Question 1

do you have to become sick with the flu or a cold before antibodies for hiv are made?  even if it's at week 11 is week 12 still conclusive?

Accepted Answer

Nucleic acid test: You do not have to be sick with any thing to make antibodies to HIV, if you are infected with the virus. Occasionally it may take a person as long as a year to make antibody. At 11-12 weeks after exposure to HIV, nucleic acid test for HIV would be conclusive. At this time a negative HIV antibody does not rule out infection.

Question 2

how common is hiv 2 in usa? got negative rna at 30 days and negative 4th gen ag/ab at 45 days. are these conclusive for both hiv1 and 2 as i read only 4th gen ag/ab will pick up antibodies for hiv 2. i am asian origin not from west africa?

Accepted Answer

See below: Visit this site for information on this topic and talk to your doctor who ordered the tests.
https://www.hivguidelines.org/hiv-testing-acute-infection/hiv-2/
Wish you good health!

Question 3

do you have to get sick (flu or cold) before you develop antibodies for hiv? or having symptoms or the lack of @3 mths or longer conclusive?(oraquick)

Accepted Answer

Not conclusive: I answered the same question earlier. Even at three months a negative oraquick test does not rule out HIV infection. Consult your doctor for an HIV nucleic acid test.

Question 4

am i hiv positive if the 4th generation hiv test is reactive with no antibodies for hiv 1 or 2 and no qualitative hiv 1 rna? i took an hiv test jan 2021 & aug 2021 and it came out reactive 8 months apart.. everything else was negative?

Accepted Answer

: You have HIV infection.  You likely have very low levels of virus circulating in your body, (hence the negative HIV RNA assay) slowly destroying your T lymphocytes (hence the “everything else” being negative).  HIV can be a very slowly progressive disease, over years or decades (except for a very, very few “elite controllers”). You need an HIV specialist to discuss options.

Question 5

can anything or any condition delay antibody development for hiv to longer than 15 months? i have tested five times at over 12 months.

Accepted Answer

None: There are no medical conditions or medications that delay HIV antibody. And if you have had antigen testing (duo test), it further proves you didn't catch HIV. This is your 3rd or 4th question about this. Obviously you are obsessed and over-worried and having trouble accepting the evidence you don't have HIV. If you can't shake it, consider counseling. I suggest it from compassion, not criticism.

Question 6

how accurate is antibody test for hiv at 50 days? and how accurate is 4th generation test at 43 days?

Accepted Answer

HIV: These tests are highly reliable.  If you remain uncertain and are obsessing over this you can have a pcr for HIV RNA performed and if negative you are definitively free of disease.

Question 7

will htlv affect my hiv antibody test? my antibody test for hiv came out negative. is this accurate or will htlv make a false negative?

Accepted Answer

?: Are you sure you have htlv? But right, this should not affect your HIV test.

Question 8

i have done an antibody test for hiv 1 and hiv2 ofter 43 days of exposure. result non-active .nd then i did 46 days and 56 days ofter hiv 4 th generation anibody nd anitgenp24 .cmia method) index volue 0.13 and 0.18 .plz telme it's conclusive?

Accepted Answer

: More or less conclusive. Just to be sure, repeat the test at 6 months after exposure.
For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. 
Get HPV and Covid vaccines. Wish you good health!

Question 9

could they always look for antibodies in hiv blood tests?

Accepted Answer

Yes: However, you have to agree to be tested for antibodies to hiv. Hiv test only tests for antibodies to HIV nor other antibodies.

Question 10

hello doctor,
i did a test for antibody hiv+ antigen p24 and i got 0.25 as a result, the test mentioned that (0.9<- negative) (1>=- positive) (0.9-1 b?

Accepted Answer

Negative result: If any result less than 0.9 is negative, and the result one got is 0.25, that is a negative result (because 0.25 is less than 0.9).  One should always do only safe activities (safe sex) if one worries about catching HIV, or if one gets possible exposures to HIV.

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A member asked:

Do you have to become sick with the flu or a cold before antibodies for hiv are made? even if it's at week 11 is week 12 still conclusive?

A member asked:

How common is hiv 2 in usa? got negative rna at 30 days and negative 4th gen ag/ab at 45 days. are these conclusive for both hiv1 and 2 as i read only 4th gen ag/ab will pick up antibodies for hiv 2. i am asian origin not from west africa?

A member asked:

Do you have to get sick (flu or cold) before you develop antibodies for hiv? or having symptoms or the lack of @3 mths or longer conclusive?(oraquick)

A member asked:

Am i hiv positive if the 4th generation hiv test is reactive with no antibodies for hiv 1 or 2 and no qualitative hiv 1 rna? i took an hiv test jan 2021 & aug 2021 and it came out reactive 8 months apart.. everything else was negative?

A member asked:

Can anything or any condition delay antibody development for hiv to longer than 15 months? i have tested five times at over 12 months.

A member asked:

How accurate is antibody test for hiv at 50 days? and how accurate is 4th generation test at 43 days?

A member asked:

Will htlv affect my hiv antibody test? my antibody test for hiv came out negative. is this accurate or will htlv make a false negative?

A member asked:

I have done an antibody test for hiv 1 and hiv2 ofter 43 days of exposure. result non-active .nd then i did 46 days and 56 days ofter hiv 4 th generation anibody nd anitgenp24 .cmia method) index volue 0.13 and 0.18 .plz telme it's conclusive?

A member asked:

Could they always look for antibodies in hiv blood tests?

A member asked:

Hello doctor, i did a test for antibody hiv+ antigen p24 and i got 0.25 as a result, the test mentioned that (0.9<- negative) (1>=- positive) (0.9-1 b?

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