why you give wrong advice

[gerg116]

i don`t want to confront with anybody,but why you say 3 months is conclusive,i talk with 3 infectios doctors and they all say ,that 3 months is not enough time and they have patients ,who don`t seroconvert for 3 months ,but for 6 ,also CDC say that you have to test up to 6 months,i`m very confused ,can someone of the experts say why you say 3 months ,not  6

[Teak]

And you just read that you don't. 3 months is the new guidelines and has been since 2004.

[gerg116]

teak,i know that you are very competent on HIV/AIDS,can i ask you do you see or read for someone ,who don`t produce antybodies in the first 3 months after HIV infection,i know this is a anxiety driven question and you recive many of them every day,but HIV is always in the back of my mind even with 3 months negative ,because a lot of doctors told me ,i have to test again after 3 months

[Teak]

The window period lasts 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.
http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
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[NickOne7]

Those that need to test at 6 months, are IV drug users, people on chemo, people taking anti-rejection drugs for transplants and people that have a severe immune disease. If you would have a severe immune disease, you wouldn't be on the computer asking questions. You would be in a hospital.