?
Also, in what circumstances will someone have antibodies after the 3 month guidelines.
Thanks for your help!

[RainLover71]

ONLY chemotherapy patients,transplant patients or chronic iv drug users,are you one of these 3.Answer--NO.Then it would be 3 Months for you.They are the only group of people that MIGHT take longer to seroconvert,and even that,s debatable with todays more accurate tests.

[sf415]

right, but what are common example of folks that have antibodies after 3months...a lot of the articles online are really outdated....from the early 2000's

[andylay]

A 3 month test is a conclusive result considering the modern test methods. If you still can not forget HIV, just test whether your immunity response is normal in the hospital. But in fact 3 month is conclusive.

[sf415]

thoughts?

[sf415]

1. are there any std's that will impact the developement of antibodies (spec. hep a,b,c, etc)?
2. have there been cases where antibodies do not show up until after 6month?
3. is it also true that if you experience seroconversion symptoms, antibodies should show up on a test?

Thanks for the info and your time!

[Teak]

Yes you would know, You would be in a hospital instead of typing on a conputer.

[sf415]

So I was talking about the development of antibodies with my doctor. He reiterated that 99.9% will develop in 3 months. Would you know if you had a weak immune system so antibodies develop post 3 months.

[Teak]

NO.

[sf415]

For HIV testing procedures, does it make a difference which blood sample is taken first. ..for example the first drop of blood versus the second after the first is wiped?

[sf415]

Thanks for the info!  Take care!

[RainLover71]

Yes, but even then thats still very rare.With todays modern tests avaliable 99.9% of people will have detectable antibodies by 3 months if not earlier. 6 Months is long outdated and no one has seroconverted after 3 months in years.You have to go back to the 1990,s when that last happened.

[sf415]

Well only 6 months if They have a weak system.

[RainLover71]

No it doesn,t make any difference.They are both conclusive.And there is no such window period as 6 months either,seeing as though your wanting to learn about Hiv.

[mike_no]

No. 12 weeks is just alright for conclusive.

[sf415]

12/13 weeks does it make a difference?  Thanks a lot for your help. I am definitely learning prevention, testing and other factors about HIV. Thanks

[RainLover71]

Maybe Chemotherapy patients or transplant patients on meds,but even those category of people are debatable for latent seroconversion and our expert doctors here on medhelp have expressed the same view.

[mike_no]

IDUs, individuals undergoing chemotherapy, or had a recent organ transplant (Antirejection drugs).

[sf415]

What people will not develop antibodies at 12 weeks? As I was walking out of the clinic I overheard The conversation so didn't want to jump in.

[Teak]

Those are the people that have the CCR5-Delta 32 gene.

[mike_no]

If you are already being counseled, you are breaching the most important requirement, STOP SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HIV.

Please follow up with your counselor for questions that you might have, posting half information on the internet can cause no good, there is a chance of potential misinterpretation or understanding.

[RainLover71]

yes thats true but it,s an extremely low number of people including one man in the UK who was exposed to the Hiv virus on several occassions but never contracted it.The vast majority of the population are not immune so this is why protection is the only cure.