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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / AIDS / March 2006HIV Window Period 9 months?
Hello, You guys, I’m sure have heard this before. “I made the biggest mistake of my life…” etc etc And sadly…you’re going to hear it again.. The last week of February 06, I made the biggest mistake of my life and had unprotected sex with a girl I knew for about a year and a half. We did it 3 times in a period of 2 days. After the hormones cooled down, I slapped myself so hard my left ear was clearly deaf for a minute and after that shock wave I gave myself, I heard a loud pitching noise for about 5 minutes. When I finally regained my sanity, I asked her if she had been tested for HIV . She said yes and that the test was negative. The problem is, this was a test back in 04. Not getting too far into details here, but I know that she slept with a guy who has 2 children. Why is this important? I don’t know if both children belong to the same mother or not. Alas, I decide to let the clock tick and toc for a period of 2 weeks, give or take a day, after which when time was up, I hurried to await my fate at a HIV Rapid testing center - 20 minutes and you have your results. After the test was completed, the test results came back negative. The problem is I am aware of this ‘window period’ in which it takes time for the virus’ antibodies to develop. In some places I’ve read they say it can take up to 3, 4, 5, 6 or even 9 months to detect. I am not a smoker, drug user, or drinker. I readily take a steady supply of vitamins A,B,C, and D. I am in great shape, and exercise regularly. I have no other STD’s that I know of (but have got tested for everything after my big mistake) With everything I just said I above, I know it means absolutely nothing when it comes to contracting this disease, but what I would like to know is, is 2 weeks wayyy too soon to go for a HIV test? I know depending on the person and their behavior the virus develops randomly, but what do the statistics/experts say? I already know my ultimate fate is to go again to the rapid hiv health center and get tested again, I will go do it next month. But IF negative, I just want to know how long I need to keep reassuring myself I am negative until there are no chances of present antibodies? Any help is appreciated -Another Homeboy another homeboy wrote... > I already know my ultimate fate is to go again to the rapid hiv health > center and get tested again, I will go do it next month. But IF > negative, I just want to know how long I need to keep reassuring myself > I am negative until there are no chances of present antibodies? > > Any help is appreciated I think you're probably overreacting, heterosexual transmission is very rare despite the propaganda. There is a PCR test which is extremely accurate and can detect infection within days, but it is very hard to obtain even if you are willing to pay the several hundred dollars for it as they reserve it for AIDS patients (their viral load at any given moment is more important than determining whether someone just contracted the virus). > -Another Homeboy Oh, but you're black. In that case, you may have contracted the virus as black people are especially susceptible to it. The fact that she admitted to a previous HIV test should suggest that she is a skanky ho. > The problem is I am aware of this ‘window period’ in which it takes time > for the virus’ antibodies to develop. In some places I’ve read they say > it can take up to 3, 4, 5, 6 or even 9 months to detect. Yep. Two weeks is too soon. Get tested at 12 weeks (3 months). A negative result is pretty definitive, but if you're still nervous then in another 3 months (6 months past exposure). That will assure you to 99.9% just about. If you are still wondering, then a third test, at the one-year mark. More than likely, though, that's overkill and will still be negative. This is assuming you haven't had any other kind of expsure in that time. B/ Get tested today, now for a variety of sexually transmitted infections including human immunodeficiency virus. Then get tested again after whatever appropriate window period, latency. Here's a thought experiemnt... The strategy. Get tested together for a variety of sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus and share the results with your potential sex partner BEFORE having sex. Here's a collaborative blog and a collaborative wiki about the strategy of let's get tested together before we have sex... for STDs http://NotB4WeKnow.blogspot.com http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/not_b4_we_know Earlier edits at http://zork.net/dsaklad/notb4weknow A false sense of security Don. Testing together prior to sex, doesn't exclude that there are those who drink, take drugs, or otherwise exercise poor judgment about their own well-being and that of others. In the time frame that one waits to receive those test results, there is ample opportunity to acquire HIV or a multitude of other ailments. If you needed a blood transfusion, would you want the blood tested before or after the transfusion?... a. Did everybody in the world who is positive for human immunodeficiency virus become HIV positive in the last few days? b. Or did it occur in the last few decades? If everybody got HIV in the last few days then the obvious solution is to wait and get tested. If most everybody got HIV more than a few weeks ago then the obvious solution is to get tested now and get tested again later. c. Would never getting tested decrease the false sense of security? d. Is there any other way to decrease or improve your sense of security about another person?... e. For example, should you rely on the person's words about their status or their test results?... f. Which would make your future more secure?... > A false sense of security Don. > > Testing together prior to sex, doesn't exclude that > there are those who drink, take drugs, or otherwise > exercise poor judgment about their own well-being and > that of others. In the time frame that one waits to > receive those test results, there is ample > opportunity to acquire HIV or a multitude of other > ailments. If a person is that worried in calling that even the biggest mistake of their life the obvious solution is to go get tested with anybody whom he has sex with BEFORE having sex. Tested together BEFORE sex for a variety of sexually transmitted infections.. > When I finally regained my sanity, I asked her if she > had been tested for HIV . She said yes and that the > test was negative. The problem is, this was a test > back in 04. a. How does he know she actually had a test? b. How does he know it actually turned out negative? Here's a thought experiemnt... The strategy. Get tested together for a variety of sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus and share the results with your potential sex partner BEFORE having sex. Here's a collaborative blog and a collaborative wiki about the strategy of let's get tested together before we have sex... for STDs http://NotB4WeKnow.blogspot.com http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/not_b4_we_know Earlier edits at http://zork.net/dsaklad/notb4weknow I have to say, I agree with Don in the perspective of getting tested before any sexual act, because simply put – people lie (or don’t know themselves), regardless the situation. People may (I would assume more females) feel a little hurt or may feel like you don’t trust them once you ask them [if they have a disease], and they tell you that they don’t have something [a disease], and then you still insist on test anyways. This is what I say, TOO BAD!!! If your boyfriend / girlfriend gets mad at you because you don’t believe what they say and refuses to take the test, it only shows that they are hiding something - * especially * if you are going together I.E. you and your partner get tested the same day, one after the other. This isn’t a matter of pride, or trusting your partner based on a good relationship with speculation that they would never do something like that to you – because it’s being done all the time. No, this is a matter of knowing the sure thing and where you and your parent stand in a potential sexual relationship. Don’s right. Aside from her telling me that her test in 04 was negative, I have no idea. I have no hard copy with a nurse’s signature, I wasn’t there. I don’t know if it was even in 04, or if it was done at all. All this boiling down to, YOU DON’T KNOW. Weather it be you knew your partner in diapers, or were best of friends in high school or college – YOU DON’T KNOW, and the test needs to be done, regardless of how much you trust, care, or even love the person. For all the religious people out there, I used to tell myself ‘man if I was Adam in the Garden of Eden I would have never eaten that fruit’. I sort of feel like God said, ‘ok well let’s change the scenario up a bit, fast forward to your time, and see what you do. Be patient. Wait until I bring you a woman and marry her – be with no one else, or else you will surely die’. Well as you can tell from my original post, I was not patient. I ate that ‘fruit’. My eyes were open, and I felt myself naked. I am terrified, scared, and I will be running behind the bushes when He comes looking for me. I also will be hiding behind the bushes when my second test results are in. - Another Homeboy
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