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Suggest Tests To Detect HIV?
hi i did an elisa test 6 months post exposure fom National AIDS Research Institute in india and the test was negative.Agian i tested for hiv from National AIDS Research Institute 3 YEARS post exposure and it was negative ,Is it conclusive..im very anxious please answer
Sat, 12 Apr 2014
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1. If you are not continuing with any known risk behavior [unprotected sex/use of contaminated needles], and since you have done re assessment time and again, and results are negative, there is no need to get anxious/worried.
2. 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, which is called as window period, but is generally not more than 6 months. [although it takes 10 years for symptoms of HIV to show up]
PS. because 3 years have passed, and results are negative, there is no need to get panicked, for more information on HIV testing, you can talk to your health care provider or you can find the location of the HIV testing site nearest to you.
3. general Instructions which you can incorporate is/are:
. Wherever possible, use disposable needles, and destroy them after use.
. Do H.I.V. test of the sexual partner.i.e. Practice safe sex.
. Do not accept blood from professorial blood donors.
. You may use Rasayana [Immunomodulators] Drugs in your daily regime: Amalaki,Madhuka,shatavari,Guduchi,Ashwagandha,Piper longum, which helps in increasing the resistance of the body
1. If you are not continuing with any known risk behavior [unprotected sex/use of contaminated needles], and since you have done re assessment time and again, and results are negative, there is no need to get anxious/worried.
2. 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, which is called as window period, but is generally not more than 6 months. [although it takes 10 years for symptoms of HIV to show up]
PS. because 3 years have passed, and results are negative, there is no need to get panicked, for more information on HIV testing, you can talk to your health care provider or you can find the location of the HIV testing site nearest to you.
3. general Instructions which you can incorporate is/are:
. Wherever possible, use disposable needles, and destroy them after use.
. Do H.I.V. test of the sexual partner.i.e. Practice safe sex.
. Do not accept blood from professorial blood donors.
. You may use Rasayana [Immunomodulators] Drugs in your daily regime: Amalaki,Madhuka,shatavari,Guduchi,Ashwagandha,Piper longum, which helps in increasing the resistance of the body
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