Question 1

have irrational fear of hiv . had a blood draw from butterfly fly needle tube in clinic . how to be sure if needles are not  re used ?

Accepted Answer

Fear of HIV: Have irrational fear of HIV . Had a blood draw from butterfly fly needle tube in clinic . How to be sure if needles are not re used ? ANS: This is not irrational fear in your part to the world or even in US.  I would recommend you ask that they open the needle in front of you. Or buy your own (brand new)  and ask them to use them.

Question 2

could i take an hiv test at my clinic?

Accepted Answer

Likely yes.: Most health clinics offer HIV testing.  If you have any concerns, please get tested.

Question 3

i feel like i need an hiv test but i have no way of getting to a clinic and i cant get one ordered to my house  what options do i have?

Accepted Answer

: You can go directly to a lab; or purchase a home self test at a pharmacy or online. Such tests are available in the UK. However, if you are at significantly high risk (like sex with other men, injection drug use, sex with a known infected partner) you would be smart to find a way to visit an NHS GUM clinic. You also can phone a GUM clinic for their advice about testing options. Good luck.

Question 4

any confirmed cases of hiv from getting a blowjob from a positive partner? so after 40 years, this is still essentially no risk with no verified cases? do hiv doctors at healthtap agree? several reputable sites say no risk. san fran city clinic?

Accepted Answer

: By Healthline website: "insertive oral sex has a much lower risk of transmission. Enzymes in the saliva can be protective in that they neutralize many viral particles. In fact, infection is only likely to be possible if the person giving oral sex is bleeding from the gums, a cut, or an ulcer in their mouth and is HIV-positive". The risk is there although rare &amp; nobody can say no risk.

Question 5

hi dr after 160 days of exposure i had hiv rapid test at a clinic near by and the result was negetive/ non reactive. this test is conclusive after 160 days or should i go for another test?

Accepted Answer

: This result proves you did not catch HIV. All HIV blood tests, rapid and otherwise, are conclusive by 90 days. It never is necessary to test any later than that.

Question 6

is a negative hiv test at a gum clinic 90 days after exposure conclusive?

Accepted Answer

Yes most of the time: It is occlusive in about 95 percent of patients .There is a small group of people in whom it may take 6 months for the test to become positive.So to be 100 percent sure get it checked at 6 months.

Question 7

i did a hiv 4th generation test on 8 week, 12 week & 15 week. all from three different clinics. is this enough to rule out hiv.

Accepted Answer

Yes: A negative test at week 15 is sufficient.

Question 8

in the uk. done 4 biosure home hiv self rapid test out to 15 months. all negative. is this conclusive? had bloods done at clinic, should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

Conclusive, no worry: Your results are conclusive. I don&#x27;t know how to interpret &quot;bloods done at clinic, should I be worried?&quot; If you mean you had an HIV test there, of course you can rely on the result. If you&#x27;re worried that  you could have caught HIV by having blood drawn, forget it. That never happens -- I&#x27;d bet not a single case in the UK, Europe, or No. America in the past 20 years. Of course no worries.

Question 9

my husband was diagnosed with hiv 9years ago and has been on treatment ever since. a week ago, he decided to test again at the clinic, results were negative. he went again today and still results were negative. how is that possible??

Accepted Answer

Which test(s)?: There are several kinds of HIV tests. If the latest negative tests were for the amount of virus in the blood ("viral load"), it probably means his treatment has been very effective (which is good news!). However, if his originally positive test(s) were not confirmed, maybe he doesn't have HIV after all. His clinic doctors will be able to sort this out easily and quickly.

Question 10

lancet reused case no sexual activity?? but the clinic reassure me that they used new one, because i were worried ed give three test so, hiv ag/ab, abbott laboratories test at 21 days, 31 days and 42 days, conclusive? thanks?

Accepted Answer

: Nobody has ever caught HIV because of a contaminated lancet (or from any other kind of blood sampling), and you did not need HIV testing. But anyway, your 42 day result is conclusive. No more tests, please.

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Have irrational fear of hiv . had a blood draw from butterfly fly needle tube in clinic . how to be sure if needles are not re used ?

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Could i take an hiv test at my clinic?

A member asked:

I feel like i need an hiv test but i have no way of getting to a clinic and i cant get one ordered to my house what options do i have?

A member asked:

Any confirmed cases of hiv from getting a blowjob from a positive partner? so after 40 years, this is still essentially no risk with no verified cases? do hiv doctors at healthtap agree? several reputable sites say no risk. san fran city clinic?

A member asked:

Hi dr after 160 days of exposure i had hiv rapid test at a clinic near by and the result was negetive/ non reactive. this test is conclusive after 160 days or should i go for another test?

A member asked:

Is a negative hiv test at a gum clinic 90 days after exposure conclusive?

A member asked:

I did a hiv 4th generation test on 8 week, 12 week & 15 week. all from three different clinics. is this enough to rule out hiv.

A member asked:

In the uk. done 4 biosure home hiv self rapid test out to 15 months. all negative. is this conclusive? had bloods done at clinic, should i be worried?

A member asked:

My husband was diagnosed with hiv 9years ago and has been on treatment ever since. a week ago, he decided to test again at the clinic, results were negative. he went again today and still results were negative. how is that possible??

A member asked:

Lancet reused case no sexual activity?? but the clinic reassure me that they used new one, because i were worried ed give three test so, hiv ag/ab, abbott laboratories test at 21 days, 31 days and 42 days, conclusive? thanks?

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