If one wears a condom when playing, without exception is testing really necessary? But if one occasionally goes bareback then testing should be a practice...
So here are the points for discussion:
1. Where to get tested? Are some places more annonymous than your family doctor..? And if it's on your insurance can that be a problem for job placement?
2. How often? HIV can now be detected in 12 weeks with a DNA test, so I've been led to believe. And if you are exposed at 70 days from your last test and you get tested every 3 months will it show up at the next test?
3. Do those who are tested regularly know what test is performed and what the timing requirement is for a positive HIV result to come back?
So here are the points for discussion:
1. Where to get tested? Are some places more annonymous than your family doctor..? And if it's on your insurance can that be a problem for job placement?
2. How often? HIV can now be detected in 12 weeks with a DNA test, so I've been led to believe. And if you are exposed at 70 days from your last test and you get tested every 3 months will it show up at the next test?
3. Do those who are tested regularly know what test is performed and what the timing requirement is for a positive HIV result to come back?
if you want to get tested on your own you can do the at home test by home access. it costs about 60$ you can also get tested at the health clinic and you do not have to give your name.
other at home tests are available but not as reliable as home access.
Testing is recommended 12-weeks after your last potential exposure.
Any testing before that is a good indication but not definitive.
if you use condoms every time you don't need testing for hiv, however other stds are definitely still possible.
The test is a blood test, to check for hiv anti-bodies.
other at home tests are available but not as reliable as home access.
Testing is recommended 12-weeks after your last potential exposure.
Any testing before that is a good indication but not definitive.
if you use condoms every time you don't need testing for hiv, however other stds are definitely still possible.
The test is a blood test, to check for hiv anti-bodies.
Something you might also like to know...which I was not aware of until I ASKED: Herpes testing is NOT included as part of your standard round of STD tests, when you go in to have them done. You have to request it specifically. Scary to think about, how many people could unknowingly be spreading a virus they themselves don't even know they have.
Always ASK which STD's you're being tested for...never assume it's all-inclusive. :i
Always ASK which STD's you're being tested for...never assume it's all-inclusive. :i
You can be infected with HIV any time you have unprotected sex. You have to understand that if you test negative for HIV, that means you were not infected at the time your blood was drawn. If you had unprotected sex immediately after that date, you now have an equal exposure to aids that you did before you were tested.
There are 2 methods of aids testing. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test allows the amplification and identification of specific DNA sequences from a patient's blood sample. Because PCR can directly detect the presence of a virus in a person's genetic material, it has emerged as the "gold standard" in identifying and managing infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. This test, in most cases is able to identify HIV infection prior to the evolution of HIV antibodies. The average test turnaround time is 3-4 working days.
The second test, the standard antibody assay, was originally designed to identify HIV infection in babies born to HIV positive mothers', and to clarify indeterminate HIV antibody results. The test measures the antibodies produced by the body as a reaction of the immune system to HIV infection. When enough viruses have formed to produce an antibody count sufficient to detect the virus, you may have already infected unsuspecting people with whom you have had sex. Researchers have determined that the most effective time to take this test for early detection is approximately 28 days (or later) after suspected infection.
All STD's and in particular the HIV virus infections are too important to leave up to chance or misinformation. PLEASE do not make testing decisions on your own. Consult your family doctor or a public health clinic for full information on this potentially fatal illness. Do not ASSUME you are protected because you have been tested. You may be betting your life on it.
For information on the use of and protection provided by condoms, check out this site: http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/condom.html
There are 2 methods of aids testing. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test allows the amplification and identification of specific DNA sequences from a patient's blood sample. Because PCR can directly detect the presence of a virus in a person's genetic material, it has emerged as the "gold standard" in identifying and managing infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. This test, in most cases is able to identify HIV infection prior to the evolution of HIV antibodies. The average test turnaround time is 3-4 working days.
The second test, the standard antibody assay, was originally designed to identify HIV infection in babies born to HIV positive mothers', and to clarify indeterminate HIV antibody results. The test measures the antibodies produced by the body as a reaction of the immune system to HIV infection. When enough viruses have formed to produce an antibody count sufficient to detect the virus, you may have already infected unsuspecting people with whom you have had sex. Researchers have determined that the most effective time to take this test for early detection is approximately 28 days (or later) after suspected infection.
All STD's and in particular the HIV virus infections are too important to leave up to chance or misinformation. PLEASE do not make testing decisions on your own. Consult your family doctor or a public health clinic for full information on this potentially fatal illness. Do not ASSUME you are protected because you have been tested. You may be betting your life on it.
For information on the use of and protection provided by condoms, check out this site: http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/condom.html